Don’t expect raucous party scenes or over-the-top après-ski. In Japan, it’s all about the snow. Here’s a primer on where to ...

When was the first time you experienced snowfall? While I have walked on slippery, icy snow during my previous travels abroad ...

SAPPORO—This ski season in Hokkaido, a growing number of skiers and snowboarders have gotten lost in the backcountry after ...

HOKKAIDO (TR) – Hokkaido Prefectural Police have arrested a 69-year-old American man in Japan as a tourist over the alleged assault of a male staff member at a commercial sex parlor in Sapporo City ...

SAPPORO, Japan (Kyodo) -- The annual Sapporo Snow Festival in Hokkaido's largest city kicked off an elaborate weeklong affair Tuesday, featuring a multitude of ice and snow sculptures, attractions ...

Qantas will begin a seasonal route to Hokkaido, Japan’s powder fields. The post Qantas announces seasonal snow flights to ...

What makes a great ski resort or a great ski area ... The northern part of Japan, Sapporo, is where powder skiing has brought to the masses. The amount of snow they get in northern Japan, the ...

Qantas will be offering direct seasonal flights from Sydney to Sapporo’s New Chitose Airport, to help make it easier for travellers to reach Hokkaido’s world-class ski resorts on Japan's ...