is a

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located in

Kamikawa Subprefecture is a subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. The name is derived from Kamikawa no hitobito no Shūraku (Village of the Upstream People), a translation of the Ainu Ainu or Aynu may refer to: *Ainu people, an East Asian ethnic group of Japa ...

Hokkaido is Japan's second largest island and comprises the largest and northernmost prefecture, making up its own region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō from Honshu; the two islands are connected by the undersea railway Seikan Tunnel. The lar ...

, Japan. As of April 28, 2017, the town has an estimated

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of 5,086 and a

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of 47 persons per km². The total area is 108.70 km².

Lavender farm

Nakafurano town ownership lavender garden

Furano is famous for its numerous fields of

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Culture

Mascot

Nakafurano's mascot is the gentle, laid-back, unfussy and clean or . 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.

References

External links

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Official Website

Farm Tomita Website
Towns in Hokkaido {{Hokkaido-geo-stub