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 ...

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. The town is set to levy the first ...

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 ...