Discover Hokkaido in summer—cool breezes, vibrant flower fields, scenic drives, and unforgettable blooms from cherry blossoms ...

Enter Hokkaido, the northernmost of Japan’s main islands ... fields that grow as far as the eye can see. Farm Tomita in Furano is filled with the purple plant as well as several other colorful ...

Compared to the many ski resorts on Honshu, Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido offers much deeper snow and is ... Located further inland than the Niseko-area resorts, Furano offers a much less resort ...

Australians flock to Hokkaido for its snow ... Furano has more to offer in winter than most parts of Japan’s northernmost prefecture. “Furano is in the powder belt of Hokkaidō; it’s ...

Known as the ‘belly button of Hokkaido’ due to ... which is 10 minutes in a taxi. Furano feels like a local’s spot, with a fraction of the crowds of some of Japan’s most well-known ski ...

Both men — automotive maintenance technicians with the 9th Engineer Support Battalion on Okinawa — were on an off-duty hike of Mount Furano on Hokkaido, the northernmost of Japan’s four main ...