BIEI, Hokkaido—Over the course of a year ... landscape” of farmland and trees that enchanted so many throughout Japan and abroad has brought on overtourism that the town government is now ...

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 ...

Biei is a town located at the center of Japan's northern island of Hokkaido. With its idyllic landscape of rolling hills, it's a popular tourist destination, especially for travelers from South ...

The town is set to levy the first new tax in Hokkaido to mitigate the impact of overtourism. Biei, located in central part of Japan’s northern main island, is renowned for breathtaking ...

Enter Hokkaido, the northernmost of Japan’s main islands ... that you had this man-made basin as your wallpaper. Located in Biei, it’s shockingly blue, as its name suggests, and the wispy ...

SAPPORO -- The problem of "overtourism," marked by an excessive concentration of travelers negatively impacting local ...

Hokkaido and its capital are so much more than just winter attractions. Sure, there’s something magical about the island’s ...

Hokkaido is Japan's second-largest island ... and the spectacular "rainbow meadows" of Biei and Furano. Sapporo is well-connected, thanks to the New Chitose Airport, just 30 miles outside the ...

Rugged, beautiful, untamed and steeped in a unique culture, the island of Hokkaido in north Japan has emerged as an incredible destination for lovers of travel, adventure and the great outdoors.