A staggering 80 percent of racehorses are produced in the Hidaka region of Hokkaido. Urakawa is particularly famous as a leading production area in Hidaka. A national breeding farm was installed ...
Hokkaido Prefecture in northern Japan boasts a kingdom for the "sport of kings." The Hidaka region has hundreds of ranches, and they produce about 80 percent of the nation's racehorses.