Hokkaido Lavender farm & Furano Flower Tour from Sapporo

Hokkaido Lavender farm & Furano Flower Tour from Sapporo - Rolling through Biei’s Patchwork Road

The best reason to take this day trip is simple: it gets you from Sapporo to Biei and Furano’s open countryside without the cost or trouble of renting a car. You move from the turquoise Blue Pond to rolling farm fields, then walk among flowers at Shikisai-no-Oka and a seasonal final stop. I especially like … Read more

Sapporo: Furano Lavender & Biei Blue Pond Tour with Lunch

Sapporo: Furano Lavender & Biei Blue Pond Tour with Lunch - Biei Blue Pond: 30 minutes of strange blue water

Biei’s Blue Pond is the star of this Hokkaido day out: still water, pale blue and green tones, and bare birch trunks that look almost painted. Add Shirahige Falls, Furano’s huge flower fields, and a buffet lunch with optional Yubari melon, and you get a lot in one long day. I like the small maximum … Read more

[Biei/Furano] One-day sightseeing by private car!

[Biei/Furano] One-day sightseeing by private car! - Farm Tomita: lavender country near Furano

The best part of this 10-hour private trip is simple: you can cover the wide-open countryside of Furano and Biei without driving yourself. From Sapporo, the route reaches flower farms, rolling farm country, Blue Pond, and Shirahige Falls in one long but carefully timed day. I like the door-to-door pickup and the private vehicle. You … Read more

Sapporo: Furano Flower Sea & Biei Blue Pond Tour w/ Pickup

Sapporo: Furano Flower Sea & Biei Blue Pond Tour w/ Pickup - Blue Pond at 10:30 AM

Biei’s Blue Pond is the star here, and it earns the fuss. Mineral-rich water shifts from blue-green to cobalt in the sun, while pale tree trunks rise from the pond like the remains of a drowned forest. Add Furano’s flower fields, a buffet lunch, and a long but well-filled day, and this is an easy … Read more

【Private Car】Asahiyama Zoo, Blue Pond, Shirahige Falls, Ningle Terrace (from Sapporo)

【Private Car】Asahiyama Zoo, Blue Pond, Shirahige Falls, Ningle Terrace (from Sapporo) - Asahiyama Zoo: the day’s main attraction

Asahiyama Zoo is the anchor of this long day, but the real pleasure is the changing scenery between Sapporo, Asahikawa, Biei, and Furano. You get animals, a blue-tinted pond, a rushing waterfall, and a small craft village without changing trains or deciphering rural bus schedules. I like the private car and the freedom it gives … Read more