When life hands you inches and inches of snow, you play in it, then you turn it into homemade vanilla ice cream. Make a batch ...

It's ice floe season! Weather officials in Abashiri City in Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost main island, announced that ice floes, a much-awaited natural wonder, have finally reached the city's ...

Global warming could transform Hokkaido ... of snow particles in Hokkaido will change if the average global temperature rises four degrees above pre-industrial levels. Currently, ice particles ...

And Hokkaido is the place to go for a real winter wonderland experience, with places like Hoshino Resort Tomamu opening dreamy ice hotels that you can actually spend a night in. Photo: Hoshino ...