It reports that a total of 9,500 hectares of forest are owned by foreigners, such as parts of Hokkaido. Forestry is a lower-maintenance option for people who are not looking to work the land.

A ride through Hokkaido Prefecture in early summer. We meet an artisan teaching handicrafts of the indigenous Ainu to the next generation, and a legendary trainer of an unusual horse race.

The Horomi Pass tourist farm in Sapporo City, Hokkaido, boasts a stunning display of 8,000 lavender plants every summer. The farm began with just 120 lavender plants in 1987, but has grown to ...

Hokkaido is a mountainous land of sparse towns separated by miles of picturesque wilderness. Snowy peaks dot the horizon, and ...