In Sapporo, surging costs have forced JR Hokkaido and partners to reevaluate redevelopment plans for the area near the future ...

Resort Shirakami runs along the picturesque Gono Line from Akita to Aomori Prefecture, providing breathtaking coastal views ...

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

SAPPORO--The city government announced a same-day luggage delivery service for visitors staying overnight at the Jozankei onsen here. The idea is to ease congestion in buses where residents ...

The Japanese government announced that it needs to delay its plan to extend the northern Hokkaido Shinkansen Line.

The government plans to delay its plan to extend the Hokkaido Shinkansen Line, Japan's northernmost bullet train route, to Sapporo by eight years to March 2039, partly due to tunnel construction ...

Winter in Hokkaido comes with meters of snow, literally.

In January, the airport and rail operators in Nagoya ran a luggage ... available for passengers flying to Tokyo and Osaka from Sapporo at 2,000 yen per item.