There is something Bovinian in the air. I am in Hokkaido and I can see farms all around, but no animals. As a matter of fact, you'd think all these farmers were farming snow, because that is all you can see — deep, deep snow behind the fences.
Hokkaido has been known as Milkland Hokkaido for over 25 years. It is the dairy land of Japan, where Japan produces most of its milk and cheese products. This is because Hokkaido is big, and so are cows. Cows need space to graze and live.
As a result, most cows that migrated to Japan settled in Hokkaido and now their pastoral homes are used as backdrops for milk cartons and commercials. Driving around Hokkaido, I came upon many cheese factories and ice cream shops.