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 ...

Sucker Punch is also inspired by Shiretoko National Park, a location that contains both beauty and danger. The announcement ...

according to the Shiretoko National Park Nature Center here. The area where the Kazu I tour boat sank last April near the Kashuni Falls on the northern side of the peninsula is covered with drift ice.

Three of the five priority parks designated by the environment and agriculture ministries feature magnificent nature--Shiretoko, Yakushima island and the Iriomote-Ishigaki National Park in Okinawa ...

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 ...

Katsurada shared details of a conversation he had with Toyoda at 8 a.m. on Saturday, two hours before the cruise departed Shari port for a scenic coastal tour off Shiretoko National Park on the ...