CHIPPUBETSU, Hokkaido—As sightseers from Thailand ... only an hour away from both Sapporo and Asahikawa, it has few tourist attractions of its own and was slow to catch the nationwide wave ...

With their close ties to the region, tourist trains also help revitalize the areas in which they run. In 2020, Tokyu Corporation's "THE ROYAL EXPRESS" started operating on JR Hokkaido. See why and ...

Hokkaido, saw about 3.96 million visitors, matching the numbers from the first half of fiscal 2019 before the COVID-19 ...

SAPPORO--Hokkaido Railway Co. (JR Hokkaido) announced that its Norokko sightseeing trains will make their final runs by the end of March 2026 due to difficulties in maintaining them. JR Hokkaido ...