FARM TOMITA, HOKKAIDO, JAPAN

ファーム富田 . 팜 도미타 . 富田农场


(A sightseeing stop in the Hong Thai Travel 7D Hokkaido Package Tour, my first packaged tour experience.)

What we saw

If we had visited Farm Tomita ファーム富田 a few months later, we may be able to see this instead:

Source: Tomita Farm

Luckily, we could still see and smell the lavender flowers (for which the farm is famous for) because the farm had a greenhouse that housed them. 

As we made our way across the fields to the gift shop and cafe, Mom kept gushing about the beautiful scenery here and took lots of pictures. I like the scenery but I don't really like plants.

Purple is Mom's favourite colour so she was quite taken with these too.

At the cafe and gift shop, Mom and I shared a lavender soft serve ice cream which had a very nice scent. Mom also bought quite a lot of lavender-made products like paper soap, tea, and scents that were exclusively produced by Farm Tomita.

Other food sold include curry rice, and hotdogs etc

It was a short visit, and I hope to come back again when the flowers are in bloom (and to eat more lavender ice-cream too)!

    Operating Hours:  8.30 - 5pm (except Oct - Apr 9am - 4pm)
                             Open throughout the year
    Adddress:           北海道空知郡中富良野町基線北15号
    Tel:                    0167-39-3939
    Entrance Fee:      Free
   
    Directions:  7-min walk from JR Lavender Station ラベンダー畑駅 (station is
                     only opened during summer); or
                     25-min walk or 5-min taxi ride from JR Nakafurano Station 中富良野駅
                     The JR Twinkle Bus is also another option.


Notes from Mom

About 7 mins car-ride away from Farm Tomita is the Farm Tomita Lavender East ラベンダーイースト which is opened between late June to late July, during the lavender season, for visits between 8.30am - 5pm. Entrance is free.

Note that the opening dates and hours are subject to changes.
Call ahead to check - Tel: 0167-39-3939.

Highlights of Lavender East include:

• Observation Deck
• "Scent Hill" where one can be surrounded by the lavender scent and fields
• Cafe
• Lavender Bus - a paid 15-mins tractor-pulled farm ride around the lavender field that comes with commentary in Japanese, English, Chinese and Korean.

             Adult                              - 300 yen
             Child (4-12 years old)       - 150 yen
             Infant (below 3 years old) - Free

Source: Lavender East

Read about our next stop - Ice Pavilion.
Read about our previous stop - Furano.

FURANO, HOKKAIDO, JAPAN

富良野 . 후라노


(A sightseeing stop in the Hong Thai Travel 7D Hokkaido Package Tour, my first packaged tour experience.)


Mom was looking forward to visiting the Furano district because she had heard so much about the beauty of this place, and she kept pointing out the scenery for me to see.
(Click here for general information about sightseeing in Furano).


Furano Cheese Factory 富良野チーズ工房‎

Our first stop this morning is the Furano Cheese Factory 富良野チーズ工房, and after we arrived, we went straight upstairs to the retail section as the factory was not operating that morning.

As always, Grandma is shopping again

Free tasting of squid ink cheese and wine cheese

 

Since there was nothing for us to do, Grandpa and me decided to milk the cow

Although it was cold, I told Mom that we must try their ice-cream, which came in interesting flavours like pumpkin and cheese ... all made from Furano's natural produce.

   Add:     北海道富良野市中五区
   Tel:       0167-23-1156
   Access: About 9mins by taxi (about 1040 yen) from JR Furano Station (map).
               The JR Twinkle Bus is another option.
   Free entry and parking.

   Operating Hours:
      Apr 1 - Oct 31   9am-5pm
      Nov 1 - Mar 31  9am-4pm
      Closed from Dec 31 - Jan 3


Furano Wine ふらのワイン‎

The next stop is Furano Wine ふらのワイン‎ which did not quite interest me.
After a quick tour of the cellars, the adults got to sample the Furano wines. Mom told me to be careful of the wines in the crates as they were fragile.

Thankfully, the winery also sells grape juice, which was very delicious. Mom bought 2 small bottles home.

   




     Tel:      0167-22-3242
    Access: About 9mins by taxi (about 940 yen) from JR Furano Station.
                The JR Twinkle Bus is another option.
    Free entry and parking.

     Operating Hours: 9am-4.30pm (except Jun - Aug  9am-6pm)
                              Closed from Dec 31 - Jan 1


Ken and Mary Tree ケンとメーリの木

The Ken and Mary tree became famous because it was featured in a popular commercial for a Japanese car in 1976. I thought it was funny that a big tree should suddenly appear in the middle of the fields.
Watch that commercial here (starts at 3:30)

    Address:    美瑛町字大久保
    Directions: 5 mins by car or a 35 mins walk from JR Biei Station 美瑛駅

Read about our next stop - Farm Tomita.
Read about our previous stop - Sapporo.