but Furano is best known for its lavender fields and melons. The flatness of the terrain is, in a mountainous island, quite astonishing. The hills can be seen all round in the far distance, but what ...

Furano, a region in Hokkaido ... Marilyn: "Most people immediately link Farm Tomita with its beautiful lavender and assorted flower fields, but there are actually plenty of other attractive facilities ...

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 ...

Part of Furano’s agricultural heritage, the leafy vegetables are buried beneath the snow to heighten their sweetness and preserve freshness. At the 100-year-old Endo farm, we’re given shovels to dig ...

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 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 ...

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.