Hokkaido Day Guides
How to Spend a Day in Furano & Biei Flower Fields
Last updated 5/2/2026
Hokkaido's Provence: Tomita Farm lavender (Jul–Aug), Shikisai-no-Oka with 30 flower species, the Blue Pond and Patchwork Road year-round.
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A full day, hour by hour
7:30 — Train Sapporo → Furano
- JR Furano Line from Asahikawa, or express bus from Sapporo 2.5 hr, ¥2,500
- Summer brings the Furano Lavender Express
10:00 — Tomita Farm
- Free, 08:30–17:00
- 12 lavender + tropical fields
- Peak lavender Jul–early Aug — purple over a 100m stretch
- Lavender ice cream ¥350
11:30 — Furano curry lunch
- Lavender curry + Hokkaido beef ¥1,300
- Yuiga Doxon at Tomita Farm
13:00 — Shuttle Furano → Biei
- 30 min, ¥540
- Or rent a bike at Biei Station ¥1,500/day
13:30 — Patchwork Road
- 5 km cycling loop through quilted fields — different colours each season
- "Kenmeri Pine" — Biei's icon tree
- "Mild Seven Hill" and "Ken & Mary Tree"
15:00 — Shikisai-no-Oka
- 7-hectare garden + 30 flower species
- ¥500
- An alpaca farm ¥500 at the back
16:30 — Blue Pond (Aoiike)
- 20-min bus from Biei
- Otherworldly turquoise water from natural calcium
- Free, with winter light-up
- The macOS Mavericks 2014 wallpaper
18:00 — Back to Sapporo
- Bus + train — 3.5 hours total
Quick facts
- Lavender peak weeks 28–32 are essential — book 3 months ahead
- Autumn koyo + winter snow patchwork are equally beautiful
- Total cost: ¥6,000 transit + ¥2,500 food + ¥1,500 entries = ~¥10,000
Suggested combo
Furano + Biei + 1 night in Asahikawa = the most relaxed 2-day version.