Type of site readings Founder(s) Akira Yamashige | Available in Japanese, English | |
Headquarters 7th Floor, Keiwa Building 3-1 2-Chome Odori Higashi, Chuo-ku Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-0041, Japan Owner Northerncross Co., Ltd. Key people Yukitaka Ida (editor-in-chief) | ||
Hokkaido Magazine KAI (sometimes abbreviated KAI) is a magazine built around the concept of going to look for the true Hokkaido, the northern most island of Japan. KAI began as a quarterly magazine in October 2008, and in spring 2016 it evolved into an online magazine and started the English edition. The name "KAI" is derived from "Hokkaido". Hokkaido was named by the Edo period explorer Takeshiro Matsuura. It is said that his inspiration for the name was being told by Ainu elders, "'Kai' refers to a person born on this land."
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