Visitors to a theme park in Matsumae town, Hokkaido Prefecture, can get a feel for how samurai lived during the Edo Period (1603-1867). In summer, they can also enjoy a castle waterway filled with ...

Skywatchers in Hokkaido enjoyed the rare treat of seeing ... In low-latitude regions such as Japan, the lower part of the aurora, which is green, is often hidden below the horizon, leaving ...

Rugged, beautiful, untamed and steeped in a unique culture, the island of Hokkaido in north Japan has emerged as ... stunning kaleidoscopic fields of colourful flowers. New Chitose Airport makes ...

This time we ride through the colorful autumn scenery of Hokkaido Prefecture. Our journey begins in Asahikawa and takes us through the Tokachi Plain, before we arrive at the Shiretoko Peninsula on ...

In May 2024, the skies above Japan’s Honshu and Hokkaido islands were set alight ... emit the bright, colorful glows we associate with auroras. However, the blue auroras observed during this ...