This national park known as the "Playground of the Gods" in Japan is a outdoor-loving travelers paradise with gorgeous ...

Cveto Podlogar is a licensed international mountain guide from Slovenia. On this episode of Journeys in Japan, Cveto heads out into the mountains with the Alpine Club for a training session ...

SAPPORO, (Japan): The capital of Hokkaido observed ... “When I came here last week, much of the mountain was still green,” said a local woman in her 30s. “However, I enjoyed the day today ...

Hokkaido Prefecture Police are urging caution against mountain accidents as the prime season for picking wild edible plants ...

The garden is about a 10-minute walk from Sapporo Station in the center of the city. With no nearby mountains ... larger than those typically found on Japan’s main island of Honshu.

Sapporo is best known for its neighboring epic ... the dynamic urban center is a bustling hot spot that offers all of the charms of Japan’s more frequented cities on a much more manageable ...