Welcome to Japan’s snow-capped wonderland. A unique natural phenomenon, known as drift ice, occurs each winter on the Sea of Okhotsk, on Hokkaido’s northern shores. Ice drifts southward from ...

SAPPORO--Increased sightings of brown bears in Hokkaido in winter suggest the animals are awakening earlier from hibernation or not hibernating at all, putting forestry workers in wilderness areas ...

And yet, when invited, I was the first to jump at a chance to travel halfway around the world to stalk winter birds, drift ice and visit onsens in Hokkaido ... take fun photos, get a peek at ...