Farm Tomita’s Flower Fields

Hi everyone. I need help on the following:

1) Can anyone please advise what flower field (e.g Hanabito, Iridori, etc) is closest to the Farm Tomita entrance if I'm coming from Kami-furano? I plan to take a local train (instead of Norokko since it's first trip from Furano is still at 1153am) from Furano station to Kami-furano station and walk my way to Farm Tomita. I want to know which flower field is closest to this approach.

2) I read in Farm Tomita's website that the best viewing season at Farm Tomita's Lavender Field is between early to mid-July. My planned visit is still on July 25. Will I still be able to see the lavenders in full bloom?

3) I don't plan to rent a car or take a taxi. How can I get to Lavender East from Farm Tomita?

Thanks in advance everyone!

Why Kami-Furano? Naka-Furano is the nearest station after Lavender Batake.
0.5km 6min Lavender Batake (only for Norroko)
1.7km 20min Naka-Furano
2.2km 27min Nishinaka
6.7km 81min Kami-Furano

Kami-Furano and Nishinaka stations are at the right-hand side of this map.
http://www.farm-tomita.co.jp/en/farm/
Naka-Furano is at the left. Lavender Batake at the bottom. So, the nearest to Kami-Furano and Nishinaka is "Spring Field" and "Hanabito Garden" is the nearest to Naka-Furano and Lavender Batake.

Choei Lavender Farm, at the Hokusei Ski Area, is on the way from Naka-Furano to Farm Tomita. It should be a good landmark with a chair lift to the summit.
http://nakafukanko.com/en/life/lavender

Lavender East is 4.4km (53min) away from Farm Tomita. No public transportations. If you do not take a taxi, you have to walk. Or, gather mates to share a taxi fee.
http://www.kamifurano.jp/exlang/sights/farm-tomita-lavender-east/?lng=...
http://www.farm-tomita.co.jp/en/access/

Full blooms should depend on yearly conditions. They would cut lavenders in early August. Anyway, July 25 should be OK. But, Farm Tomita would be very crowded at that time. The summer vacation will start around July 20 in Japan.

The lavender flowering level index (by Kami-Furano Town) was 10 (full bloom) on 2015-07-27 (at Hinode Lavender Garden, C on the map).
http://www.kamifurano.jp/exlang/motherland-of-lavender/flowering-seaso...
http://www.kamifurano.jp/exlang/motherland-of-lavender/lavender-map/?l...
http://www.kamifurano.jp/nature/lvmap

For other years, all was 10.
10 on 2016-7-25 (C: Hinode Lavender Garden).
http://www.kamifurano.jp/lavender2016/4985
10 on 2014-7-24 (B: Miyama Path Lavender Field).
http://www.kamifurano.jp/lavender2014/3729
10 on 2013-7-25 (B: Miyama Path Lavender Field).
http://www.kamifurano.jp/lavender2013/3772
10 on 2012-7-30 (B: Miyama Path Lavender Field).
http://www.kamifurano.jp/lavender2012/3824

Lavender Efflorescence Indicator (by Furano City) is to be updated at this site,
http://www.furanotourism.com/en/bigkey/flower/lavender_kaika.php
and this (by Minami-Furano Town, for Lake Kanayama).
http://town.minamifurano.hokkaido.jp/sightseeing/flowers/

Here is a list of largest lavender farms in this area.
7 km A: Mt Tokachi Lavender Road
14.0 ha D: Lavender East
6.0 ha P: Saika no Sato
4.2 ha C: Hinode Lavender Farm
4.0 ha N: Farm Tomita
2.7 ha L: Highland Furano
2.6 ha M: Choei Lavender Garden
2.5 ha E: Kanno Farm
2.0 ha R: Lake Kanayama Forest Park
http://www.kamifurano.jp/nature/lvmap
A: http://www.kamifurano.jp/exlang/sights/mt-tokachidake-lavender-road/?l...
C: http://www.kamifurano.jp/exlang/sights/hinode-lavender-garden/?lng=en
D: http://www.kamifurano.jp/exlang/sights/farm-tomita-lavender-east/?lng=...
E: http://www.kamifurano.jp/exlang/sights/kan-no-farm/?lng=en
L: http://www.kamifurano.jp/exlang/sights/highland-furano/?lng=en
M: http://www.kamifurano.jp/exlang/sights/choei-lavender-farm-nakafurano-...
N: http://www.kamifurano.jp/exlang/sights/farm-tomita/?lng=en
P: http://www.kamifurano.jp/exlang/sights/saika-no-sato/?lng=en
R: http://www.kamifurano.jp/exlang/sights/lake-kanayama-forest-park/?lng=...

