Japan is actually split into 14,125 islands, but the only two you have to worry about for skiing are Honshu (the large main island) and Hokkaido (its smaller northern neighbor). Luckily, the western ...

Rugged, beautiful, untamed and steeped in a unique culture, the island of Hokkaido in north Japan has emerged as ... summer months are suited to hiking mountains and wading through stunning ...

In 2024, Japan designated its 35th national park, Hidakasanmyaku-Erimo-Tokachi National Park. Located in south-central Hokkaido, it stretches along the Hidaka Mountains and engulfs forests ...

KUSHIRO, Hokkaido ... and outside Japan. Because of its relatively small size, Japan has nothing approaching the length of the famed Appalachian Trail, a 3,536-kilometer mountain route in the ...