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"Shiretoko Sustainable Week" was held from October 1–10. It was organized by an action committee composed of entities including the Shiretoko Nature Foundation (Shari Town), and initiated to coinc...
The multirole transport "Lavender Train" was newly constructed this year, and on September 22 in the Northern Hokkaido city of Wakkanai, it operated in public for the first time on the JR Soya Line...
The pipe organ in the chapel of wedding ceremony church "Miyanomori Frances Church" in Sapporo's Chuo ward was discovered through expert appraisal to be a 19th century British organ, of which only ...
A fair spotlighting sweets and bakery items featuring anko paste made from Hokkaido-grown adzuki beans started on September 20 in ten Sapporo shops, focusing on cafes and bakeries.
The Cape Kiritappu (Cape Tofutsu) in the town of Hamanaka in Eastern Hokkaido's Kushiro region is gradually becoming a breeding area for the sea otter, which is an endangered species. And on Septem...
On September 23, a dead, beached whale was seen being eaten by brown bears at Shiretoko Peninsula in the town of Shari, situated in Eastern Hokkaido's Okhotsk region. A video was captured by a pass...
The Sapporo Snow Festival Executive Committee, made up of representatives from Sapporo City and the like, announced on September 21 that the installation of large-scale snow sculptures at the 72nd ...
