Since 1992, a Japan-based walking tour company has launched several tours off the beaten path. Walk Japan, an independently ...

Australians flock to Hokkaido for its snow ... Nozo Hotel offers Superior King Rooms from $306 a night. Take a Furano farm tour: The Endo Farm winter experience is 13,200 yen (about $127) per ...

But while Furano – a two-hour drive from Sapporo’s New Chitose Airport – may be known for its ski slopes, we soon discover that there is a lot more to this city in the heart of Hokkaido prefecture ...

FURANO, Hokkaido — The boat travels through a valley ... that he would pitch a tent in his family’s yard and spend the night there. After becoming a working adult, he started canoeing and ...

Furano feels like a local’s spot ... Executive chef Masato Takano treats us to a special tasting menu one night (think creamy Hokkaido lily bulb soup and seared wagyu steak topped with grilled ...

Nozo Hotel – a name that stems from the word 'Nozomi', which means to wish and hope in Japanese – is a brand-new ski resort that just opened in Furano, Hokkaido. Nestled between the beautiful ...