On our way to Chitose Airport to catch our flight back home, the snow begins to melt. Small puddles appear where the snow was thick. But the memory of my first snowfall experience in Sapporo will ...

SAPPORO--Record snowfall paralyzed transportation networks ... for school and work as well as people heading to New Chitose Airport, a 37-minue train ride from Sapporo. Hokkaido Railway Co ...

This was due to 118 flights departing from New Chitose Airport being canceled that afternoon because of heavy snow and wind. NHK reported that by 7 p.m. on the 11th, the Sapporo area in Hokkaido ...

However, the snow clearance efforts were delayed in ... JR Hokkaido ran six special trains bound for Sapporo from the airport after 3 a.m. on Feb. 24. A total of 3,390 passengers rode those ...

TOKYO (AP) — Record-breaking snowfall fell on Japan 's northern main island of Hokkaido, disrupting traffic, causing airport closures ... snow festival began in Sapporo in southern Hokkaido ...

Hokkaido and its capital are so much more than just winter attractions. Sure, there’s something magical about the island’s ...

Japan’s Sapporo Snow Festival, a dazzling showcase of ice and artistry that lures millions to far northern Hokkaido prefecture each winter, almost did not happen this year. A month of record ...

SAPPORO, Feb 5 (Bernama-Kyodo) -- The annual Sapporo Snow Festival in Hokkaido's largest city kicked off as an elaborate weeklong affair on Feb 4, featuring a multitude of ice and snow sculptures, ...