You've heard of lake-effect snow in the Great Lakes. Check out what a larger sea and bitter cold air helped to generate in ...

CHITOSE, Hokkaido -- Splash ice, a rare winter phenomenon ... This phenomenon occurs when water spray, driven by strong winds and waves, freezes upon contact with surfaces such as trees or ...

Global warming could transform Hokkaido’s iconic powdered ... Currently, ice particles in the atmosphere tend to take in surrounding water vapors and grow into crystals that resemble columns ...

Tranquil and blanketed in pristine white snow, the Japanese city of Otaru serves ... city tucked away on the west coast of the island of Hokkaido has become the latest flashpoint in Japan ...

Spot rare wildlife, soak in a hot spring and sail in a frozen wonderland on Japan’s northernmost island.

In Hokkaido, Hakodate City Tram's snowplow car ... The brushes spin and sweep away snow on the tracks. There has been less snow in recent years, and the car is used less often, but a person ...

KAMI-SHIHORO, Hokkaido--It is known as the "phantom bridge" because the arched concrete span over Hokkaido's Lake Nukabirako vanishes from sight when water levels are adjusted by a dam on the ...

Splash ice, a rare winter phenomenon, has appeared along the shore of Lake Shikotsu in Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost lake that r･･･ ...