One of the main reason I came to Hokkaido in Japan was their beautiful flower field, to be more specific their lavender field. And one of the famous lavender field on Hokkaido is Tomita Farm. Located at Furano area, these gorgeous bed of lavender spread across amazing 230 ha farm. The majority of lavender usually starts blooming in late June and reaches its peak from around mid July to early August. Yes, we almost missed the lavender.

My friends and I board on train from Sapporo to Asahikawa and then continue our journey to the Lavender Farm. Actually our JR Pass didn’t cover this trip so we had to buy another ticket. The ticket cost 2490 yen and we add reserved seat pass for 1800 yen. This is something that we missed and cost us a lot of money. But since we are already there, we keep our schedule and just bought the ticket anyway.

We went there with a special train that decorated with lavender. It was so cute and beautiful, sadly I didn’t took any picture since the train was full of people. The train stop at Lavender Farm station and then we walk our way to the farm. It was just a small walk around 5-10 minutes. We arrived there around 10AM in the morning but the farm are already full of people. There were no entrance fee to get into the farm, so yaaay!

First thing first, we go straight to the ice cream cart once we were there. I bought their Cantaloupe Soft Serve Ice Cream Cone for about 300 yen. While my friend bought the Lavender & Cantaloupe soft Serve Ice Cream Cup for 250 yen. I love how smooth and refreshing the soft serve was. You really can taste the cantaloupe and I believe it was made by a fresh cantaloupe, not only a cantaloupe flavoring. It didn’t leave any strange aftertaste on my palate. As for the lavender, I love how unique the taste was. It felt like you were eating a soap (LOL) but it taste so nice and blends so well in your mouth. In conclusion, one is definitely not enough.

The farm was divided into a couple of flowers area. I saw their Hanabito field, Sakiwai field, Autumn field and Traditional Lavender field. I didn’t go to all of the area since I was already tired of hiking through the Traditional Lavender Field area. Despite I was struggling to get to the top of the hills, the final view was amazing!

From the farm’s pictures all across the internet, I really regret that I didn’t explore more of the farm. I’m planning to go there once again and maybe next time I’ll take my mom. For more information about the flower fields on the farm, please go to their website.

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Other than flower fields, they also sell some souvenir at the Hanabito House. The souvenirs vary from a dried flower to beautiful wreath and even soaps and keychains. They also have this flower gallery on the second story of their Hanabito House. It tells the history of Tomita Farm from the beginning to now and they also have the full list of flowers on the farm.




For lunch, we ate at Café Rene that located near the main entrance. It was a glass wall and roof café (like a greenhouse) with a beautiful natural light coming through. No need to worry about the heat, because they have air conditioner inside. We ordered their Crispy Croquette for 400 yen each. It is a croquette burger made with their best Hokkaido Danshaku Potato. The croquette was topped with a special sauce and some veggies. I love how fluffy and soft the croquette was. The outer part of the croquette was very crispy which made the eating experience more delightful. I also love the bun that I thought has a hint of sweetness.

Our lunch finished around 1PM and we went straight back to the train station to go home. Funny story though, we took the wrong train and we end up to the wrong station! Wait for almost an hour inside the platform (because we didn’t have any ticket to get out of the station) for our train back to Sapporo. Thankfully there were no police or train officer to arrest us. A journey to remember though.

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Top tips for Tomita Farm:

1. Bring an umbrella or wear a hat. Since the flower blooms around summer, the weather can be very hot. I really suggest you to bring umbrella or wear a hat while wandering around the farm.
2. Keep hydrated all the time. Again, the summer in Japan can be very extreme. Drink water regularly to avoid dehydration or even heat stroke. Luckily, you can find free water at every café inside the farm.
3. Prepare cash. As far as I remember, I didn’t really see any debit/credit card machine at the cashier. So I assume they only accept cash for payment through all of their store/café.
4. Wear a comfortable shoes. The farm is quite big, even I didn’t have the energy to explore all of the area. So I suggest you to wear your most comfortable shoes since you’re going to do a lot of walking.

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Tomita Farm

Kisen Kita 15-go

Nakafurano-cho, Sorachi-gun

Hokkaido 071-0704

Phone: +81 167 39 3939

Opening hours: 8.30 AM – 6 PM (Everyday)

Website: http://www.farm-tomita.co.jp/en/