Still, without hesitation, and a massive bag of Benadryl in my suitcase, I flew to Tokyo (Hanada Airport) to meet up with a group that would be traveling through East Hokkaido for a week. While we saw ...

Whether gliding over frozen lakes or carving a path through snowy forests, these wild ice skating spots offer a chance to ...

KUSHIRO, Hokkaido—“Marimo” moss balls, the fuzzy green spheres that have brought fame to Lake Akanko here, are shrinking because of global warming, a research group found. The maximum ...

Tim Anderson’s new book, Hokkaido, is inspired by Japan’s northernmost prefecture, where Western influences and Indigenous ...

A pair of canoers journey down Hokkaido Prefecture's rushing current; the Akan River. Facing the wild, watch with bated breath as they battle together through white water and paddle skillfully ...

at the Sapporo Agricultural College (now Hokkaido University), who discovered them in Japan’s Lake Akan in 1897. Lake Akan is ideal for creating marimo because it has an unusual shallow bowl ...

Covering 410 kilometers, the Hokkaido East Trail will link three national parks: Kushiro-Shitsugen (Kushiro Marsh), Akan-Mashu and Shiretoko ... in the direction of Lake Akanko.

A research facility only possible in the Lake Akan area, famous as feeding grounds for Japanese cranes. The ”Grus” name comes from the Latin word for crane. During the winter, you can observe around ...

A Japanese breakfast and multi-course kaiseki dinner are served at the restaurant. The Bar pours drinks at a long counter made from a single tree. Located next to Hokkaido’s Lake Akan and featuring a ...