Winter in Japan wasn’t my first thought when planning a trip to the Land of the Rising Sun this year. I was thinking cherry blossoms, hikes up Mt. Fuji (or at least towards it so I could get a ...

A unique natural phenomenon, known as drift ice, occurs each winter on the Sea of Okhotsk, on Hokkaido’s northern ... fish if you join an eagle-watching tour with a local company like Evergreen ...

This picturesque winter setting sets the perfect tone for the holiday season. On the third day, December 5, the group discovered the charm of Hokkaido ... On December 7, after breakfast at the ...