Plants from the multicoloured flower fields, like lavender, are used to flavour everything from shaved ice to coffees. Are there other cultural traditions that influence food customs in Hokkaido?

A powerful low-pressure system is unleashing record-breaking snowfall along Hokkaido’s Pacific coast, with the city of Obihiro accumulating more than 1 meter of snow in just 12 hours through ...

But this sleepy city tucked away on the west coast of the island of Hokkaido has become the latest flashpoint in Japan’s ongoing battle against overtourism. Local authorities recently deployed ...

Restaurateurs and staff from around the world visit a winery in Yoichi, Hokkaido, in November. The town of Yoichi in the western part of Hokkaido is best known for its apple orchards and whisky ...

“Something about flowers makes you begin to heal." A "Wall of Hope" memorial has been set up to honor those who lost their lives in the recent Washington, D.C., plane crash. "Something about ...

Studs are the internal framing that give a wall its strength. Because they can bear a lot of weight, studs are also used for hanging heavy objects. (For lightweight stuff like photos, posters and ...

Videos posted on Citizen shows the front of the bus precariously dangling over the wall, with huge chunks of collapsed stone seen on the roadway below and firefighters gathered at the scene.

A rare flower with a pungent odour that has been likened to decaying flesh, rotten eggs and sewage has bloomed in Australia - the third such flowering in recent months. The corpse flower ...