TOKYO – Kyoto, temples, neon lights, crowds. For many, Japan is nothing more than that. But in the north, Hokkaido provides ...

The small town of Biei in Hokkaido made headlines in January last year when it cut down a row of photogenic white birch trees amid calls to mitigate overtourism. But busloads of sightseers have ...

Please always refer to the latest government advice before booking travel and departing on any trip. Get a glimpse of the country's wild side on this action-packed route. Rugged, beautiful, untamed ...

SAPPORO -- The deadly earthquake that struck Hokkaido on Sept. 6 caused some 500,000 people to cancel hotel bookings and inflicted losses on the prefecture's tourism industry totaling 10 billion yen ...

A regional airline in Japan is launching a new Pokémon-themed passenger plane focusing on Vulpix and its ice-type form, Alolan Vulpix. Flying fox: Budget carrier Air Do, which flies passengers between ...

Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost prefecture, is popular with foreign tourists for its lavender fields and fantastic food. But tourist numbers have been down severely since a major Sept. 6 earthquake and ...

Solo Hong Kong travellers should try to use more rail services and help Hokkaido reduce greenhouse gas emissions, a Japanese official said. The call came amid an emerging trend of more individuals ...

A Japanese tourism board has called on foreign tourists to refrain from public "belching or flatulence" in an etiquette guide which was hastily rewritten, reportedly after complaints from a Chinese ...

Local businesses are despondent over a Tokyo investment fund’s recent decision to suspend a plan to build a large-scale resort in Tomakomai, Hokkaido — a plan that would lure tourists and create jobs ...

Welcome to Japan. Please do not burp, fart, or soil public toilets. These are just three unwanted habits a Japanese tourism board has highlighted in a brochure in a bid to stop holidaymakers behaving ...