The "Takikawa Canola Flower Festival," where people can enjoy one of the best canola blossom fields in Japan, started in the city of Takikawa, Hokkaido, on May 17.

The ranunculus flower is characterized by its brightly colored petals that bloom in layers. In Japan, it is often given at graduation time. Farmers in the northern prefecture of Hokkaido take ...

Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost main island, ... A view of Mt. Yotei from Mishima’s Shibazakura Garden in Hokkaido. Photo: Getty Images. Save. Save ... Flowers or Snowmobiling at Shikisai-no-oka.

Record snow has buried parts of the island of Hokkaido, Japan, this week. Obihiro received 47 inches (120 cm), setting a new record for 12-hour snowfall Monday night. In the same time period ...

Milk from a Japanese Island As Japan’s northernmost island, Hokkaido has some of the country's most breathtaking landscapes and abundant natural beauty. IPL 2025 Mega Auction IPL Auction 2025 ...

Though Japan is more closely associated with other flowers such as the camellia, the chrysanthemum and the cherry blossom, Wybe Kuitert, the landscape architect and author of “Japanese Gardens ...

ASHIKAGA, Tochigi Prefecture--The Ashikaga Flower Park here ranks as the top illumination park in Japan for good reason: The 100,000-square-meter area undergoes a fairytale transformation every ...

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 ...

One of the most famous sights for embracing incredible pastures of flower varieties, entirely unseen in any other part of Japan, is Farm Tomita in Nakafurano, Hokkaido.It is located less than three ...

Here are the venues I visited during my city tour in late spring.Cherry blossoms at Hokkaido Jingu Shrine. Patcharawalai SanyanusinCherry blossoms at Hokkaido Jingu Shrine. Patcharawalai ...