SAPPORO--Sapporo Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto announced on Dec. 19 that the city would suspend its bid to host the Winter Olympics as it will be unlikely to host the Games for the next 18 years.

(SPOT.ph) Ahh, Sapporo. It was love at frost sight ... Hokkaido and its capital are so much more than just winter attractions. Sure, there’s something magical about the island’s snow-covered ...

The 2017 Asian Winter Games in Sapporo featured five sports: biathlon, curling, ice hockey, skating (speed skating, figure skating and short track) and skiing (Alpine, cross-country, freestyle ...

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 ...

TASS/. The representatives of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Japanese officials may have conducted unofficial consultations to hold the 2030 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, the Kyodo ...

General view of the athletes in action on the streets of Sapporo REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji The 2030 Winter Olympic Games are just over eight years away, and although no host city has been named ...

Kiroro Ski Resort is in Akaigawa, 43 kilometers west of Sapporo and 28 kilometers from Otaru. It attracts winter sports fans with its great snowfall and variety of terrains. Known for its abundant ...

The Sapporo Tourist Association will offer a tour that ... at night so participants will feel like lords of the fortress. A winter tour provides a helicopter ride to Mount Zaozan, which straddles ...

The 2017 Asian Winter Games in Sapporo featured five sports: biathlon, curling, ice hockey, skating (speed skating, figure skating and short track) and skiing (Alpine, cross-country, freestyle ...