Tranquil and blanketed in pristine white snow, the Japanese city of Otaru serves as the backdrop of a popular 1995 romance blockbuster that continues to bring starry-eyed travelers to the region ...

Japan’s north island has a unique solution for skiers in search of unique culture and the world’s most famous snow ...

Security guards were deployed Tuesday at a popular tourist spot in Otaru ... the city has been grappling with increasingly troublesome behavior from foreign tourists on film location tours ...