About 1,000 vehicles were stranded on the Hokuriku Expressway in Fukui Prefecture at one point during a snowstorm on Jan. 10. More than 200 vehicles were stuck in heavy snow on the Tokai-Hokuriku ...

About 770 vehicles were stuck on the roads as of 1 a.m. on Dec. 20 between the center of Kashiwazaki and the Hokuriku Expressway Yoneyama Interchange, while 34 cars were stranded in another part ...

This natural abundance translates into rich and varied local cuisine, as well as generations-old crafts like wood carving. Hokuriku is also well-connected, with a Shinkansen line to Tokyo and rapid ...