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Furano's 10 recommended driving spots for the year 2024! Enjoy lavender, food such as cheese and wine, and the countryside scenery of the four seasons!
Furano, one of the most popular tourist destinations in Hokkaido, is a popular sightseeing spot where you can enjoy not only flower fields and gardens represented by lavender fields, but also delicious food such as cheese, wine, and jam, as well as countryside scenery that changes with the seasons. In this issue, we will introduce 10 spots that you should definitely stop by when you drive to Furano.
Farm Tomita (Nakafurano Town), Furano's representative lavender field
Ningle Terrace (Furano City), a magical, fairy-tale village where dwarfs invite you to visit
Furano Cheese Factory (Furano City), where you can taste fresh Furano milk
Furano Jam Garden (Furano City), a jam-making experience in the great outdoors
Furano Wine House (Furano City), where you can enjoy the magnificent countryside scenery and Furano's seasonal produce.
Kaze no Gardens (Furano City), an English-style garden filled with seasonal flowers
(7 ) Furano Music Box Museum (Furano City), where you can enjoy the soothing sounds that will make you forget the passage of time
Domaine Raison (Nakafurano), a winery that harnesses the power of goats and nature
9 . Genghis Khan & Fureai Farm Hitsuji no Oka (Nakafurano Town), where you can enjoy Genghis Khan in a spectacular setting.
Lake Kanayamako Forest Park (Minami Furano Town), a picturesque lavender field and lake
Farm Tomita (Nakafurano Town), one of Furano's representative lavender fields
Furano's representative flower garden, with 80 varieties of flowers, including lavender in full bloom in early summer, decorating the hillsides. The park is divided into 12 flower gardens, where visitors can enjoy a variety of flowers from spring to autumn. Inside the facility, there is a "Hanabito no Ie" (a house for flower lovers) with original lavender goods, and a café where visitors can enjoy lavender soft serve ice cream and sweets. There is also a "Fragrance Experience Room" where visitors can compare lavender oils, allowing them to fully enjoy the charm of the flower.
Hours of operation: 9:00-17:00
*Business hours vary depending on the season, so please check the official website for details.
*Lavender East is open from 9:30 to 16:30 (from June 29 to late July)
Location: Nakafurano-machi Keisen-kita 15
For details and map information of Farm Tomita, click here.
2. "Ningle Terrace (Furano City)," a fairy tale and fantastic village where dwarfs invite you to visit.
Produced by Satoshi Kuramoto, a screenwriter known for his "Kita no Kuni Kara" series, Ningle Terrace is a craftsman's village in the Furano forest. Ninguru refers to the "forest wise men," dwarfs about 15 cm tall who live in the forests of Hokkaido and appear in Satoshi Kuramoto's stage play "Ninguru. There are more than a dozen small stores that handcraft original works of art, and visitors can purchase a variety of handmade works, including those made from Furano's trees. It is a mysterious forest that makes you feel as if you have wandered into a fairy tale world.
<div class="box_stroke" Open Date and Time
Monday, April 15 - Sunday, June 30, 11:00-19:45
July 1 (Monday) - August 31 (Saturday), 10:00 - 20:45
Sunday, September 1 - Sunday, November 3, 11:00 - 19:45
Saturday, November 30 - Monday, March 31, 12:00 - 20:45
*Opening hours are subject to change depending on weather and season.
Closed: Maintenance holidays November 4 (Mon.) - November 29 (Fri.) *Closed irregularly depending on the store.
■Fare: Free admission
Location：Nakamiyori, Furano-shi
Click here for details and map information of Ningle Terrace.
3. Furano Cheese Factory (Furano City) is the place to taste fresh Furano milk
This cheese factory is located in a rich natural setting amidst a white birch forest. In addition to cheese made from fresh Furano milk, they also make and sell iced milk made from Furano fruits and vegetables. Visitors can take a tour of the cheese production room and aging room through glass windows, and enjoy freshly baked pizza made with locally grown onions at the attached café.
Opening days and hours [every year
Cheese factory and store: April-October 9:00-17:00 / November-March 9:00-16:00
Pizza workshop: 10:30-16:00
Closed: December 31-January 3 *Other maintenance holidays may apply.
Admission: Free
■Location: Naka-Goku, Furano-shi
Click here for details and map information of Furano Cheese Factory
4. Furano Jam Garden (Furano City), a jam-making experience in the great outdoors
Furano Jam Garden is located in the village of Furano surrounded by nature, about 20 km from downtown Furano. Using high quality crops grown in the great outdoors, they sell jams made with great care, using less sugar and condensing the flavors of the ingredients as they are. Visitors can try their hand at jam making, and can take home their own original labels.
Hours of operation
Auntie Jam's Jam Workshop (attached to Anpanman Shop Furano): 9:00-17:30
Coffee shop Rita in the Jam Kobo: 10:00 - 16:00
Admission: Free
Location: 3 Higashi-Fukugo, Furano-shi
Click here for details and map information of Furano Jam Garden.
