BIEI, Hokkaido—Over the course of a year, a stampede of tourists 200 times larger than the local population barrels through this northern town of less than 10,000 for its, now ironically ...

Hiroki Inoue: I took this photo at Biei, Hokkaido, Japan. Biei is known as the “hills town.” A large number of fox inhabit the hills. ...

Japanese rescue forces have saved two exhausted Vietnamese climbers in Mount Biei, located in Japan’s northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido. Japanese police and firefighters said that they ...

Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost main island, has some of the best food and scenery in the country. Skip to main content. Search ... Located in Biei, it’s shockingly blue, ...

BIEI, Hokkaido--This farming town of around 9,300 people has learned it needs financial help to accommodate the 2 million tourists who flood the area annually.

Summer in Hokkaido. Summer is one of the most pleasant times to visit Hokkaido, and it’s very popular for people who live on the mainland in Japan to come north for monsoon-free, cooler vacations.

The waters of Blue Pond in Hokkaido Prefecture's Biei Town appear blue due to their volcanic components. For the past 10 years, the town has been lighting up the popular site in winter when it has ...

Philosopher's Tree, Study 2, Biei, Hokkaido, Japan, 2009; 20 x 20 cm. (7.9 x 7.9 in.) close. Contact the gallery for more images View to Scale. Medium Photographs, Sepia toned gelatin silver print ...

The central Hokkaido city of Asahikawa made headlines this year when one of its suburbs was named as the best place to live in Japan — a ranking earned in part due to the community's many ...