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 ...

Plants from the multicoloured flower fields, like lavender, are used to flavour everything from shaved ice to coffees. Are there other cultural traditions that influence food customs in Hokkaido?

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 ...