5. Furano Wine House (Furano City): Enjoy the magnificent countryside and Furano's seasonal produce
Furano Wine House is located on top of a gently sloping hill overlooking Furano city, and offers a magnificent panoramic view of the endless rice paddies and the Tokachi Mountain Range, as well as gourmet food made from Furano products. You can enjoy dishes that make full use of Furano's proud ingredients, such as the popular Furano-style cheese fondue, Furano cheese, and Furano wine.
Business hours: 11:00 - 21:00 (last order 20:30)
Closed: Year-end and New Year holidays
Location: Shimizuyama, Furano-shi
Click here for details and map information of Furano Wine House.
6. Kaze no Gardens (Furano City), an English-style garden filled with seasonal flowers
The 2,000 m2 British Garden was the setting for the TV drama "Kaze no Garden. The garden boasts approximately 20,000 plants and more than 400 varieties of flowers each season, mainly of the varieties of perennial grasses that are suited to the northern climate. As you walk along a path through the flower garden, you will be welcomed by the "Green House" that appeared in the TV drama, just as it did in the story.
Open Dates and Hours
April 27 (Sat) - June 30 (Sun), 8:00 - 17:00
July 1 (Mon) - August 31 (Sat) 6:30 - 17:00
September 1 (Sun.) - September 23 (Mon.) 8:00 - 17:00
September 24 (Tue) - October 14 (Mon., holiday) 8:00 - 16:00
Last admission 30 minutes before closing
Closed: Open every day during the period
Admission: Adults 1,000 yen / 7-12 years 600 yen / 4-6 years free
Location：Nakagoryo, Furano-shi, Kanagawa Prefecture New Furano Prince Hotel Picnic Garden
Click here for details and map information of Kaze no Garden.
7. Furano Music Box Store (Furano City): Healing sounds that make you forget about time
Furano Music Box Museum is a representative spot in Furano, with more than 8,500 music boxes of various sizes and types, including limited-edition music boxes, glass and ceramic music boxes, and about 1,000 other items. At the handmade experience corner, you can choose your favorite music box and glass accessories to create your one and only original music box.
Business hours: 9:15-17:45
Closed: Unscheduled holidays
Location: 3 Higashifukurogo, Furano-shi
Click here for details and map information of Furano Music Box Store.
8. Domaine Raison (Nakafurano Town), a winery that harnesses the power of goats and nature
This winery allows visitors to interact with goats. Visitors can tour the winery and purchase their wines at the store. At the "Grill & Farmhouse Restaurant Yagi Cafe," visitors can enjoy soft-serve ice cream and parfaits made with goat's milk, and hamburgers made with 100% beef from Hokkaido.
Business hours: 10:00 - 17:00 (café & restaurant: 11:00 - last order 16:30)
Closed: December 29-January 3 and other irregular holidays
■Fees
Winery tours: Free
Goat care experience: 2,200 yen
Goat pasture tour: 1,100 yen
Location: Nakafurano-machi Higashi 1-sen Kita 4
For details and map information on Domaine Raison, click here.
9. "Jingisukan & Fureai Farm Hitsuji no Oka (Nakafurano Town)" where you can enjoy the quality of the ingredients in a spectacular setting.
This is a famous Jingisukan restaurant where you can enjoy fresh Jingisukan meat on the terrace with a view of the rolling hills. The best breed of mutton is grilled over charcoal and served with two kinds of handmade sauce. The specialty of this restaurant is not seasoning the meat, but using the original sauce that is lightly seasoned with the flavor of raw meat. The restaurant is well known for its original Jingisukan taste and attracts many Jingisukan fans from all over Japan.
Open: April 27 (Sat) - October 14 (Mon), 11:00 - 15:00 (last order 14:30)
Closed: Open daily during the period
Location: Beberui, Nakafurano Town
Click here for details and map information of "Genghis Khan & Fureai Farm Sheep's Hill
10. Lake Kanayama Forest Park (Minami Furano Town): Picturesque lavender fields and lakes
The lavender fields at Lake Kanayama Forest Park are a spot where you can enjoy the lake and lavender at the same time. On windless days, the green mountains are reflected on the surface of Lake Kanayama like a mirror, and visitors can enjoy the coexistence of the lavender fields and the lake. Visitors can also freely pick hashcups in the hashcup field located in the corner of the lavender field.
Open: During the lavender blooming season (usually from late July to early August)
Closed: Open all year round during the period
Admission: Free *Other facilities are available for a fee.
Location: Aza Higashikagoshi, Minamifurano-cho, Sorachi-gun
Click here for details and map information of Lake Kanayama Forest Park.
All information is current as of April 2024.
All information is subject to change. Please check the official website for details.
