It’s like bowling with a stick. Molkky is a team sport of Finnish origin in which a wooden pin is gently tossed at skittles.

While thoughts of Hokkaido often bring to mind images of winter sports, snow festivals and chilly weather — there's plenty more to see in Japan’s northern prefecture. Located in the southernmost part ...

Hakodate, a port city located in southern Hokkaido, is known for having one of the best night views in Japan. As the surrounding seas darken, the lights of the city warm the hearts of dwellers.

Fuel oil has leaked from a 3,919-ton tanker that ran aground here on Jan. 6, but its cargo of 3,800 kiloliters of diesel fuel ...

HAKODATE, Hokkaido -- A Ferris wheel that debuted just five years after the end of World War II is still loved by families visiting an amusement park in this northern Japan city. The Ferris wheel's ...

More than 120 years ago, just outside the city of Hakodate in Hokkaido, nine monks from France first set foot on the stony plains of Tōbetsu. They were there to found the first Japanese monastery of ...

Hokkaido's Hakodate stands out as the nation's most attractive tourist destination for the second year in a row, according to a recent survey by a private think tank. The ranking of cities and as ...

HAKODATE, Hokkaido-Thousands of sardines and mackerel washed up ashore near Toi fishing port in Hakodate, Hokkaido, confirmed a city official on the morning of Dec 7. It has prompted speculation that ...