Sapporo is the capital city of Hokkaido and the fifth-largest city in the country. As Japan’s most northern island, Hokkaido boasts pristine wilderness, home to endangered Steller's sea eagle, brown ...

SAPPORO -- Concerns are growing over whether the upcoming Sapporo Snow Festival, an annual winter tradition for Hokkaido's capital city, will go ahead as scheduled due to a spell of unusually warm ...

The announcement comes as the IOC effectively selected France and Salt Lake City in the ... Switzerland for the 2038 Winter Games. These decisions effectively mean Sapporo would be able to bid ...

The Japanese city of Sapporo has no plans to conduct a public referendum on holding the 2030 Winter Olympics ... Other possibilities are Vancouver, Salt Lake City and a Spanish bid, perhaps ...

Imagine strolling along the frozen shores of Lake Shikotsu, where the landscape is ... beats of taiko drumming—this is an absolute Japan’s winter festival that will captivate your senses. Sapporo, ...

Sapporo, which hosted the 1972 Winter Olympics, already has world class ... (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama) In addition to Salt Lake City, Utah, which has already hosted the IOC in its proposed bid ...