Let's go see the sunflowers that powerfully color the summer in Hokkaido!
The yellow flowers of sunflowers, which represent summer, bring smiles to everyone's faces with their vitamin color. Why don't you recharge your energy at the vast and spectacular sunflower fields in Hokkaido?
In this issue, we introduce recommended sunflower fields by area. The surrounding northern wilderness adds to the charm of the sunflower fields.
The best time to see sunflowers in Hokkaido is usually from late July to late August, but in some areas you can enjoy them until around October! Be sure to find your favorite spot!
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Central Hokkaido
Hokuryu Sunflower Village
When talking about sunflowers in Hokkaido, Hokuryu-cho is the first name that comes to mind. Hokuryu-cho Sunflower Village is one of the largest sunflower fields in Japan, with 2 million sunflowers blooming in a vast field the size of about five Tokyo Domes. Every year, more than 200,000 tourists enjoy the field of sunflowers that color the short summer in the northern part of Japan.
There are many attractions such as a huge jumbo sunflower maze with a stamp rally, an observatory from which you can view the sunflower field, and a world sunflower corner. The “Himawari-go,” a sightseeing car that takes you around the park at a leisurely pace, and rental bicycles are convenient for touring the large park.
The Sunflower Sightseeing Center is also a great place to take a break, and the savory sunflower soft-serve ice cream with sunflower seeds kneaded into it is a must-try!
- Sunagawa City Nasu Farm
- From late Jul. to Aug., approximately 200,000 sunflowers bloom in a 3-hectare field. You can pick sunflowers and take them home with you! Bring your own scissors and get a souvenir to take home.
- Sunagawa Tourism Association Website (Japanese site)
- Chitose City Ogawa Farm
- Visitors can enjoy a giant sunflower maze built in a vast sunflower field with about 40,000 sunflowers in bloom. From early summer, visitors can also experience fresh strawberry picking and taste sweets made from freshly picked delicious strawberries.
- Ogawa Farm Official Website (Japanese site)
Northern Hokkaido
Nayoro City Sun Pillar Park
Nayoro City, where many sunflower fields are scattered throughout the city, is a remarkable area for sunflower viewing.
Among them, “Sunflower Hill” in Sunpillar Park is a popular spot where you can overlook the sunflower fields from a small hill. The magnificent sunflower fields blooming all over the hill and the cityscape of Nayoro City can be seen from the hill.
Sunpillar Park, which also has an observatory, a large playground for children, an indoor playground, and a water playground, is a park that can be enjoyed by the whole family, and is crowded with people during the “Nayoro Sunflower Festival” held in early August, when the sunflowers are at their best.
The park is also famous as a filming location for the movie “Hoshi Mamoru Inu,” and the car used in the filming is on display.
- Biei Zerubu Hill
- This popular sightseeing farm boasts seasonal flowers such as sunflowers, lavender, and poppies. Visitors can enjoy the sunflower fields along with the surrounding majestic nature such as the Tokachi Mountain range and Asahidake, and can also see the poplar “Ken and Mary tree” made famous by the commercial.
- View more (Japanese site)
- Flower Land Kamifurano
- Boasting 150,000 square meters of land, this is one of Furano's largest sightseeing farms, and the sunflowers, which begin blooming in late July, are in full bloom around August, and the sight of them blooming along the slopes from the top of the hill is breathtaking! The tractor bus that tours the garden's flower fields is also popular.
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Southern Hokkaido
Yamakoshi district, Yakumo Town
The “town flower” of Yakumo Town is the sunflower. In the Yamakoshi district of the town, many sunflowers are grown on idle land. Each field has a different blooming time, so visitors can enjoy the sunflower fields for a long time.
Nearby is the “Eruption Bay Panorama Park” where you can enjoy a panoramic view of Eruption Bay from the top of a lush green hill. Visitors can enjoy flowers that change with the seasons in the park's flower fields, and in summer, splendid sunflower fields appear, so be sure to enjoy them together with the sunflowers of the Yamakoshi area.
Eastern Hokkaido
Three Sunflower Fields in Ozora Town
There are three sunflower fields in Ohzora-cho: Asahigaoka Park, Tomapgawa Park, and the area around Memanbetsu Airport. The most popular of these is the sunflower field next to Memanbetsu Airport. You can see airplanes taking off and landing close by, and take pictures of the sunflower field and the airplanes together! You can even take a rare shot of the sunflower field and the plane together. The sunflower fields in Ozora Town have different blooming seasons, so you can enjoy them from mid-July to late October. It is wonderful to see sunflowers in full bloom under the autumn sky.
- Tokachi Hills, Makubetsu Town
- Located on top of a small hill, Tokachi Hills has a beautiful garden that offers seasonal color, and in summer, visitors can enjoy a field of sunflowers. The “blue door” installed in the sunflower field is also popular, and the combination of yellow sunflowers and blue door is a perfect photo op. There is also a garden store and a café where you can enjoy Tokachi products, so you can spend a relaxing summer time.
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- Omagari Kohanenchi, Abashiri
- The sunflower field is a vast area about four times the size of the Tokyo Dome, where sunflowers are in full bloom. The attraction here is that sunflowers can be enjoyed for a long period of time; the first season starts in mid to late July, and the second season starts in mid September and ends in early October! In autumn, the cosmos field is also at its best, so you can enjoy two fields of flowers at the same time.
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