Furano, one of Hokkaido's most popular tourist destinations, offers many attractive spots and gourmet foods, such as lavender fields in summer, ski sightseeing in winter, melons, and local delicacies. In this issue, we will introduce 15 spots for walking around Furano that can be visited even without a car.

Crowded with many tourists in search of delicious food from Furano

Furano Marche is a food-themed facility created by citizens who love Furano. Freshly made sweets and bread made from Furano's abundant ingredients, as well as a wide variety of agricultural products and local specialties, are on display. A children's space is also available for families to enjoy.

Frano Marche

■Opening Hours:
<Fiscal Year 2024> June 15 (Sat) - September 1 (Sun) 10:00 - 19:00
*Periods other than the above: 10:00 - 18:00
Closed: Monday, November 11 - Friday, November 15, December 31, and January 1
Location: 13-1 Saiwaicho, Furano-shi
・7 minutes walk from JR Furano Station
For more information about Furano Marche and map information, click here.

Popular menu "Curry with homemade sausage" goes great with beer!

This popular curry specialty restaurant is characterized by its wild exterior and name. The rich curry with a variety of toppings, including the local gourmet "Furano Omu Curry" (Furano Omu Curry), is made with a focus on local production for local consumption, and has a rich flavor that lets you feel the vast land and nature of Furano. A unique service is offered where customers can have another helping of curry roux by reciting the famous line from the TV drama "Kita no Kuni Kara" when calling for the fox, "Rururururu.

It is the only way to enjoy the taste of curry

Business hours: 11:00 - 21:00 (LO 20:30)
Closed: Monday
Location: 11-8 Hinode-cho, Furano-shi
Three-minute walk from JR Furano Station.
Click here for more details and map information of "Yudokon".

Crispy Baumkuchen" is popular for its crunchy outside and chewy inside texture.

This baumkuchen specialty store with its main store in Furano is known for its delicious baumkuchen made with the finest ingredients. The handmade baumkuchen is made with Furano milk, Hokkaido Yotsuba butter, and other ingredients that give it an unparalleled melt-in-your-mouth quality. The Furano Melon Baumkuchen and Furano Pumpkin Baumkuchen, available only at the main store, are sure to make great souvenirs.

Haus von Frau Kurosawa Furano Honten

Business hours: 10:00-18:00
Closed: Wednesday
Location: 8-1 Suehiro-cho, Furano-shi
Eight-minute walk from JR Furano Station.
Click here for details and map information of "Haus von Frau Kurosawa Furano Honten".

Miso-flavored hot pot that represents Furano's pioneering spirit.

A long-established and famous restaurant in Furano, Kumagera offers a wide variety of creative dishes using Furano's agricultural products and natural wild vegetables, as well as Hokkaido's marine products. The restaurant is also known as a location for the TV drama "Kita no Kuni Kara," and was loved by the actors and film crew. The interior of the restaurant is a tasteful space filled with Furano that gives you a sense of the world of the drama. Even if you are not a fan of the drama, this is a spot you should visit.

Kumagera

Business hours: 11:30-22:00 (LO.21:00)
Closed: Wednesday
Location: 3-22 Hinode-cho, Furano-shi
・Two minutes walk from JR Furano Station
For details and map information of Kumagera, click here.

Furano Omu Curry" is a local gourmet dish made with Furano ingredients.

Furano Omu Curry," a local gourmet dish made with concentrated Furano ingredients, is popular at this restaurant. As the name of the restaurant suggests, you can enjoy handmade sausages, bacon, and other smoked products made from Kamifurano pork. The carefully handmade smoked products are also sold as takeaway items, making them perfect for souvenirs.

Kunen Kobo Yamadori

Business hours: 11:00-15:00, 17:00-21:00
Closed: Thursday
Location: 4-14 Asahi-cho, Furano-shi
5 min. walk from JR Furano Station.
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Various goods are lined up in the store.

Located right in front of JR Furano Station, this souvenir shop offers a wide variety of products, including Furano's local specialties and lavender goods, as well as railroad goods, sweets, and original goods from the store. Bicycles can be rented for those who want to visit spots a little further away while enjoying the scenery of Furano.

