Tim Anderson’s new book, Hokkaido, is inspired by Japan’s northernmost prefecture, where Western influences and Indigenous ...

The Horomi Pass tourist farm in Sapporo City, Hokkaido, boasts a stunning display of 8,000 lavender plants every summer. The farm began with just 120 lavender plants in 1987, but has grown to ...

The flowers that fill the 6,000-square-meter field were planted in 1991, after a local farmer visited Hokkaido's Furano and was fascinated by its vast lavender fields. Fukui's field contains 4,000 ...

SAPPORO--A sightseeing train painted lavender will begin its purple reign on routes across the northernmost main island of Hokkaido in May, its operator said. Hokkaido Railway Co. (JR Hokkaido ...