Drift ice drone shot | Japan Hokkaido | Japan travel guide 2023/2024

Located on a similar geographical latitude as Venice (Italy) and Portland (Oregon), the Sea of Okhotsk coast of Hokkaido is the northern hemisphere's southernmost region to see drifting sea ice (流氷, ryūhyō). The ice originates from the Amur River in Russia and then drifts through the Sea of Okhotsk to reach Hokkaido typically in mid January to early February before disappearing again around mid March to mid April.