First on any Sapporo itinerary is Odori Park, a sprawling park smack dab in the heart of the city. This outdoor attraction ...

Canada's Alex Loutitt won the bronze medal in the large hill competition at the final World Cup women's ski jumping event of ...

Sapporo in Japan’s northern island, Hokkaido, is a captivating blend of urban sophistication and natural splendour. Despite ...

A cheating scandal that has rocked the world of ski jumping came to a head Wednesday with the suspension of a pair of Olympic ...

There is trouble on the horizon in the northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, where poor fishing conditions triggered by global ...

An assistant coach, Thomas Lobben, also is part of an investigation in which FIS-appointed investigators have seized all the ...

The 2017 event was the eighth staging of the Asian Winter Games, with Sapporo hosting them for the third time, following 1986 and 1990. It was the fourth time Japan had staged the Games.

Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. /Courtesy of Getty Images Bank On ... The average snowfall during winter reaches about 5 meters, making snow shoveling a challenging task for local residents.