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Giant Japanese butterburs

ASHORO, Japan - Children stand with giant Japanese butterburs known locally as rawanbuki in Ashoro, Hokkaido, on June 24, 2012. Rawanbuki soar over 2 meters in height when fully grown.

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Giant Japanese butterburs

ASHORO, Japan - A boy holds a giant Japanese butterbur known locally as rawanbuki in Ashoro, Hokkaido, on June 24, 2012. Rawanbuki soar over 2 meters in height when fully grown.

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Tour bus overturns in Hokkaido

ASHORO, Japan - Photo shows an overturned tour bus in Ashoro, Hokkaido, on July 17, 2010. The bus, carrying 45 tourists, overturned after swerving to avoid an approaching motorbike.

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Giant Japanese butterburs to the dining table

KUSHIRO, Japan - Giant Japanese butterburs known locally as Rawanbuki are ready to be harvested for food at a farm in Ashoro, southeastern Hokkaido. The stem of Japanese butterburs, which is rich in minerals and food fibers, is soft when cooked and is popular in Japanese cuisine. Rawanbuki grows mostly in the Rawan area of Ashoro and soars over 2 meters in height when fully grown.

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Butterbur harvest begins in Hokkaido

KUSHIRO, Japan - Farmer Kiichi Abe harvests butterburs in the town of Ashoro in eastern Hokkaido on June 30.

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Singer Matsuyama named 'beef ambassador'

SAPPORO, Japan - Singer Chiharu Matsuyama (R) is presented with a box of beef by Hokkaido Gov. Tatsuya Hori on Oct. 31 after being appointed as Hokkaido's ''beef ambassador'' to promote beef and other farm produce in the wake of the mad cow disease scare. Matsuyama is a native of Ashoro in eastern Hokkaido.

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Sightseeing bus badly damaged in collision with military truck

ASHORO, Japan - A sightseeing bus ends up off the road after colliding head on with a Ground Self-Defense Force truck (L) in the town of Ashoro, central Hokkaido, on Aug. 26.

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Butterbur harvest begins in Hokkaido

KUSHIRO, Japan - Farmer Kiichi Abe harvests butterburs in the town of Ashoro in eastern Hokkaido on June 30. (Kyodo)

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Singer Matsuyama named 'beef ambassador'

SAPPORO, Japan - Singer Chiharu Matsuyama (R) is presented with a box of beef by Hokkaido Gov. Tatsuya Hori on Oct. 31 after being appointed as Hokkaido's ''beef ambassador'' to promote beef and other farm produce in the wake of the mad cow disease scare. Matsuyama is a native of Ashoro in eastern Hokkaido.

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Harvest season for largest Japanese butterburs in Hokkaido

A child cuts the stalk of "rawanbuki," the largest Japanese butterbur, in the town of Ashoro, in Hokkaido on June 26, 2016, during harvesting. Rawanbuki grows 2 to 3 meters in height with stalks of around 10 centimeters in diameter. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Harvest season for largest Japanese butterburs in Hokkaido

Children stand with "rawanbuki," the largest Japanese butterbur, in the town of Ashoro, in Hokkaido on June 26, 2016, during harvesting. Rawanbuki grows 2 to 3 meters in height with stalks of around 10 centimeters in diameter. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Harvest season for largest Japanese butterburs in Hokkaido

Children hold stalks of "rawanbuki," the largest Japanese butterbur, in the town of Ashoro, in Hokkaido on June 26, 2016, during harvesting. Rawanbuki grows 2 to 3 meters in height with stalks of around 10 centimeters in diameter. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Harvest season for largest Japanese butterburs in Hokkaido

Children hold the stalks of "rawanbuki," the largest Japanese butterbur, in the town of Ashoro, central Hokkaido, on June 28, 2015, during harvesting. Rawanbuki grow 2-3 meters in height with stalks 10 centimeters in diameter. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Giant Japanese butterburs to the dining table

KUSHIRO, Japan - Giant Japanese butterburs known locally as Rawanbuki are ready to be harvested for food at a farm in Ashoro, southeastern Hokkaido. The stem of Japanese butterburs, which is rich in minerals and food fibers, is soft when cooked and is popular in Japanese cuisine. Rawanbuki grows mostly in the Rawan area of Ashoro and soars over 2 meters in height when fully grown. (Kyodo)

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Tour bus overturns in Hokkaido

ASHORO, Japan - Photo shows an overturned tour bus in Ashoro, Hokkaido, on July 17, 2010. The bus, carrying 45 tourists, overturned after swerving to avoid an approaching motorbike. (Kyodo)

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Death of world's oldest living man

File photo taken in April 2018 shows Masazo Nonaka eating a cake in Ashoro on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido when Guinness World Records recognized him as the world's oldest man at 112 years and 259 days. He passed away at 113 on Jan. 20, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Death of world's oldest living man

File photo taken in April 2018 shows Masazo Nonaka (C) posing in Ashoro on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido with a certificate from Guinness World Records recognizing him as the world's oldest man at 112 years and 259 days. He passed away at 113 on Jan. 20, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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World's oldest man in Japan

Masazo Nonaka, 112, smiles in Ashoro on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on April 10, 2018, after being recognized as the world's oldest man by Guinness World Records. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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World's oldest man in Japan

Masazo Nonaka, 112, poses in Ashoro on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on April 10, 2018, with a certificate from Guinness World Records recognizing him as the world's oldest man. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Children make giant butterburs their umbrellas

Children use giant butterbur plants as their umbrellas at a harvesting event in the rain in the Japanese northern town of Ashoro, Hokkaido Prefecture on June 25, 2017. Local people eat the plants, standing two meters tall, as nutritious ingredients for various dishes. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sightseeing bus badly damaged in collision with military truck

ASHORO, Japan - A sightseeing bus ends up off the road after colliding head on with a Ground Self-Defense Force truck (L) in the town of Ashoro, central Hokkaido, on Aug. 26.