Lavender Shop Moriya

■Opening hours:
(May-September) 9:00-18:00
(October-April) 9:00-17:00
■Closed:
(May-September) Open every day
(October-April)Thursdays
Location: 2-1 Hinode-cho, Furano-shi
One-minute walk from JR Furano Station
Click here for details and map information of Lavender Shop Moriya.

Popular handmade bread sold only on Saturdays, Sundays, and Mondays.

This gallery café is housed in an 80-year-old renovated private house, and visitors can also enjoy hands-on pottery making at the studio. The interior of the café is decorated with antique furniture and accessories, creating a nostalgic atmosphere. Handmade bread made with Furano wheat and yeast, and a lunch menu using fresh home-grown vegetables are popular, and coffee and food are served on the lovely ceramics made in the workshop. With an emphasis on handmade products, you can spend a unique and luxurious time here.

Cafe Nora

Business hours: 9:00-18:00 (varies according to the season)
Closed: Wednesdays and Thursdays (closed during winter from December to February)
■Location: Shimogoku, Furano-shi
・17 min. walk from JR Furano Station
Click here for details and map information of "Cafe Nora

Popular limited edition "Furano Ankoro

Campana Rokkatei is a facility of Rokkatei, Hokkaido's representative confectionery shop, famous for its Marusei Butter Sandwich and other products. The store, with an adjoining gallery, is surrounded by vineyards, and the glass-walled storefront offers an excellent location from which to enjoy shopping and tea with a panoramic view of Tokachi-dake Mountain. In addition to purchasing limited-edition products and tasting limited-edition menu items in the coffee shop space, the Furano branch of the famous Jingisukan restaurant "Shirakaba" is also located on the premises. Although it is a little far from the center of Furano City, it is one of the best spots to visit.

Campana Rokkatei

Business hours: 10:00-17:00
Closed: Closed during winter
Location: 1161 Shimizuyama, Furano-shi
・35 min. walk from JR Furano Station.
15-minute walk from Gakuda Station on the JR Furano Line.
Click here for details and map information of Campana Rokkatei

Popular "Dutch Baby" pancakes baked in the oven

The café is located on a hilltop overlooking Mt. Tokachi, with large windows and the warmth of the wood creating a relaxing atmosphere inside. In addition to the regular menu that incorporates many local ingredients, pasta and pancakes cooked in a paella pan are popular. Homemade jams made from local produce are sold in the store as well as at "Frano Marche" and other stores in the city.

halu CAFE

Business hours: 11:00-17:00 (varies depending on the season)
Closed: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday (varies depending on the season)
Location: Nishigakuda 2-ward, Furano-shi
40-minute walk from JR Furano Station
・JR Furano line: Get off at Gakuda station and walk 10 minutes.
Click here for details and map information of "halu CAFE

From the train window, you can enjoy the vast landscapes of rice fields and lavender fields.

Lavender Field Station is a temporary station opened during the summer lavender tourism season, where the Furano-Biei Norokko-go special train stops. If you take the train from Furano Station, you will arrive at Lavender Station in about 25 minutes. It is also the closest station to Farm Tomita, famous for its lavenders, so why not visit there and enjoy the scenery?

Lavender Field Station

Furano-Biei Noroko-go Date of operation:
Every day from June 8 (Sat.), 9 (Sun.), and June 15 (Sat.) to August 12 (Mon., holiday), 2024
Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays from August 17 (Sat) to September 23 (Mon)
Lavender Field Station Address: 15 Motosen Kita, Nakafurano Town
For details and map information of Lavender Field Station, click here.

Depending on the timing, you can even see a sea of clouds!

The Furano Ropeway is located in the Kitanomine area in the suburbs of Furano City, where ski resorts and lodging facilities are concentrated. The Kitanomine area is conveniently accessible by the "Lavender-go" bus operated by Furano Bus, which departs from in front of JR Furano Station and arrives at the Shin-Furano Prince Hotel stop in about 20 minutes. From the ropeway, you can see the Tokachi Mountain Range and the Furano Basin from the top station, which is 900 meters above sea level, and enjoy a magnificent and exhilarating view. The ropeway is especially recommended during the fall foliage season.

