Furano Lavender Fields — Purple Summer Waves

Furano's lavender fields (富良野ラベンダー畑) transform the Tokachi mountain foothills into rolling purple waves each summer (July-early August). Farm Tomita (ファーム富田), the region's most famous lavender farm, cultivates seven different flower fields in stripes of purple lavender, pink phlox, white baby's breath, orange California poppies, and red salvia. The signature view from the hillside showcases the 'Rainbow Field' with Mt. Tokachi in the background.

Lavender cultivation began in Furano in the 1950s for perfume oil production. When synthetic oils replaced natural lavender, the fields nearly vanished until Farm Tomita's owner promoted them as a tourist attraction in the 1970s. Today, Furano's lavender is Japan's most iconic flower landscape, attracting 1 million visitors each summer.