Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hokkaido is a popular tourist area not only for Japanese but also for foreign visitors as well. Hokkaido's area accounts for ...

With a puff of black smoke and the toot of a whistle, SL Fuyu-no-Shitsugen Train (The winter wetland steam engine) ...

More than 3,000 passengers were stranded at Shin-Chitose Airport here through the early morning hours on Feb. 24 as heavy ...

TOKYO—Japan on Saturday opened its first bullet-train service to the northern island of Hokkaido, part of an extension of high-speed rail to more corners of the country frequented by tourists. The ...

The inside of the Hayate No. 91 bullet train is pictured as it heads from Honshu to Hokkaido on the morning of March 26, 2016. (Mainichi) The Hayate No. 91 bullet train made its debut run from Aomori ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Occupying more than 20% of Japan's land, it's no understatement to say that Hokkaido is a vast area. To go sightseeing in Hokkaido ...

Danielle Demetriou moved from London to Japan in 2007. After 15 years in Tokyo, she now lives in the old kimono textile district of Kyoto. She writes about Japanese culture, design and architecture ...

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism said Wednesday that Hokkaido Railway Co (JR Hokkaido) is to be subjected to a series of supplementary inspections after the company admitted ...

The lavender train, left, which will debut in May, and the hamanasu train are seen in Sapporo's Higashi Ward on March 29, 2021. (Mainichi/Nozomi Gemma) SAPPORO -- The new bright purple sightseeing ...

“You’re number three!” cries Toru Onodera, deftly removing a freshly-caught squid from a curved hook before slapping it onto the worktop. The bandana-clad fishmonger proceeds to carve up my breakfast, ...