But this sleepy city tucked away on the west coast of the island of Hokkaido has become the latest flashpoint in Japan’s ongoing battle against overtourism. Local authorities recently deployed ...

A powerful low-pressure system is unleashing record-breaking snowfall along Hokkaido’s Pacific coast, with the city of Obihiro accumulating more than 1 meter of snow in just 12 hours through ...

Without the images it might be hard to wrap your mind around the amount of snow blanketing the island of Hokkaido in northern Japan. In just 12 hours, the city of Obihiro got 47 inches (about 4 ...

Springtime is one of my favorite times of year. After a season blanketed in snow or draped in cold, the earth begins to ...

The fields first opened in February 2024 and have ... Grace Nickson and daughter Aria Nickson at Lilyvale Flower Farm picking sunflowers, Saturday, February 1, 2025. Picture: Kevin Farmer Grace ...

Prolonged days of cloud cover and foggy mornings and evenings have resulted in stunted growth and discolouration of the flowers. The city gets most of its roses from West and East Midnapore ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. People remove snow from a street in Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025. (Kyodo News via AP) A ...

After the cold winter comes the revitalizing spring, brimming with new life and vitality! The gradually warming weather and ...