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.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...