Tim Anderson’s new book, Hokkaido, is inspired by Japan’s northernmost prefecture, where Western influences and Indigenous cooking create a cuisine like no other.

Japan was the top cross-border destination for Chinese tourists during the eight-day Lunar New Year holiday through Feb. 4, ...

A government investigation has confirmed that tunnel construction for the shinkansen bullet train line extension to Sapporo ...

Weather News announced that cherry blossom is expected to bloom nationwide earlier than usual. The earliest blooming is seen ...

Despite major confectionery manufacturer Meiji Co. discontinuing it in March 2024, the butterscotch candy Chelsea lives anew as a highly coveted Hokkaido souvenir under Hakodate-based Donan Shokuhin.

The woman, visiting the coastal city with her husband, entered the Hakodate Line tracks near Asari Station at around 11:30 a.m. to photograph the ocean with her phone, according to Hokkaido ...

It's something unique to Hokkaido, and I'm excited to share it with the world," he says. Etienne de Montille's winery in Hakodate Hokkaido's transformation into a Pinot Noir powerhouse is ...

According to the sources, Takano was born in Hakodate, Hokkaido. He dropped out of high school in the city and worked for a local painting company before moving to Tokyo around 1993. He worked at ...