Nakafurano, Hokkaido
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Nakafurano
中富良野町 | |
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Town | |
![]() Location of Nakafurano in Hokkaido (Kamikawa Subprefecture) | |
Coordinates: 43°24′N 142°26′E / 43.400°N 142.433°E | |
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 |
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
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/18/Lavender_Fairy.png/200px-Lavender_Fairy.png)
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
- ^ "Official website of Nakafurano Town" (in Japanese). Japan: Nakafurano Town. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- ^ "中富良野町イメージキャラクター「ラベンダーの妖精」のご紹介". Nakafurano.
External links
Media related to Nakafurano, Hokkaidō at Wikimedia Commons
- Official Website (in Japanese)
- Farm Tomita Website
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