Best around Furano / Biei / Sounkyo Spot List

Sounkyo is a 24-km ravine scoured through the base of the Daisetsuzan Volcanic Group. It is well known as one of Hokkaido's best onsen areas as well as a famous spot for viewing autumn leaves.

Flower gardens featuring around 30 flower varieties create a rainbow of color blanketing 150,000 sq.m. of the hills around Biei.

A tourist farm featuring expansive fields with lavender and other flowers. The farm receives many visitors in mid-July when the lavender is in full bloom.

Experience globally notable snow quality at ”Snow Resort” Furano Ski Area.

A snow-white curtain of water falls into a blue river

Visit a café built for filming a television drama

A scene immortalized in cigarette packaging

A beautiful event that puts Sounkyo on the map

Find out how Furano's wine is made

A spectacular scene unfolds for early birds

Enjoy meticulously prepared homemade sausages

A wind-resisting forest contrasts with fields

Autumnal colors grace this area earlier than any other spot in Japan

Houses that gave new life to waste materials

Vivid primary colors decorate this hill

Biei Station is your starting line

Withered trees stand in a mystical pond

Three oak trees have withstood blizzards and drought to stand together as family

An easy way to get halfway up the mountain

Sixty snapshots of Biei landscapes