Hi Luissjp, thank you very much for the detailed response!! Sorry for the confusion, I meant Nakafurano and not Kamifurano.

I didn't know schoo break starts in July 20 same as my birthday. The same reason why I planned to visit Furano and Biei between July 25 to 27. Thank you for letting me know. I hope I can still get some decent photos despite the volume of people.

I appreciate the list where I can view lavender fields. I really appreciate it!! I will check these locations and will allot time to see some. I was thinking Lavender East and Farm Tomita were my best choices.

Thanks again Luissjp!!!

Flower fields are open for 24 hours.
http://www.farm-tomita.co.jp/news/detail.asp?id=52
Toilets could be used from 8:30.
http://www.farm-tomita.co.jp/en/farm/facility_guide.asp?id=1
http://www.farm-tomita.co.jp/en/farm/facility_guide.asp?id=4
http://www.farm-tomita.co.jp/en/farm/facility_guide.asp?id=6
At Lavender East, from 9:00.
http://www.farm-tomita.co.jp/en/east/

Some people dare to visit there in the early morning. Because the flowers should be their best in that time.

The sunrise is at 4:13 on July 25.
https://www.google.co.jp/search?q=%E5%AF%8C%E8%89%AF%E9%87%8E+%E6%97%A...

The first train departs from Furano at 5:58. In this case, it would be hard to share a taxi, though.
https://world.jorudan.co.jp/mln/en/?p=0&xpd=1&from=Furano&to=Naka-Fura...

The first train from Asahikawa arrives at Naka-Furano at 6:53, and the first bus from Sapporo at 9:47.
https://world.jorudan.co.jp/mln/en/?p=0&xpd=1&from=%E6%97%AD%E5%B7%9D&...
https://world.jorudan.co.jp/mln/en/?p=0&xpd=1&from=Sapporo%28Hokkaido%...
http://www.furanobus.jp/lavender/index.html

So, before 7:00, or before 10:00 could be some guidelines.
https://world.jorudan.co.jp/mln/en/?p=0&xpd=1&from=Furano&to=Naka-Fura...

Thanks for the additional resources Luisjp! Too bad I'm staying at Sapporo so to catch the sunrise would be impossible. I'll probably plan to come back next year and stay within Furano area so I can try the sunrise and enjoy the flowers early in the morning.

I've got too many to read from the links you gave and I'm even more excited for my upcoming trip :).

Arigatou Luisjp!!! :)

By the way Luisjp, will 4 hours (example from 11am to 4pm) be enough to go around Irodori and Hanabito in Farm Tomita, Choei Lavender and Kanno Farm? I'm thinking of seeing Furano on July 25 then see Biei on July 26.

For Biei, I plan to purchase the Biei View Bus tickets (AM route to see flower farm and PM route to see the famous trees). Is it correct that the fare is 2,000 yen per course? Is this worthit? If not worthit then I might have to go back to Furano on July 26 to enjoy the other Lavender farms.

July 27 I will be in Sapporo then will travel to Kyoto on the 28th.

You mean 4 hours from Furano? Not Saika no Oka in Nakafurano? Kanno Farm is near JR Bibaushi station.
25 min 2.0km E Kanno Farm - Bibaushi http://www.kanno-farm.com/
26 min 1.9km P Saika no Oka - Naka-Furano http://www.h3.dion.ne.jp/~saika/

If you spend one hour in each farm, you could do that within 4 hours.
11:00 Furano
11:42-11:52 Furano - Naka-Furano
12:02-13:02 Choei Farms
13:17-14:17 Farm Tomita
14:25-14:47 Lavender Farm - Bibaushi
14:53-15:53 Kanno Farm
16:15-16:43 Bibaushi - Furano

The train schedule should be a key.
http://www2.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/english/travel/pdf/fb08.pdf

Yours would be a bit similar to the course D on this sample page.
http://www2.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/english/travel/pdf/fb06.pdf

You could utilize 200 yen shared taxis running among Farm Tomita, Choei Farms, and JR Naka-Furano. See the right below corner on this page.
http://www2.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/english/travel/pdf/fb05.pdf

Your Biei course is almost the same with the course B in this page.
http://www2.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/english/travel/pdf/fb06.pdf

Biei View Bus is quite handy. A regular bus costs more than 500 yen just for one way from Biei to Blue Pond. For other sites, you should need a car or an electric bicycle. A car rental is starting from 4370 yen. If you want to cover all the Biei View Bus sites by bicycle, you would be better to take an electric cross bike for a full day; 6000 yen for an 80 km round trip.
http://www.biei-hokkaido.jp/images/biyu_bus.pdf
http://www2.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/english/travel/pdf/fb03.pdf
http://www.jalan.net/rentacar/search/010000/LRG_012100/plan/?m=1&c=3&p...
http://www.yamagoya.jp/renta/

Google ratings (stars and votes) are generally better for the sites in the blue pond course.

