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Just 10km north of Furano, the small rural town of Nakafurano (中富良野) is a paradise for flower lovers and one of Hokkaido’s top summer travel destinations. In July the scenic hillside gardens are covered with lavender.
TRANSPORT
TRAIN: Nakafurano Station (unstaffed) is 70 minutes south of Asahikawa via Biei (30min), and 10 minutes north of Furano on the JR Furano Line. During the high-seasons, the Furano-Biei Norokko Train (富良野・美瑛ノロッコ号) stops at the Lavender Farm Station (ラベンダー畑駅), one stop north of Nakafurano, near Farm Tomita.
BUS: Nakafurano (中富良野) bus stop is about 100m from the train station on Route 237 near the main intersection. Furano Bus Lavender-go (ラベンダー号) coaches run several times daily from JR Asahikawa Station (1.5hr) via Asahikawa Airport (48min) and the Laterre & Bestom (ラテール・ベストム前), as well as the New Furano Prince Hotel (32min) via JR Furano Station (12min).
Itinerary
▼ 10min walk
▼ 5min walk
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▼ 7min walk
GARDEN
Nakafurano Town’s Lavender Garden
中富良野町営ラベンダー園
▶︎ 10min walk from JR Nakafurano Station
The town-managed hillside lavender garden is halfway between JR Nakafurano Station and Farm Tomita.
VIEWPOINT
Hokusei-yama Viewpoint
北星山展望台
▶︎ 15min walk from JR Nakafurano Station
For a scenic overviews of town and mountains, take a chairlift (mid Jun-late Aug) or hike to the top of Hokusei-yama from the lavender garden.
GARDEN
Farm Tomita
ファーム富田
▶︎ 7min walk from JR Lavender Farm Station (seasonal) / 5min walk from Nakafurano Town’s Lavender Garden
Hokkaido’s most famous flower garden, Farm Tomita is the birthplace of lavender tourism in Furano Region. They started the cultivation of lavender in 1958 on the hillside fields overlooking the Tokachi-dake Mountains, today this farm has a variety of flower gardens not only lavender but also seasonal flowers.
Photo: Jalan.net
ONSEN (SPONSORED)
Spa ＆ Hotel Resort Furano Raterre
ふらのラテール
▶︎ 8min walk from JR Nishinaka Station
After a day of sightseeing, take a soak at this onsen resort near JR Nishinaka Station. There are Japanese- and Western-style baths (men and women’s bath interchange every day), with a variety of tubs. It is one of the best places to explore the region’s lavender gardens.
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