In an area known for hilly agricultural landscapes, a nighttime illumination show is being held at the Shirogane Blue Pond, ...

SAPPORO, Japan, Nov. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Ferme La Terre Biei, a confectionery brand from Hokkaido loved for its Butter Cheese Sandwiches made with locally sourced ingredients, is making its ...

BIEI, Hokkaido -- Visitors can now enjoy a popular tourist site here known as "the Blue Pond" while it's being lit up, as magical scenery shines in the dark against a background of Japanese larch ...

If you want to escape the heat of the city during Japan’s scorching summer, Hokkaido would be your ideal destination to cool down. Moreover, lavender and other delightful blossoms fill a canvas of ...

The waters of Blue Pond in Hokkaido Prefecture's Biei Town appear blue due to their volcanic components. For the past 10 years, the town has been lighting up the popular site in winter when it has ...

A wooden bench dyed with indigo is seen in Biei, Hokkaido, on July 7, 2022. (Mainichi/Taichi Kaizuka) BIEI, Hokkaido -- An old dyehouse in Hokkaido, northern Japan, opened a new interactive tourist ...

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 ...

A French restaurant in Sapporo, Hokkaido, is now serving dishes made with bear meat. This is because more brown bears are ...

The decision by a farmer in Hokkaido to chop down an Italian poplar is being lamented outside of Japan. A tourist attraction in a remote, rural setting, the popular poplar even had its own ...

Japanese rescue forces have saved two exhausted Vietnamese climbers in Mount Biei, located in Japan’s northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido. Japanese police and firefighters said that they received a ...