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

Biei is a town located at the center of Japan's northern island of Hokkaido. With its idyllic landscape of rolling hills, it's a popular tourist destination, especially for travelers from South ...

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 ...

Hiroyuki Kakuwa, mayor of the tourist-popular town of Biei in Hokkaido. The Hokkaido government is pushing ahead with an ordinance to impose a lodging tax on tourists despite strong local opposition ...

Biei, Japan - 13, 2024 The "blue pond" in Biei in Hokkaido, northern Japan, is lit up on Nov. 13, 2024.

The Hokkaido government is pushing ahead with an ordinance to impose a lodging tax on tourists despite strong local ...