Hokkaido’s economy depends on farming, fisheries, and forestry, but Furano is best known for its lavender fields and melons. The flatness of the terrain is, in a mountainous island, quite astonishing.

On another morning, we’re off to harvest cabbage. Part of Furano’s agricultural heritage, the leafy vegetables are buried beneath the snow to heighten their sweetness and preserve freshness. At the ...

This article presents three such flowerbeds, starting with Farm Tomita, said to be the cradle of Hokkaidō’s lavender field tourism. Cultivation of lavender in the Furano region on an industrial ...

The Tomita Farm in Naka-Furano is the most popular destination, although there are many other flower farms throughout the Furano Valley to explore. Day trips to the Biei to visit the spectacular ...

With its farms, wineries (particularly “goat winery” Domaine Raison), cheesemaking, snowmobiling, hot-air ballooning and glorious mountains, Furano has more to offer in winter than most parts ...

The uni spaghetti is creamy, al dente, perfect. We are in Biei, near Furano, a part of Japan that is home to eight Michelin-starred restaurants, a phenomenal count in such a rustic district.

Furano, a region in Hokkaido, is beautiful all year round ... making them perfect items to buy back as souvenirs for loved ones! Marilyn: "Most people immediately link Farm Tomita with its beautiful ...

One of the most famous sights for embracing incredible pastures of flower varieties, entirely unseen in any other part of Japan, is Farm Tomita in Nakafurano, Hokkaido. It is located less than three ...