From learning the culture and traditions of the Indigenous Ainu people at Lake Akan to witnessing free-roaming brown bears and deer on the Shiretoko Peninsula, Hokkaido — Japan’s northernmost ...

Hokkaido prides itself as an attractive destination for adventure travel that provides opportunities to truly feel the charms and uniqueness of places by encouraging people to immerse themselves ...

The group contends the Ainu, who mainly inhabit Hokkaido, are not an indigenous people, unlike the Aborigines in Australia and Native Americans in the United States. It said the Jomon people ...

February 14, 2025, Hokkaido, Japan – @wolf_mc_rush shared a video of them skiing in deep snow in the backcountry of Hokkaido, describing it as the powder of their dreams. They explained that ...

The history of dairy farming in Hokkaido began in the 1800s when people from Western countries brought European farming methods to Japan. Gradually, Hokkaido became known for high-quality dairy ...

"People tend to think that Hokkaido is safe compared to the capital (Tokyo) region, but the inside of a closed car can become hot in a short time. Be careful of heatstroke," the branch urges.

As Hokkaido prepares for the beginning of the autumn salmon runs, a lawsuit by an Ainu Indigenous group over traditional fishing rights and the impacts of climate change on stocks are hanging over ...