Hokkaido's countryside transforms into a sea of purple as vast lavender fields reach full bloom. Furano, particularly Farm ...

A lodging tax of up to ¥500 (RM14) per night will be incurred from April 2026, joining a growing number of prefectures and ...

Helena Pagano’s great-grandfather was the last Alaska Native chief of a remote island in the Bering Sea, closer to Russia than ...

The government of Hokkaido, a northern island popular with tourists, will introduce a lodging tax of up to 500 yen ($3) per night from April 2026, joining a growing number of prefectures and ...

Let us tell you what is this Hokkaido milk and why it is being discussed. You must be wondering what kind of milk is this. This milk is from the cows living on Japan's northernmost island Hokkaido.

With adventure tourism on the rise in Hokkaido, a new generation of foreign-born guides is eager to greet travelers.

Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost island, is renowned for its rich and creamy milk, a product of ideal climate, nutrient-rich soil, and generations of dairy farming expertise. This milk has become a ...

Of the 41 residents interned on Japan’s Hokkaido Island, 22 died from malnutrition, starvation, tuberculosis or other ailments over the next two-plus years, including Pagano’s great ...

(Kyodo) SAPPORO (Kyodo) -- The government of Hokkaido, a northern island popular with tourists, will introduce a lodging tax of up to 500 yen ($3) per night from April 2026, joining a growing ...