The annual winter illumination has begun at Hokkaido's famous "Aoi Ike" Blue Pond, drawing visitors eager to witness the ethereal transformation of the landscape. Tourists flock to the Instagrammable ...

BIEI, Hokkaido (Kyodo) -- The annual winter illumination is underway at Hokkaido's famous "Aoi Ike" Blue Pond, drawing ...

TOKYO - The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News. ---------- China informs Tokyo of ...

Ferme La Terre Biei, a confectionery brand from Hokkaido loved for its Butter Cheese Sandwiches made with locally sourced ...

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Mostly cloudy with probable rain. Chance of precipitation 65%. Low temperature around 42F. Dew point will be around 36F with an average humidity of 90%. Winds will be 6 mph from the S. Cloudy with ...

I did some research, and understand that in general, the day-trip to Biei and Furano is from Sapporo city. As we will be in Asahikawa on 9 Dec, I plan on a day trip to Furana and Biei on 10 Dec. My ...

The recent launch of this 400-kilometre trail has opened the wonders of Hokkaido’s spectacular landscape to the world of long-distance hiking The Hokkaido East Trail is a long-distance walking trail ...

There was a time when residents of the northern Japanese farming community of Biei might walk for miles and see no one. Those days are long gone. The town of 9,000—really a sparsely populated expanse ...

TOKYO – Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido sweltered on July 23 as temperatures hit record highs in several towns and the authorities issued heat-stroke alerts across the country. Eight towns and one ...

A Magnitude 6 earthquake struck off coast of Hokkaido, Japan on Sunday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said. The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles) (Representational) The ...