Though it's a bit out of the way for the average traveler (you'll need to rent a car for the most convenient way to get around), the area is considered one of the most iconic places to participate ...

The snowiest place is: the Andes Mountains in southern ... Southern Greenland boasts tons of snow, as does western and northern Japan, which is a factory for extreme snowfall when very cold ...

TOKYO – Researchers have found that global warming contributed to the unusually heavy snowfall that hit Japan’s Tokachi region in Hokkaido and wide areas along the Sea of Japan coast in early February ...

Heavy snowfall expected in the Kanto Koshin region and Shizuoka Prefecture in central Japan from March 3 to 5 is already disrupting transportation systems, including trains in Tokyo. The snowy ...

In some places, more skiers and snowboarders ... Other causes of death include avalanches and falls into deep, loose snow around big trees. In Japan, the northern island of Hokkaido had reported ...