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01461 ／なかふらのちょう

Hokkaido 空知郡

Nakafurano Town

A lift runs beside the flower fields.

Mount Hokusei, town-run garden

Photo by Yoshiki (CC BY 2.0)

01 ／ Beberui

Poplar rows and beer-barley fieldslie on the hills of Beberui.

The town describes the landscape of this district (Beberui) as hills of Hokkaido-style farmland, with rows of poplars and fields of beer barley. The description comes from the town's guide to the Hitsuji-no-oka sightseeing spot.

Beberui district
Rows of poplars
Beer-barley fields

02 ／ Misato

The town's flower, lavender seedlings,were exchanged with Misato in Akita.

On 20 May 2015 Nakafurano Town signed a cooperation agreement with Misato Town in Akita Prefecture and has worked on exchanging lavender seedlings, the flower of both towns, and sharing information on growing them. The agreement was extended in 2021, to run until 31 March 2026.

Agreement on 20 May 2015
Lavender, both towns' flower
Seedling exchange

03 ／ Mount Hokusei

A lift of about five and a half minutesopens the Tokachidake range and farmland.

In summer the sightseeing lift to the top of Mount Hokusei takes about five and a half minutes (Nakafurano Tourism Association). The town says the summit viewing space gives a "set of three": the Tokachidake mountain range, the farmland of the Furano basin, and a sweep of lavender fields.

About 5.5 minutes by lift
Summit viewing space
Tokachidake range and farmland

Nakafurano Town from the sky

Now and 1974–78. Tap a photo to zoom in.

Now1974–78

Wide (about 6 km across)

Close (about 1.5 km across)

Now (shot September–October 2009)Shot 1974–78

Source: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI) GSI Tiles（全国最新写真（シームレス）／国土画像情報（第一期：1974〜1978年撮影））

Open in GSI Maps (now)Open in GSI Maps (1974–78)

Living here

Three JR Furano Line stations lie in town.

about 5,000 people
Rural district town

The town has three JR Furano Line stations, Naka-Furano, Nishinaka and Shikauchi, listed in JR Hokkaido's October 2026 timetable. The town's sightseeing pages measure distances from Naka-Furano Station.

People living here: 4,733people
Area: 108.65km²
Households: 1,977households
Rent (average for rentals): —
Healthcare: 1 hospital ／ 1 clinic

Area and habitable land at the same scalee-Stat B1101 / B1103

Children waiting for childcare: —1 nurseries and similar
Home purchase subsidy: —
Average annual temperature: —

These 3 items are waiting on a nationwide data source. We do not fill them with estimates.

Shape

Borders 4 municipalities.

Nakafurano Town in Japan43.406°N 142.425°E

Territory of Nakafurano Town

Boundaries: National Land Numerical Information (Administrative Area Data), MLIT. Processed by Machigatari.Lakes: National Land Numerical Information (Lake Data), MLIT. Processed by Machigatari. Prepared with the approval of the Director-General of the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan, using its Digital Map 25000 (Spatial Data Framework) and Digital Map 25000 (Place Names and Public Facilities). (承認番号平27情使、第585号)

North to south

13.3km

Furano City, Kamifurano Town, Ashibetsu City, Biei Town

Travel times per leg are not published by the municipality, so they are not shown.

Nakafurano Town isthis kind of town.

01The town-run lavender garden on Mount Hokusei, the town's symbol, spreads lavender, sunflowers, marigolds and salvia; the Nakafurano Tourism Association calls it "the only lavender field in Japan with a lift" because it is originally a ski area
02Hills in the Beberui district hold poplar rows and beer-barley fields, and since 2015 the town has exchanged lavender seedlings with Misato in Akita
03Three Furano Line stations lie in town, and the summit of Mount Hokusei, about 5.5 minutes by lift, looks over the Tokachidake range and farmland

If something caught your eye, ask the town itself.

Nakafurano Town official site ↗Wikipedia ↗

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