Nakafurano, Hokkaido

Nakafurano Flag Seal
Location of Nakafurano in Hokkaido (Kamikawa Subprefecture)
43°24′N 142°26′E / 43.400°N 142.433°E / 43.400; 142.433
Country	Japan
Region	Hokkaido
Prefecture	Hokkaido (Kamikawa Subprefecture)
District	Sorachi
Area
• Total	108.70 km2 (41.97 sq mi)
Population  (April 28, 2017)
• Total	5,086
• Density	47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
Website	www.town.nakafurano.lg.jp

Nakafurano (中富良野町, Nakafurano-chō) is a town located in Kamikawa Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.

As of April 28, 2017, the town has an estimated population of 5,086 and a density of 47 persons per km².^[1] The total area is 108.70 km².

Lavender farm

Furano is famous for its numerous fields of lavender.

Culture

Mascot

Nakafurano's mascot is the gentle, laid-back, unfussy and clean Lavender Fairy (ラベンダーの妖精, Rabendā no Yōsei) or Lavender-chan (ラベンダーちゃん, Rabendā-chan). She is a gardener who lives in the Furano Lavender Fields (which is also her workplace). She loves to travel to gardens around the world and likes purple and green flowers. Her clothes were made from recycled melon skins and her hat and apron is scented from lavender. She is unveiled on 7 July 1995.^[2]

References

External links

• Media related to Nakafurano, Hokkaidō at Wikimedia Commons
• Official Website (in Japanese)
• Farm Tomita Website

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