snowfall in the northeast of Japan around Aomori city is so heavy that smaller roads are abandoned until springtime. One of these roads is the Hakkoda-Towada Gold Line, a “snow corridor” that ...

A sightseeing route that runs through the Tateyama mountain range in central Japan featuring tall snow ... who visited the snow corridor with his wife for the first time, was impressed.

Snowplowing began on a scenic mountain corridor in the Northern Alps in central Japan on Tuesday ... of Toyama and Nagano is buried under snow during winter and closed to traffic.

When the route opens on April 15, visitors will be able to stroll along the spectacular snow corridor on part of the section. The route runs through the Northern Japan Alps that exceed 3,000 ...

According to Japanese media outlet TBS Television, a local tour agency in Sapporo, located in northern Japan’s Hokkaido prefecture, introduced the snow shovelling tour as a local speciality.

Record-breaking snowfall in Hokkaido, Japan, disrupted traffic, delayed deliveries, and caused airport closures on Tuesday. The heaviest snow, especially in Obihiro and Kushiro, led to stranded ...

TOKYO - Japan will face more heavy snow after a two-week white-out, the country’s weather agency said on Feb 24, warning people to be wary of avalanches and icy roads. The country’s regions ...

Without the images, it might be hard to wrap your mind around the amount of snow blanketing the island of Hokkaido in northern Japan. In just 12 hours, the city of Obihiro got 47 inches (about 4 ...