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Satellite image of Hokkaido in winter, January 2003 Hokkaido in winter and summer As Japan's coldest region, Hokkaidō has relatively cool summers and icy/snowy winters. Most of the island falls in the humid continental climate zone with Köppen climate classification Dfb ( hemiboreal ) in most areas but Dfa (hot summer humid continental) in ...
Kushiro-Shitsugen National Park (釧路湿原国立公園, Kushiro-Shitsugen Kokuritsu Kōen [2]) is a national park located in the east of the island of Hokkaido, Japan. It was designated as a national park on 31 July 1987. [3] The park is known for its wetlands ecosystems. [4] [5]
The Hokkaidō deciduous forests ecoregion (WWF ID: PA0423) covers the northern and southern coasts of the island of Hokkaido, the northernmost of the main islands of Japan. The region sits in the transition zone between the colder subarctic forests to the north and the more temperate forests to the south.
Daisetsuzan National Park is famous for its wildlife, and the park is home to several rare species. [4] The park is notably home to a population of brown bears.The pika, a small mammal, with short limbs, rounded ears, and no external tail, is also found in the park.
Record snow has buried parts of the island of Hokkaido, Japan, this week. Obihiro received 47 inches (120 cm), setting a new record for 12-hour snowfall Monday night. In the same time period ...
Shikotsu-Tōya National Park (支笏洞爺国立公園, Shikotsu Tōya Kokuritsu Kōen) is a national park in the western part of the island of Hokkaidō, Japan.Named after the volcanic caldera lakes of Lake Shikotsu and Lake Tōya, it has a total area of 993.02 square kilometers.
Monday, a reporting station at Obihiro, Hokkaido, measured 47.24 inches of snowfall in just 12 hours. That more than doubled the station's previous 12-hour snowfall record in 26 years of data ...
Without the images, it might be hard to wrap your mind around the amount of snow blanketing the island of Hokkaido in northern Japan. In just 12 hours, the city of Obihiro got 47 inches (about 4 ...