The spawning season for ito, often called “phantom fish,” is drawing to a close in the Kushirogawa river water system in eastern Hokkaido. Ito are also known as Sakhalin taimen. It is one ...

SHIKAOI, Hokkaido—Tourists ... someone posted a photo of the submerged tracks on social media. This caused a stir because they resembled a scene from “Spirited Away,” the animated ...