Sapporo in Hokkaidō is home to Japan’s only museum of beer—called, appropriately enough, the Sapporo Beer Museum. It is located in an impressive brick building that was constructed in 1890 and served ...

Landing on Hokkaido in mid-winter is a highly provisional business. As our plane descends from blue to white above the coldest and emptiest of Japan's main islands, the pilot says he might yet have to ...