About this location: Furano
Furano, in central Hokkaido, is famed for its lavender fields centered on Farm Tomita. Mid-to-late July is peak bloom, when the purple carpet against blue sky makes one of Japan's most painterly scenes. Other herbs and flowers bloom from August through autumn.
Key features
- Farm Tomita — founded 1958, with 12 lavender varieties and the «Rainbow Patchwork Fields,» peaking mid-to-late July
- Rainbow Patchwork Fields — seven colors of flowers arranged in rainbow stripes, a globally rare composition
- Biei Blue Pond — dead birches and blue water, a byproduct of Hokkaido Electric's sediment dams, used as Apple's MacBook Pro wallpaper
- Shikisai-no-Oka — 150,000 m² of flower fields in Biei, with continuous summer–autumn blooms; tractor tours available
- Shin-ei Hills and Patchwork Road — iconic Biei hill landscapes, including the «Ken & Mary Tree» and «Seven Star Tree»
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