The second largest island in Japan, Hokkaido has been inhabited for more ... It's not a secret that Hokkaido has some of the best skiing and snowboarding in the world, particularly to anyone ...

It offers 950 vertical metres of skiing and snowboarding ... are an ethnic group indigenous to the north of Japan, thought to have inhabited Hokkaido along with the Wajin people since the medieval ...

Hokkaido, Japan is among the most attractive winter destinations for Filipinos and tourists from around the world with its ...

Albert Leichtfried, Markus Bendler and photographer Hermann Erber have just returned from an ice climbing trip to Hokkaido, Japan, during which they made the first ascent of Lector WI7 at Chiyoshibetu ...

Tsubaki Miki of Japan poses after winning gold in the ... a multiple Olympic and world championship gold medalist in skiing and snowboarding, had beaten Miki for the parallel giant slalom title ...

KUSHIRO, Hokkaido--A long-distance hiking trail opening in eastern Hokkaido in October promises stunning natural scenery unmatched elsewhere in Japan. Covering 410 kilometers, the Hokkaido ...

ST. MORITZ, Switzerland (Kyodo) -- Japan dominated the big air podiums at the snowboarding world championships with five medals on Friday as Kokomo Murase headed a women's sweep and Ryoma Kimata ...