Hokkaido holds a sacred place in the culinary identity of Japan. Many believe that ... and red autumn foliage to cherry blossoms and mountain flowers that pepper the landscape in spring, the ...

Rugged, beautiful, untamed and steeped in a unique culture, the island of Hokkaido in north Japan ... hiking mountains and wading through stunning kaleidoscopic fields of colourful flowers.

SHARI, Hokkaido--Nearly 60 people from all over Japan visited a gymnasium here on ... “It could've happened to me," he said. Visitors laid flowers in the hopes that such an act would help ...