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Japanese government announces criteria for creating backup capital of Japan
- Casey Baseel
Nov 3, 2026 - Tweet
Four cities are the most likely candidates to become vice-capitals in case Tokyo is struck by an incapacitating natural disaster.
- Japan
- (backup capital • capital city • capital of Japan • COK • Fukuoka • government • Nagoya • Oska • politics • Sapporo • society • vice-capital)
Japanese trains in Sapporo might be better than those in Tokyo, thanks to one special feature
- Oona McGee
Apr 12, 2026
Sure, Tokyo has fancy digital signage, but Sapporo has a better old-school idea.
- Japan
- (Hokkaido • Sapporo • subways • technology • Tokyo Metro • tourism • trains • travel)
Is Sapporio’s Snow Festival awesome enough to be worth visiting even if you hate the snow? [Pics]
- Casey Baseel
Feb 18, 2026
Can Hokkaido’s annual outdoor art event charm a Tohoku girl who’s always been lukewarm on winter travel?
- Japan
- (awesome • beautiful • COK • cool • Hokkaido • Sapporo • Sapporo Snow Festival • Saya Togashi • SNJO • snow • travel.tourism.Japan travel)
Hokkaido has an Ice Festival that’s less famous than the Snow one, but beautiful in its own way
- Casey Baseel
Jan 14, 2026
A fantasy realm of sculpted ice appears every year in Chitose and lasts for weeks..
- Japan
- (awesome • beautiful • Chitose • Chitose-Shikotsu Lake Ice Festival • cool • events • Hokkaido • ice • Ice Festival • Japan travel • Sapporo • Shikotsu • Shikotsu Lake • Shikotsu-Toya National Park • snow • tourism • travel)
Space pilot under attack turns out to be con artist who stole 1 million yen from Sapporo senior
- Master Blaster
Sep 4, 2025
That’ll be the last astronaut she’ll trust.
- Japan
- (astronauts • crime • elderly • electronic money • fraud • Sapporo • seniors • spaceships • special fraud • tokushu sagi)
Japanese curry bread achieves new Guinness World Record at Sapporo Snow Festival
- Oona McGee
Feb 13, 2025
Proof that karepan and snow are a match made in heaven.
- Japan
- (cool • curry • curry bread • food • Guinness World Record • Guinness world records • Japanese food • karepan • news • Sapporo • Sapporo Snow Festival • Sapporo Yuki Matsuri • world record • world records • Yuki Matsuri)
Japan’s New Chitose Airport has the most useful signage for travelers ever: “Sushi, 60 meters”
- Casey Baseel
Jan 19, 2025
Hokkaido’s air gateway makes sure you know the direction and distance to delicious sushi.
- Japan
- (airports • COK • food • Hokkaido • New Chitose Airport • Sapporo • SNJO • sushi • tourism • travel)
Man who stole two packs of ground beef tracked by police for about 1,000 kilometers across Japan
- Master Blaster
Dec 30, 2024
The law’s arm really is long!
- Japan
- (Aichi • beef • Chita • crime • Hokkaido • investigation • police • Sapporo • shoplifting)
Amazing Spirited Away sculpture wins visitors’ choice award at Sapporo Snow Festival【Videos】
- Casey Baseel
Feb 13, 2024
Studio Ghibli bathhouse owner, other anime characters recreated in snow and ice at annual Hokkaido event.
- Japan
- (anime • awesome • cool • Golden Kamuy • Gundam • Hayao Miyazaki • Sapporo • Sapporo Snow Festival • snow • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • video)
Sega successor opens new arcade with a regional craft beer bar inside it
- Casey Baseel
Feb 6, 2024
Multiple regional brewers and amazing taiyaki will keep you from getting too thirsty or hungry while you’re at Japan’s newest arcade.
- Japan
- (alcohol • Arcades • beer • COK • cool • craft beer • drinks • food • Genda GiGO • GiGO • Sapporo • Sega • sweets • taiyaki • video games)
Hokkaido farmers have developed a new fruit, the Lemon Melon, combining the best of both
- Dale Roll
Jul 3, 2023
Those who’ve tried it think it might be the perfect fruit for summer!
- Japan
- (expensive fruit • fruit • Furano • Hokkaido • lemon • Lemon Melon • melon • Sapporo)
Urine-soaked loot – Police in Sapporo looking for serial urinal grate thief
- Casey Baseel
Jun 7, 2023
“WHY?!?” is the first question that springs to mind, but first the police want to answer “Who?”
10 million yen in cash found garbage, now belongs to city of Sapporo
- Master Blaster
May 6, 2023
The city plans to reuse instead of recycle.
- Japan
- (COK • crazy • garbage • Hokkaido • lost and found • money • Sapporo • trash collection • weird)
Pompompurin hotel rooms coming to Tokyo, Hokkaido to make your stay Sanrio sweet【Pics】
- Casey Baseel
Mar 1, 2023
After topping Hello Kitty in the Sanrio character popularity poll, Pompompurin wants to welcome travelers to Tokyo and Sapporo.
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Japan’s Three Most Disappointing Tourist Sites: Sapporo Clock Tower
- Oona McGee
Oct 10, 2022
Why does this top tourist spot fall short of so many people’s expectations?
- Japan
- (100 Soundscapes of Japan • architecture • Atol • buildings • COK • culture • history • Hokkaido • Sapporo • Sapporo Clock Tower • SNJO • tourism • tourist sites • tourist spots • travel)
Footage of very loud Hokkaido Shinkansen tunnel blast delights the public【Video】
- Krista Rogers
Sep 1, 2022
It turns out that the Internet really likes watching stuff get blown up.
- Japan
- (blast • bullet train • Construction • dynamite • Hokkaido • Hokkaido Shinkansen • JR Hokkaido • JRTT • Sapporo • train • twitter • video)
City of Sapporo to subsidize the price of city water to help offset rising consumer costs
- Dale Roll
Jul 23, 2022
All Sapporo residents qualify!
- Japan
- (benefits • bills • city water • inflation • public assistance • rising costs • Sapporo • waterworks)
This open-air museum in Hokkaido is a must-visit for fans of history and one popular manga series
- Casey Baseel
Jun 30, 2022
Hokkaido Kaitaku no Mura is a golden opportunity to explore Japanese history and earn some otaku cred.
- Japan
- (anime • architecture • COK • cool • Golden Kamuy • history • Hokkaido • manga • museums • open-air museums • Sapporo • SNJO • travel)
Need a place to stay in Japan? These share houses have discounts for newly arrived foreigners
- Casey Baseel
May 22, 2022
Locations available in greater Tokyo area, Hokkaido, and historical Kanazawa.
- Japan
- (COK • deals • foreigners in Japan • Hokkaido • Kanazawa • Kanto • Living in Japan • Nagoya • Saitama • Sapporo • share houses • Yokohama)
Survey shows that not many people are into the idea of Sapporo hosting the 2030 Winter Olympics
- Dale Roll
Feb 25, 2022
Public opinion is divided, and netizens show strong opposition.
- Japan
- (2030 Olympics • controversy • Hokkaido • Olympics • Sapporo • survey • winter olympics • Yuzuru Hanyu)
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Tokyo police arrest the Ame-zing Spider-Man
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Pokémon Company announces first-ever permanent Pokémon store to open outside Asia
Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
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Studio Ghibli creates illustrated Kyoto sightseeing map, available at any 7-Eleven Japan store
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Japan announces sudden 400-percent increase in visa fees for foreigners entering the country
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Tokyo subway installing new ticket gates that don’t accept payment through Suica or other IC cards
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