Hokkaido

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  Colorful Cosmos Blooming in Hokkaido Lakeside Park

  Red, white and pink cosmos flowers carpet an about 1.3-hectare-wide field at Omagari Lakeside Park i...

  September 16, 2023

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  Cattle-attacking Bear Culled in Hokkaido

  SAPPORO — A brown bear believed to have attacked 66 cattle in eastern Hokkaido has been culled, Hokk...

  August 22, 2023

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  Summer Festival Parade Enlivens Otaru in Hokkaido

  OTARU, Hokkaido — The main dance event of the Otaru Ushio Festival, a summer staple in the Hokkaido ...

  August 16, 2023

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  Thousands of Lavender Plants Bloom on Sapporo Mountain

  At a farm catering to tourists in Sapporo’s Horomitoge pass, lavender blooms cover the slopes in a v...

  July 20, 2023

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  Japan In Focus

  Hokkaido Wetlands Tour Offers Views of Diverse Plant Life

  NEMURO, Hokkaido — The charms of wetlands in the Nemuro Peninsula of Hokkaido were on display to vis...

  July 12, 2023

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  Hokkaido Trout Jump Against Waterfall

  Sakuramasu trout swim against the Sakura Waterfall in Kiyosato, eastern Hokkaido, as their spawning ...

  June 23, 2023

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  Japan In Focus

  Spring Arrives in Shiretoko, Hokkaido with the Melting of Snow

  SHIRETOKO PENINSULA, Hokkaido — Shiretoko Peninsula in eastern Hokkaido has welcomed spring and visi...

  June 11, 2023

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  Yosakoi Dance Festival Kicks Off in Sapporo

  SAPPORO — Wearing colorful costumes but no masks, dancers raised the heat at Odori Park in Chuo Ward...

  June 8, 2023

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  Lily of the Valley at Peak in Hokkaido

  A field of lily of the valley in Biratori, Hokkaido, one of the largest of its kind in Japan, is in ...

  June 1, 2023

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  Japan In Focus

  Queen Elizabeth Cruise Liner Visits Hokkaido for 1st Time

  OTARU, Hokkaido — The MS Queen Elizabeth, a luxury cruise liner with a capacity of 2,081 passengers,...

  May 30, 2023

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  General News

  Hokkaido Man Reported Missing; Possible Bear Attack

  ASAHIKAWA, Hokkaido — A 54-year-old fisherman was reported missing on Sunday. A person related to a ...

  May 16, 2023

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  Japan In Focus

  Sapporo Library Donates Cloth Picture Books to Children from Ukraine

  A Sapporo-based foundation that produces easy-to-read books for children with disabilities or those ...

  May 15, 2023

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  Squirrels, Spring Flowers Offer Fairy Tale Feel in Hokkaido

  A squirrel and spring flowers present a fairy tale-like scene in Urausu, Hokkaido. Katakuri, or Japa...

  April 28, 2023

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  Brown Bears Active, Roaming Hokkaido’s Shiretoko Peninsula

  Brown bears are coming out of hibernation and have begun searching for food on the Shiretoko Peninsu...

  April 26, 2023

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  Hakodate Park Sees Cherry Blossoms Reach Early Full Bloom

  Cherry blossoms in full bloom are enjoyed by visitors at Goryokaku Park in Hakodate, Hokkaido, on Mo...

  April 24, 2023

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