SAPPORO—The Sapporo Snow Festival, one of Hokkaido’s most popular winter events ... level snowfalls that were hitting other areas of Japan’s northernmost main island on Feb. 4.

SAPPORO -- Concerns are growing over whether the upcoming Sapporo Snow Festival, an annual winter tradition for Hokkaido's ...

Japan, August 7, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji Sapporo hosted the Winter Games in 1972 and could face stiff competition from Vancouver and Salt Lake City, both of whom have previously hosted the ...

Today, the festival is put together by the Japan Ground Self Defence Force and features a skating rink, snow ramps, and over 200 ambitious, expansive, and intricate sculptures, turning Sapporo into a ...

G Adventures is adding more than 100 trips this year, marking what the company calls its biggest new product drive yet. The ...

SAPPORO, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 6: Japanese Yukio Kasaya soars in the air during the 70m ski jumping competition 06 February 1972 in Sapporo (Japan) at the Winter Olympic Games. Kasaya won the gold ...

The backlash against Sapporo’s bid to host the Winter Games was due to sordid stories ... The JOC was initially a division of the Japan Amateur Sports Association (now the Japan Sport ...

The 2017 event was the eighth staging of the Asian Winter Games, with Sapporo hosting them for the third time, following 1986 and 1990. It was the fourth time Japan had staged the Games.