Furano Rokugo | Travel

Grass Forest in Furano

グラス･フォレストin富良野

4min walk from Rokugo bus stop

Rokugo-based large glass studio can be found beside the Recycled House near the main crossroads, with a wide range of top-quality hand-blown glass crafts in six showrooms. The most famous products are the heat-resistant shibare glasses that sells in the showroom 1. You can take a lesson in glass blowing or make glass accessories.

Recycled Houses

拾ってきた家 – やがて町

5min walk from Rokugo bus stop

About 300m east of Rokugo bus stop, these unique houses were setting for the Kita-no-Kuni-kara and the 2002 TV drama. The houses were built with scarp woods, scrapped bus and gondolas.

Forest Museum

森林資料館

5min walk from Rokugo bus stop

Housed in an old work place of the University of Tokyo Hokkaido Forest built in 1927, this museum has a number of sample woods and rare mushrooms from its own forest. Behind the museum, there is a short trail through the forest of Hakucho-yama. Note: guide tours cannot be visited here. Open on weekdays Apr-Nov.

Rokugo Forest

麓郷の森

4min walk from Rokugo bus stop

This lovely forest holds the manmade wooden houses, setting for the Kita-no-Kuni-kara and the 1982 original TV drama. Closed late Nov-mid Apr.

Goro’s Stone House

五郎の石の家

4km east of Rokugo bus stop

Goro’s ishi-no-ie (stone house) is the iconic symbol of the Kita-no-Kuni-kara and the 1989 TV drama. The house was built by stacking stones excavated from local fields. Closed late Nov-mid Apr.

Furano Jam Garden

ふらのジャム園

4km east of Rokugo bus stop

On the eastern edge of Rokugo surrounded by the forest, this hidden place is making a great number of organic handmade jam using local berries and vegetables. You can try tasteful soft-serve ice cream topped with jam.

Anpanman Shop

アンパンマンショップ

4km east of Rokugo bus stop

Operated by Furano Jam Garden, this cheerful place on the eastern edge of Rokugo is full of popular anime series Anpanman goods, from picture books to toys. There is also a gallery of Anpanman on the 2nd floor.

Rokugo Viewpoint

麓郷展望台

4km east of Rokugo bus stop

Within Furano Jam Garden on a hilltop, you can overlooking the rural landscape of Rokugo from this viewpoint.

Torinuma Park

鳥沼公園

1min walk from Torinuma 3 bus stop / 8min walk from Torinuma 2 bus stop

About 4.5km east of the city center, Furano’s most beautiful forest park features a picturesque pond of spring water. You can hire a rowboat on weekend (late Apr-early Oct). Torinuma 2 (鳥沼2号) bus stop, on the Furano Bus route for Rokugo, is about 600m south of the park.

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Tabi-no-yado Furalin 

旅の宿ふらりん

1.6km east of Rokugo bus stop

Rokugo’s only guesthouse is this idyllic family-run place with budget Japanese- and Western-style rooms. There are shared baths and laundries. Meals are using homegrown vegetables. It is 1.6km east of Rokugo bus stop (pick-up is possible, if you request the day before). The Kita-no-Kunikara fans are worth to stay here.

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