Sapporo’s snow festival is a major tourism magnet for Japan’s northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido. But unusually warm weather has kept the snow away, forcing organizers to source snow from ...

Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido is a winter paradise for lovers of snow, hot springs, seafood and beer. This month CNNGo starts in the capital city Sapporo, where we’ll see the snow ...

Things to do in and around Sapporo, Hokkaido. As of writing, the flight from Manila will likely land at New Chitose Airport around 5:30 p.m., leaving you with roughly five full days to explore.

Only Sweden and Italy, the winner, were finalists for the 2026 Winter Games. Sapporo’s flailing effort does not endanger the Games’ future, analysts said. But it has had a domino effect.

More than two-thirds of Sapporo residents oppose the Japanese city's now-paused bid for the 2030 Winter Games, according to a new poll by a regional newspaper.

SAPPORO, Japan — A new class of aircraft carrier — one carved from snow — is appearing at the 74th annual Sapporo Snow Festival, a world-renowned stage in Japan for cold weather sculptors.

New images from the Sapporo Snow Festival have hit online, with sculptures featuring the likes of Golden Kamuy, Delicious in Dungeon, Mobile Suit Gundam, Spirited Away, and many more being featured.

The city of Sapporo and the Japan Olympic Committee will pause active promotion of Sapporo's bid for the 2030 Winter Olympics for "a while", Kyodo news agency reported on Tuesday, amid a widening ...

TOKYO (AP) — Sapporo's bid for the 2030 Winter Olympics has been slowed — but not stopped — by fallout from the still-developing corruption scandal around the 2020 Tokyo Games.

Salt Lake City's chief rival to host the 2030 Winter Games is taking a break from bidding. What 2030 Winter Games bid pause by Sapporo means for Salt Lake City | KSL.com Skip to content ...

Sapporo’s bid for the 2030 Winter Olympics has been slowed by fallout from the still-developing corruption scandal around the 2020 Tokyo Games, but the upcoming mayoral election could change that.