Furano, Asahikawa, Monbetsu

Enjoy the lovely natural scenery which varies with seasons!

An ideal place for picturesque blue ponds and lavender fields. Don't forget to visit the lovely animals at the Asahiyama Zoo. In winter, the ice-breaking sightseeing boat of Monbetsu is recommended.

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Asahikawa Airport

Monbetu Airport

Five popular spots among tourists

Experience the dog sled
Okhotsk Tokkari Center
Icebreaker GARINKO Ⅱ
Asahiyama Zoo
Lake Shumarinai (Fishing the Japanese smelts "wakasagi")

Asahiyama Zoo

"Behavior show" is a program specially designed to showcase the animals' unique interesting behaviors. Don't miss their "feeding time". In winter, the penguins hiking with lovely gait are the greatest attraction.

<Getting There>
Take the "Asahiyama Zoo Route" Asahiyama Denki Bus from Asahiyama Station for about a 40-minute ride
Take the "Asahiyama Zoo Route" Asahiyama Denki Bus from Asahiyama Airport for about a 35-minute ride

Blue Pond

An artificial pond in fantastic blue, reflecting on its surface images of withered larches and birches which display different colors as the light changes.

<Getting There>
Take a Dohoku Bus at Biei Station and get off at "Entrance to Shirogane Blue Pond" bus stop after about a 20-minute ride, and then walk for about 10 minutes.

Farm Tomita

Flocks of tourists come in summer for the beautiful vista of purple lavender fields over the hills. The place is adorned with different species of flowers in different seasons.

<Getting There>
Take the JR Furano Line, get off at Lavender Field Station and walk for 7 minutes.

Patchwork Road

As the name suggests, this is a beautiful network of hills boasting different colors. Sightseeing in a car or on a bicycle is recommended.

<Getting There>
It takes a 5-minute drive from the Biei Station

Icebreaker GARINKO Ⅱ

Come and be awed by nature as the icebreaker takes you across the Sea of Okhotsk in cold winter making its way through floating ice with a large and strong bow.

<Getting There>
It takes about 10-minute drive or about 10-minute bus journey (only available in winter) from "Monbetsu Bus Terminus"

Experience the dog sled

Enjoy the silver world of natural snow scenery on a sled pulled by dogs. You can even control them as the musher.

<Getting There>
Tomamu Resort Area, with shuttle bus services provided at JR Tomamu Station, Ochiai Station, Ikutora Station, and accommodations in the area.

Lake Shumarinai (Fishing the Japanese smelts "wakasagi")

In winter, you can see an excellent atmospheric optical phenomenon like the diamond dust and light pillar on Lake Shumarinai. It is a great place for the family to enjoy a picnic and anglers to go fishing the wakasagi.

<Getting There>
1.5-hour drive from the Asahikawa Airport

Okhotsk Tokkari Center

This is the only marine animal protection facility in Japan where seals are reared and protected. In feeding time, visitors watch the seals in close distance and understand the animal from the keeper's narrative. Special facilities are also designed for visitors' interaction with the seals.

<Getting There>
Take a Hokumon Bus from Monbetsu Airport, get off at "Minami No Oka Shichi-Chome" Bus Stop after 6 minutes, and walk for 16 minutes; you may also get off at the "Entrance to Okhotsk Tower" and walk for 11 minutes.