A tour boat tragedy off the spectacular Shiretoko Peninsula in Hokkaido has cast ... In the meantime, the Japan Passengerboat Association, acting at the behest of the transport ministry, advised ...

The Shiretoko region in eastern Hokkaidō is dominated by the Shiretoko Peninsula jutting out into the Sea of Okhotsk. This is home to the Shiretoko Mountain Range, lakes and marshes, and abundant ...

SHARI, Hokkaido--The Japan Coast Guard said April 24 that 10 bodies had been recovered after a tourist boat went missing the day before in frigid conditions off Hokkaido’s Shiretoko Peninsula.

The Shiretoko Peninsula, located in eastern Hokkaido Prefecture, juts into the Sea of Okhotsk. Its center is lined by 1,500-meter peaks. The heavily forested area is home to a diverse group of ...

and in 2005 was designated as a World Natural Heritage Site.

And then, camera in hand, Skerry dives between the ice floes into the waters of the Sea of Okhotsk, bordering the Shiretoko Peninsula. Most people think of Japan as a compact collection of large ...

Although Japan is known for its bustling cities ... Take a trip to the Shiretoko peninsula, where you can spot brown bears ...

At the northeastern tip of Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost island ... to eight-hour treks up the peninsula's rugged peaks, such as Mount Rausu, Shiretoko's highest mountain. The forests and ...