Snow is being removed along a winter-closed section of the "Hakkoda-Towada Gold Line" National Route 103 that connects the ...

More and more foreign visitors are getting lost and buried in avalanches while skiing in Aomori. Read more at ...

Record snowfall in January has severely damaged apple orchards in Aomori, northeast Japan, the country’s largest apple-producing region, with authorities fearing losses could exceed 10 billion ...

There is still time to enjoy Japan’s winter delights – from ski runs to spectacular sights of frozen waterfalls – book your ...

Aomori Prefecture on the northern tip of Honshu Island alone experienced a whopping 139 centimeters of snow in January, three times the average amount and enough to be considered a natural disaster.

Aomori, the capital of Aomori Prefecture in northern Japan, is a true winter wonderland. The city with a population of over 260,000, receives up to 26 feet of snow every year, most of which falls ...

People have gathered in Japan's northeastern prefecture of Aomori to dig out apples stored in snow and taste the fruit. About 30 people, including tourists, took part in the annual event on Wednesday.

have accounted for at least half of those who had trouble in the snow in recent years. The Aomori prefectural police and other authorities are urging tourists from Japan and abroad who visit local ...

HIROSAKI, Aomori -- Snow-covered cherry blossom trees and a castle moat in this northern Japan city are currently lit up in pink in the evenings, to the delight of visitors. The "Fuyu ni Saku ...

As of 11 a.m. on Sunday, snow was 5.08 meters deep in the Sukayu area of Aomori Prefecture; 3.80 meters deep in Uonuma City, Niigata Prefecture; 1.44 meters deep in Aomori City, Aomori Prefecture ...