4.3 466 Shirogane Blue Pond https://www.google.co.jp/maps/place/白金青い池+美瑛/@43.498899,142.5868106,15z
4.2 382 G Shikisai no Oka https://www.google.co.jp/maps/place/四季彩の丘/@43.5326347,142.4711108,15z
4.2 68 Q Takushinkan https://www.google.co.jp/maps/place/拓真館/@43.548127,142.4686217,14z
4.2 31 San-ai no Oka View Park https://www.google.co.jp/maps/place/三愛の丘展望公園/@43.548127,142.4686217,14z

3.9 147 Ken & Mary Tree https://www.google.co.jp/maps/place/ケンとメリーの木/@43.6091521,142.4619763,17z
3.8 159 Seven Stars Tree https://www.google.co.jp/maps/place/セブンスターの木/@43.60179,142.4427867,13z
4.3 41 Parent and Child Trees https://www.google.co.jp/maps/place/親子の木/@43.60179,142.4427867,13z
4.1 95 H Hokusei no Oka View Park https://www.google.co.jp/maps/place/北西の丘+展望公園/@43.60179,142.4427867,13z
3.9 82 Biei Senka https://www.google.co.jp/maps/place/美瑛選果/@43.59067,142.4524073,17z

The above includes three sites listed in the Kami-Furano map of lavender farms. Here are the other lavender farms for a comparison with the above.

- - A Mt.Tokachi Lavender Road
Bus route: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1tY1W46H2_c8r7EbQeDNeN6bo...
Bus timetable: http://www.town.kamifurano.hokkaido.jp/contents/01soumu/0140sharyo/bus...
4.5 2 B Lavender owner’s garden on Miyama Pass https://www.google.com/maps/place/かみふらの八景+深山峠/@43.5199827,142.4487437,19z/
Bus stop: http://busmap.info/busstop/4320/
Bus timetable http://www.furanobus.jp/lavender/index.html
4.4 68 C Hinode lavender garden https://www.google.com/maps/place/日の出公園/@43.4628826,142.4816725,17z
4.3 20 D Farm Tomita Lavender East https://www.google.com/maps/place/ファーム富田+ラベンダーイースト/@43.406366,142.4658429,17z
4.5 54 E Kanno Farm (Garden) https://www.google.com/maps/place/かんのファーム/@43.542853,142.4383546,19z
4.5 44 F Flower Land Kamifurano https://www.google.com/maps/place/フラワーランドかみふらの/@43.481669,142.4403263,17z
4.2 95 I Zerubu's hill & Atom's hill https://www.google.com/maps/place/ぜるぶの丘/@43.6060953,142.4698019,19z
3.6 49 J/K Furano Winery & Furano Wine House https://www.google.com/maps/place/ふらのワイン/@43.358579,142.373588,19z
3.7 34 L Highland Furano https://www.google.com/maps/place/Highland+Furano/@43.3664508,142.3402...
4.4 68 M Choei Lavender Farm https://www.google.com/maps/place/中富良野町営ラベンダー園/@43.4107839,142.4225168,19z
4.4 382 N Farm Tomita https://www.google.com/maps/place/ファーム富田/@43.4180874,142.4274316,19z
3.9 56 O Furano Jam Garden https://www.google.com/maps/place/ふらのジャム園+有限会社共済農場/@43.305345,142.563947,19z
4.6 37 P Saika no Oka https://www.google.com/maps/place/ラベンダー園彩香の里佐々木ファーム/@43.4058864,142.4071187,16z
4.0 1 R Lake Kanayama Forest Park https://www.google.com/maps/place/かなやま湖ラベンダー園/@43.1597914,142.4942324,16z
Bus stop: http://busmap.info/busstop/4157/
Bus timetables: http://town.minamifurano.hokkaido.jp/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/0db79e...
http://town.minamifurano.hokkaido.jp/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/08c35a...

For a next year, Highland Furano (L) could be an ideal accommodation to enjoy early morning lavenders. 2.7 ha Lavender fields would be just in front of your bedroom.
http://www.highland-furano.jp/

Thank you so, so much for all your help Luisjp!! The map you attached gave me a good idea of which farms are closer to each other. I can plan my visit better. Also, thank you for the suggestion on where I can stay in Furano if I plan to go back next year for a sunrise view.

You are very very helpful!!!! :)