Virginia, and sightseeing and swapping customs in Hokkaido, Japan.    From Wordnik.com.  [Heroes or Villains?] Reference

The scallops are farm raised in Hokkaido, a northern island in Japan.    From Wordnik.com.  [Menu For Hope 6] Reference

He fled the country after telling the dictator he needed to purchase sea urchins in Hokkaido, Japan.    From Wordnik.com.  [Kim Jong Eun, perfect for a prime time role] Reference

I went to a port city called Otaru in Hokkaido, north of Japan, and it reminded me so much of Monterey.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sally Harpe] Reference

Nobu received her acceptance letter from the university in Hokkaido and has been even more lovey-dovey with Nakao than before.    From Wordnik.com.  [Lovely Complex ep 22 « Undercover] Reference

It seems that I have to actually call someone in Hokkaido, which is scary.    From Wordnik.com.  [Marinerds, etc.] Reference

Think I've seen "Hokkaido" in some baked breads before.    From Wordnik.com.  [notes from my food diary] Reference

Initially, they were situated along the coastline in areas such as Hokkaido and Tohoku.    From Wordnik.com.  [EcoEarth.Info Environment RSS Newsfeed] Reference

Just like the one in Hokkaido.    From Wordnik.com.  [Blog Fiction | Sci-Fi | Full Stop | Station151] Reference

By the end of the series Hokkaido is back on its feet.    From Wordnik.com.  [Rebel Rich] Reference

Kenichi stayed in Hokkaido and played in a sweet shop.    From Wordnik.com.  [Unlikely Stars] Reference

The magnitude-8 earthquake hit the island of Hokkaido.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Sep 25, 2003] Reference

Shawn (ph), let's go back to Hokkaido and also Honshu.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Nov 15, 2006] Reference

By 2012 an independent Hokkaido could be more than a prank.    From Wordnik.com.  [Rebel Rich] Reference

Again, an 8.0 earthquake has hit near the island of Hokkaido.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Sep 25, 2003] Reference

Fire broke out at the oil refinery near the center of Hokkaido.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Sep 25, 2003] Reference

In about 10 minutes it will hit the north shore here, of Hokkaido.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Nov 15, 2006] Reference

All right, Elaine Quijano in Hokkaido, Japan -- Elaine, thanks so much.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jul 6, 2008] Reference

CNN's Elaine Kihano was covering the leader's summit in Hokkaido, Japan.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jul 8, 2008] Reference

We have reports that tsunami waves have already struck parts of Hokkaido.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Sep 25, 2003] Reference

When it did hit -- I'm sure we've already had some land fall in Hokkaido.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Nov 15, 2006] Reference

CNN's Elaine Quijano joins us now live from Hokkaido, Japan this morning.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jul 6, 2008] Reference

CHETRY: Elaine Quijano reporting for us from Hokkaido, Japan this morning.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jul 9, 2008] Reference

On Hokkaido, being bad means doing what bears do: looking for the next meal.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Trouble With Bears] Reference

But we do know that they have hit Hokkaido at this time, approximately 2 feet.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Sep 25, 2003] Reference

News of the hamlet's radical solution spawned copycats from Hokkaido to Okinawa.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Japan That Can Say Yes] Reference

Elaine Quijano for us there following the G8 Summit in Toyako in Hokkaido, Japan.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jul 7, 2008] Reference

The pictures you're looking at, again, as the earthquake hit near Hokkaido, Japan.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Sep 25, 2003] Reference

The brothers are well traveled, perpetually touring Japan from Hokkaido to Okinawa.    From Wordnik.com.  [Unlikely Stars] Reference

Mount Usu, a volcano on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido, erupted last Friday.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mount Usu Pops Its Top] Reference

Now its major aim is to wean Hokkaido from public works, before Tokyo cuts the money flow.    From Wordnik.com.  [Rebel Rich] Reference

DOBBS: And with this 8.0 earthquake, we are getting only limited information from Hokkaido.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Sep 25, 2003] Reference

LAH (on camera): What they're seeing more and more in this part of Hokkaido is water, not ice.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript May 8, 2009] Reference

So you've got Iwate, Miyagi, Fukushima and Hokkaido the cities that could be affected by this.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Nov 14, 2005] Reference

The Hokkaido crab is ugly in appearance — picture a massive hairy crab — but divine in flavor.    From Wordnik.com.  [What's On the Menu? At Hong Kong's Amber it's Something Exotic] Reference