Furano Ropeway

■Opening period:
7/13 (Sat) - 8/31 (Sat) 8:00 - 16:00
Oct. 1 (Tue) - Oct. 14 (Mon., holiday) 7:00 - 15:00
Location: Naka-goryo, Furano-shi
Furano Bus: Take the Lavender bus and get off at Shin Furano Prince Hotel, then walk about 5 minutes.
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Ningle means "wise man of the forest," a dwarf who lives in the forest.

Located on the grounds of the New Furano Prince Hotel, "Ningle Terrace" is a forest of craft stores produced by Satoshi Kuramoto. Dotted with cute log houses, the forest looks as if you have wandered into a fairy tale world. The craft store displays and sells wood carvings, candles, paper crafts, and other unique handicrafts that can only be found here. At night, the forest is illuminated, creating a romantic atmosphere.

Ningle Terrace

Hours: 11:00-19:45 (10:00-20:45 during July and August)
*Opening hours vary depending on the store.
Closed：depends on the store
Location：Nakamiyori, Furano-shi (inside Shin Furano Prince Hotel)
・Furano Bus: Lavender bus, get off at "Shin Furano Prince Hotel" and walk about 1 minute.
Click here for details and map information of Ningle Terrace

At the back of the garden stands the "Green House" that appeared in the drama

The "Wind Garden" located on the grounds of the New Furano Prince Hotel was the setting for the drama of the same name. The 2,000 m2 British Garden boasts more than 450 varieties of flowers in bloom from season to season. The "Green House," which also appeared in the drama, can be visited indoors. The garden, with its flowers swaying in the wind and changing its expression with each season, is sure to soothe both body and soul.

Wind Garden

■Opening period:
April 27 (Sat) - June 30 (Sun) 8:00 - 17:00 (last admission at 16:30)
July 1 (Mon) - August 31 (Sat) 6:30 - 17:00 (last admission at 16:30)
September 1 (Sun.) - September 23 (Mon.) 8:00 - 17:00 (last admission at 16:30)
September 24 (Tue) - October 14 (Mon., holiday) 8:00 - 16:00 (last admission at 15:30)
Closed: Open daily during the period
Location: Naka-goryo, Furano-shi (inside the New Furano Prince Hotel)
・Furano Bus: Lavender bus, get off at "Shin Furano Prince Hotel" and walk about 3 minutes.
For details and map information of Kaze no Garden, click here.

You can even grind coffee beans with a mill at the counter.

Like Ningle Terrace, this coffee shop is located on the grounds of the New Furano Prince Hotel, and was actually built as the main location for screenwriter Satoshi Kuramoto's drama "Gentle Time. The building is quietly nestled in the forest, and the delicious aroma of coffee wafts through the air. The coffee you drink while looking out over the forest of Furano, which changes its appearance with the seasons, will surely bring you a peaceful "gentle time".

Coffee Mori no Clock

Business hours: 12:00 - 20:00
Location: Naka-goryo, Furano-shi (inside the Shin Furano Prince Hotel)
・Furano Bus: 5 min. walk from "New Furano Prince Hotel" bus stop on the Lavender Route.
Click here for details and map information of "Coffee Mori no Toki".

The small size "Douvre Fromage Petit" is also popular!

As the birthplace of "Deubourg Fromage," a two-layer cheesecake, this famous store is a hit with many sweets fans. In addition to the original "Deubre Fromage," the "Furano Milk Pudding" baked in a cute milk bottle is also popular, and many other sweets such as cakes and baked goods are available in the store. It also has a café space (Delice Café), where you can enjoy sweets with home-roasted coffee on the open terrace.

Confectionery Workshop Flano Delice

Business hours: 10:00-17:00
Closed: Tuesdays and Wednesdays
■Location: Naka-goryo, Furano-shi
Furano Bus: Take the Lavender bus and get off at "Ski Resort Parking Lot No. 2", then walk about 5 minutes.
Click here for details and map information of "Confectionery Workshop Furano Delice

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