In fiscal 2015, crop damage caused by deer totaled 4.3 billion yen ($38.43 million) in Hokkaido. Of 124,000 Ezo deer captured, only 17.6 percent were eligible to be converted to deer meat due to ...

Our stage this time is Akan in eastern Hokkaido Prefecture. The region's vast forests are dotted with volcanoes and lakes. During the harsh winter months, when the area is covered in deep snow, ...

With lots of wide, open spaces, farmland, and clear, cerulean blue skies, Hokkaido could certainly be called the “wild west” of Japan (ignore the fact that it’s in a far eastern country and is in the ...

※Carcass feeding for Amur tigers and hyenas will be held from 11:00~/11:30~. ・For the carcass feeding, please come directly to each animal's breeding area at the starting time. Please refer to the ...

Hokkaido is a shapeshifter with a wild heart, their personality changing with every season. Gather round and let Hokkaido regale you with unforgettable tales for the road – hidden histories of ancient ...

NEMURO, Hokkaido — Located on the easternmost tip of Hokkaido, Nemuro is a testament to how overseas culture spread down from the north through sea routes in bygone days. Under a slightly overcast sky ...

SAPPORO -- Wild Hokkaido squirrels are shedding their winter coats in a forest on Mount Maruyama in the capital city of Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido as the season for fresh greenery has ...

Hokkaido Prefectural Police mountain accident rescue team members search for a person who went missing while gathering wild vegetables in 2020. (Photo courtesy of the prefectural police's Community ...

HOKKAIDO – The first man slips on a bright green frog hat and, one by one, the rest of the five middle-aged singers follow suit. Then it begins: He croaks out a low baritone tune, the next man joins ...

Ducking the boundary ropes to ski the heavenly powder that blesses the remote and wild backcountry around the volcanic mountains of Hokkaido is strictly illegal under Japanese law. Or at least it is ...

This is a review article written after watching the broadcast. In 'House on Wheels - Beyond the Ocean: Hokkaido' Seong Dong-il could not hide his surprise at the gift of a premium Japanese melon that ...

A pair of canoers journey down Hokkaido Prefecture's rushing current; the Akan River. Facing the wild, watch with bated breath as they battle together through white water and paddle skillfully past ...