BEIJING--Chinese conglomerate Shanghai Yuyuan Tourist Mart has announced that it will sell the Hoshino Resorts Tomamu in Hokkaido for 40.8 billion yen ($252 million) on the heels of a real estate ...

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I Traveled to the Second Snowiest City in the World, and This Is What I Packed to Stay Warm and Dry Part of Hokkaido’s "powder belt," Tomamu is smaller than Niseko, but is much less crowded.