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Furano Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Furano, Japan
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Cutting White Powder
... most of us had was delicious fine dining that we didn't feel ripped off about. It was beautifully accompanied by the local Furano white wine, which we had discovered at the hotel's convenience store and enjoyed during our DIY happy hour. Our second and ...
Furano - Belly Button of Hokkaido
Today we took the longest and most ambitious road trip of our journey through Japan. We went from Sapporo to Furano, in the agricultural heartland of Hokkaido. Furano is located almost in the exact centre of the prefecture and is ...
Lavender fields...
... too many places fully sold out (and the actual summer holidays haven't even started yet!). Unfortunately our second day in Furano was a rainy one. Everybody assured us that this is really uncommon, but well, it didn't stop all day. We still tried ...
Bathing and Catty Wompass !!
... in a day where this characteristic is highlighted. This past weekend I went snowboarding with some friends for a couple days at Furano ski resort. The snow never stopped coming when were there which made for some of the best "pow pow ...
Kan Kan Mura
Tonight we caught the Lavender bus to the New Furano Prince Hotel and visited Kan Kan Mura. It is a night theme park, sort of. Think of Cairns Night Markets spread out along a hillside, each stall in a separate hut and you have an idea. Aditionally the ...
Summer in Hokkaido
... for my flight at 7pm. I thought I'd rise and shine earlier than usual so I could see the sights. On my handy Furano brochure, htere was a placed called Rokugo which was highly recommended. Buses on the other hand were very inconvenient. I caught the bus ...
Town
T&T walked to town today. It was a warm day; according to the big thermometer it was a mild -13 degrees. It did get chilly when the wind blew though. We warmed ourselves in numerous supermarkets, hardware stores and coffee ...
Furano: a great place with many quirks
... at one of the hotels, with traditional music groups, taiko drummers and the favourite 'belly button' dancers. Our first friend in Furano, Noriko, brought her nice friends Hiro, Kenji and Shoko, who were kind enough to speak English with us all night and ...
The Lavender Place
This is an artistic place to be. Land are planted with flowers, vegetables, fruits and etc depending on the seasons. I didn't see Lavender during early winter but I am sure that once the season is around, the piece of land would ...
Onward
... Hokkaido we entered a snow cloud that obscured our view until we were about to land. Our accommodation overlooks the main Furano ski slopes and lifts. Coincidentally, the Furano Snow Festival was held today. Food stalls, percussion band, brass band, ...
Up the hill
The weather has changed. Temperature has gone positive. According to the big thermometer it nudged 11C. We hopped on the gondola to the top of the mountain. The view was ...
Another local lunch
The Walls had gone skiing, the sun was out, so we decided to head off in search for lunch. By the time we got our boots and jackets on, the wind had come upand the snow down. A true blizzard. Trudi was a little uncomfortable. It took a while to find a ...
Lavendel, Käse, Wein...
... 8222;Chileli von Wassen“, da er selbst Lokomotivführer sei und deshalb eine spezielle Faszination dafür empfinde. Furano ist bekannt für seine Lavendelfelder, seinen Weinanbau und seine Käseproduktion; zugegebenermassen nicht wirklich das, was ...
Biken & Bären
... Onsen. Wir zwei waren alleine mit unserem Guide Chuck unterwegs, einem Australier aus Tasmanien, der seit vielen Jahren in Japan lebt und mit einer Japanerin verheiratet ist. Wir waren sehr erstaunt zu erfahren, dass Japanisch als 2. offizielle ...
Yamadori
... as we could to the restaurant. The thin slice of wagu was expensive, but the proprietor promised that it was genuine, fresh Furano wagu. We were a little concerned that we hadn't seen any cows around, nor anywhere where they could graze, but she looked ...
Shower me with flowers
... look for cover at the Fuda farm. My dad's sneaker lost its sole and I lent him my sandal. Besides looking at the flowers, what could we do? The hills at Furano and Mei look okay, countryside, natural view, refreshing if you work and dwell in big cities. ...
In den Bergen
... Onsen im Daisetsuzan Nationalpark. Von unserer ersten Reise her waren wir zwar gewarnt, dass Destinationen, die in Japan als abgelegen-idyllisch angepriesen werden, zwar unbeschreiblich abgelegen, aber nicht zwingend sehr idyllisch sind. Dennoch wagten ...
Snowboaridng in Furano
Mountain is great for intermediate snowboarding. Wide long runs, not too steep, small bumps. However, there was no new snow, so the conditions were icy. Definately a place to go back to when there's ...
Day 5 - Furano & Sapporo - 7 Dec 2009
... thoroughly! Also bought my wooden bear (#1) from the souvenir shop in the hotel before boarding the Lavender Go bus back to Furano Station. Originally, we also planned to visit the Cheese Factory, but the cold made it almost impossible to walk the 20 ...
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