Asahikawa Airport (AKJ) 25 min
Shikisai No Oka (9 min) Flower garden featuring patterned rows of colorful blossoms, plus alpacas, a small shop & eatery. Mount Tokachi (42 min) Hiking & dramatic views from atop this active 2,077-m. volcano in Daisetsuzan National Park. Roadside station Biei shirokanebiruke (6 min) Biei River (9 min) Hinode Park (21 min) Seasonal park featuring rolling fields with lavendar & colorful flowers, plus camping grounds. Tokachidake Observatory (17 min) Lookout area with views of lava on the active volcano Mt. Tokachi & noted for red foliage in fall. Biei Michi-no-Eki Oka-no-Kura (15 min) Small roadside outpost with a souvenir shop, casual dining, ice cream & other snacks. Flower Land Kamifurano (21 min) Visitor-oriented flower farm with a store for gifts & fresh melons, plus a restaurant. Farm Tomita (29 min) Flower farm featuring vast lavender fields (seasonal) & a shop for lavender ice cream, food & drink. Zerubu Hill (16 min) Shirogane Blue Pond (8 min) Reachable by a short hike, this manmade pond draws nature lovers for its blue hue & tranquility. Mount Furano (41 min) Stratovolcanic peak in a snowy range, set in a national park with rugged scenery & trails. Tree of Ken and Mary (17 min) Tall & solitary poplar tree, known for its appearance in a 1970s Nissan commercial. Shirahige Waterfall (11 min) Also known as the White Beard Waterfall, this cascading water turns cobalt blue in the basin. Mild Seven Hills (20 min) |