MORIOKA—Colorful ice-fishing huts in red, yellow and green dot the snow-covered ice on Lake Gandoko here that stretches as far as the eye can see. The lake is located in Morioka’s Yabukawa ...

Meanwhile, town recreation officials said ice fishing at Crescent Lake on Shuttle Meadow Road is now permitted. Both town parks are open daily from sunrise to sunset and signs are posted at each ...

This was part of the millennium-old tradition of ice fishing, which has gained a modern allure and contributed to the country’s booming winter tourism industry. Shamilev Raschid from Germany ...