Farm Tomita Lavender Fields

For most of the year it’s quiet farmland. Then July arrives and Farm Tomita detonates into colour: long corduroy stripes of purple lavender climbing the hills of the Furano valley, hemmed by ribbons of poppies, salvia, and cosmos in a rainbow of rows.

Why It’s Interesting

It is the farm that made Furano famous. The lavender came first — grown for perfume oil — but the striped rainbow fields are now the headline, a landscape so saturated it looks edited. The scent on a warm afternoon is unreal, and the whole place runs on a gentle, flowery cheer that peaks at the counter selling lavender soft-serve ice cream.

Best Time to Visit

Early-to-mid July for the lavender at its deepest purple. The other flower fields bloom from late June into August, so the colour season is a little more forgiving than the lavender alone.

Getting There

In summer a seasonal JR halt stops near the farm; otherwise it’s an easy drive through the Furano–Biei flower country. Come early to beat the tour buses.