Furano, located at
the heart of Hokkaido Island in Japan, is filled
with great blessed nature. Each beautiful four
season gives you totally different, but amazing
natural world. Furano has a great powder snow ski
resort in winter,
and beautiful lavender farms in summer. In Autumn, trees changes
their leave's color to the bright red and yellow
with great contrast. Many movies and tv drama's
have been taken in this city just because Furano
is the fantastic nature world. Natural hot spring
combined with backcountry ski mountains are 1
hour away by car. It would be one of the most
wonderful days in your life with taking
backcountry tours, taking natural hot spring and
eating and drinking at some dinings in Furano
downtown.
Furano locals have
the warm welcome heart to all the people coming
to this town. They have ski host & mountain
guide system for the first time in Japan, meeting
guests at the base of Furano ski resorts. Also,
Furano Tourism Association holds the cultural
live performance, tea ceremony, Japanese
traditional dress "kimono" trial, and
more for you to experience Japanese & Furano
culture.
In summer, many
local festivals, including famous "Belly-Button
Dancing Festival", entertain you with
fantastic fire works.
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Furano Scenes -
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The origin of the city name, Furano -
The name of Furano is derived
from the Ainu word "Fu-ra-nui," that
means "odorous flame."
That is because the upper stream of Furano River
are located on Mt. Tokachi-dake,
that goes off sulphuric gas.
* There are some theories about the origin of the
city name of Furano,
and this is the one commonly believed.
More Information
- Furano Geographical
Information -
Furano is located in
central Hokkaido island, and is called the belly button
of Hokkaido,
at a latitude of 43º20'31" north and a
longitude of 142º22'56" east.
Furano stretches rectangular shape, which is 32.8km of
from east to west and 27.3km from north to south.
Mt. Tokachi-dake of the Taisetsu Mountain Range, and Mt.
Ashibetsu-dake of the Yubari Mountain Chain surround
Furano Area.
The size of Furano city is 600.73km², which is the
eighth largest among 34 cities in Hokkaido. Asahikawa city, which is the second biggest city in Hokkaido,
is just 1 hour away by train/bus/car from Furano.
You can live in Furano with filled with great nature, and
easily reach to the big cities
when you would like and need something you cannot get in
the small town.
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Furano Climate Information -
Furano has four seasons which shows you
totally different kinds of views in each season. The
middle of April to the middle of June would be Spring.
The middle of June to the middle of September would be
Summer. The middle of September to the end of October
would be Autumn. November to the middle of April would be
Winter.
Furano has vast temperature ranges
between - 30°C between January and February in winter
season and 30°C in July and August in summer season.
There is also some much of difference of temperature
between day and night in Furano. This temperature
difference makes Furano's agricultural products taste
good.
Average Monthly
Temperatures in Furano (°C)
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
More Furano Weather Information
High
-7
-4
3
14
20
21
25
24
22
15
3
-3
Low
-17
-17
-8
2
6
10
16
17
12
8
-4
-10
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Furano Event Schedule - 2008
June
7
Furano Nishi-Dake Mt. opens
for mountain hike
8
Healthy Marathon
15
Furano Stage Show "Ningle"
(until 20 July)
15
Tokachi-Dake Mt. opens for
mountain hike
29
Anpan-Man Concert
(cartoon charactor)
28-29
Furano Point Green
Music Festival 2008 - more info
July
5
Furano Grape Juice
Festival
6
Zerubu Hill Festival
13
Yamabe Fureai Festival
20
Naka-Furano Lavender
Festival
20
Hokkai Ikada Boat Festival
24
Biei Fire Festival - Recommend -
26-27
Kanayama Lake Festival - Recommend -
27
Kami-Furano Lavender
& Fire Festival - Recommend -
