A tour boat tragedy off the spectacular Shiretoko Peninsula in Hokkaido has cast a deep shadow over the local boat sightseeing industry as holidaymakers and travel agencies rush to cancel bookings ...

RAUSU, Hokkaido—Salmon are at the peak of their upstream migration in the rivers of the eastern Shiretoko Peninsula in Hokkaido. Salmon spend three to five years feeding and growing in the open ...

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 ...

It was September, past the season requiring a tour guide to accompany you on the trail, but brown bears were still out in force on Japan’s northernmost main island of Hokkaido. The Shiretoko ...

In the afternoon on April 23, 2022, the boat sank off the coast of the Shiretoko Peninsula in Hokkaido, leaving 20 passengers and crew members aboard dead and six others missing. In its final ...

At the northeastern tip of Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost island, is one of the country's most pristine and underrated national parks: Shiretoko National Park. Designated as a UNESCO World ...

Shiretoko, a World Natural Heritage site, is home to a series of mountains over 1,500 meters high. This time, a Canadian living in Hokkaido Prefecture traverses the Shiretoko mountain range over ...

The air craft then changed course in an area northwest off Cape Shiretoko, located on the northeast tip of the main island of Hokkaido, to fly northwest over La Perouse Strait and subsequently ...