This farming town of around 9,300 people has learned it needs financial help to accommodate the 2 million tourists who flood ...

Blue Pond is a man-made reservoir in Biei, Hokkaido, which is supposed to protect the town from mudflows. It is famous for its colour due to some quantity of colloidal aluminium hydroxide in the water ...

I've skied mountains around the world, from the Canadian Rockies to the French Alps and beyond. Still, I'd never experienced ...

A typical Japan itinerary mostly includes popular destinations like ... another quaint town surrounded by hilly landscapes and Instagram-worthy spots like Shikisai Hill, Shirogane Blue Pond, Farm ...

This 2014 aerial photo shows what looks like an unusually large and deep puddle of vibrant blue meltwater sitting on top of an unnamed Alaskan glacier. Similar melt ponds are becoming more common ...

The striking melt pond, which is littered with hundreds of tiny icebergs, is around 2,300 feet (700 meters) across at its widest point. The pool's vibrant blue color makes it seem like it is ...

But not just any milk, mind you. There's the fabled Hokkaido milk, treasured in Japan for its creaminess and quality. Besides being a good indulgence for gourmets, Hokkaido milk has created a ...

The Bed-Stuy “aquarium” is back. The neighborhood’s beloved sidewalk fish pond was resurrected this week — in an act of defiance that comes just five days after the city cemented over the ...

TOKYO: (Bernama-Xinhua) -- A freight train derailed in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido on Saturday (Nov 16), disrupting some passenger and commercial railway services, reported Xinhua ...

The America-Japan Society of Hokkaido, one of the region’s most prominent international organizations, celebrated its 70th anniversary in September with a look back on the past and an eye toward ...

A documentary film following the daily lives of four Japanese chefs as they create dishes within the rich culinary culture and landscape of Hokkaido, the northernmost of Japan’s main islands ...