Now, an upcoming event is seeing the Vocaloid mascot dress up as some of Hello Kitty's favorite friends. Snow Miku is an annual event in Hokkaido that celebrates winter weather and a certain ...

The strongest cold air mass of the season is likely to intensify snowfall and winds on the Sea of Japan coast from northern ...

Record-breaking snowfall has struck Hokkaido, Japan's northern island, causing significant disruptions in transportation and delivery systems. The extreme weather has led to airport closures, traffic ...

According to reports received by the Japan Meteorological Agency, 47 inches of snowfall occurred during a 12-hour period on Monday in Obihiro, on the island of Hokkaido, with weeklong totals ...

SAPPORO--Hokkaido Railway Co. (JR Hokkaido) announced that its Norokko sightseeing trains will make their final runs by the end of March 2026 due to difficulties in maintaining them. JR Hokkaido ...

A weather expert says heavy snowfall in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido may become more frequent if global warming progresses. Hokkaido has been having record snowfall this season ...

KAMI-SHIHORO, Hokkaido--It is known as the "phantom bridge ... The bridge has been left to weather the elements since then. It starts to become submerged around May when water levels in the ...

Five other locations in Hokkaido also set new 12-hour snowfall records since the mid-1980s. Weather historian Christopher Burt noted this was also among the heaviest 12-hour snowfalls on record ...

Honshu is more likely to have clear, blue skies — a reprieve from Hokkaido’s perpetually stormy weather. Nozawa Onsen is one of Japan’s oldest ski resorts, with diverse terrain, many onsens ...

Flurries with a high of 28 °F (-2.2 °C) and a 54% chance of precipitation. Winds from NW to WNW at 11 to 14 mph (17.7 to 22.5 kph). Night - Cloudy with a 34% chance of precipitation. Winds ...