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 ...

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

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 ...

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.

SAPPORO--The city of Sapporo’s hopes of hosting the Winter Olympics in 2038 were dashed ... given his huge popularity in Hokkaido. But since autumn 2022, Suzuki has placed greater distance ...

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 ...

(Kyodo News via AP) A snow sculpture of Los Angeles Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani is covered with snow at the Sapporo Snow Festival, ...

8th Asian Winter Games Coverage Proudly Sponsored by the Olympic Council of Asia (ATR) Abundant snowfall transformed Sapporo into a winter wonderland as the Asian Winter Games came to a close at ...

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 ...

Noboribetsu, located between Sapporo and Hakodate ... Visit in autumn for stunning fall foliage. Winter paths may close due to snow and ice. Just an hour by train from Tokyo, Atami on the Izu ...