In March last year, an avalanche on Mount Rishirizan killed one backcountry tour participant and injured three others, including the guide. On Feb. 4, Hokkaido police sent papers on the tour ...

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The Shiretoko Peninsula, located in eastern Hokkaido Prefecture, juts into the Sea of Okhotsk. Its center is lined by 1,500-meter peaks. The heavily forested area is home to a diverse group of ...

The spawning season for ito, often called “phantom fish,” is drawing to a close in the Kushirogawa river water system in eastern Hokkaido. Ito are also known as Sakhalin taimen. It is one ...