15.9.12

Furano Wine Festival 2012

Date : Sep 16 (Sun)
Time : 9:45 am ~ 2 pm
Place : Furano Ekimae Park (to the left of Furano Station)
No entry fee
Parking nearby

*9:45 am ~ : Free welcome drinks for the first 100 visitors.
*10 am ~ 2 pm : Wine, sake & food samples available for a small fee.
*10 am ~ 2 pm : "Door" prize - a wine pack(?)
*10 am ~ 2 pm : Juggling & Balloon art activities*1 pm ~1:30 pm : Taiko drumming performance
*1:30 pm ~ 1:50 pmGrape crushing demonstration. (The first 10 applicants can join the demo. reception 10 am ~ 1 pm at the centre tent)

14.9.12

Pub Crawl in Furano tonight!

- HASHIGO ZAKE TAIKAI (Pub Crawl Night)- 

- Choose 5 venues for a drink across 37 Furano pubs -

                               Step inside a new pub, enjoy a glass of drink, stroll on to the next registered pub which takes your fancy and...
                repeat this delicious process. Collect 5 stamps on your Hashigo entry card (one from each pub)
         and show it at the finish point within 2 hours to be eligible for sake vouchers (mmmm!) and prizes.

         Entry tickets include the cost of those 5 different pubs' drink...way cheaper than usual drink prices!

Date: Sep 14 (Fri)

Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Register & start from 6 pm @ Furatto (behind Furano Natulux Hotel)

Goal @  Furano Chamber of Commerce and Industry (in front of Hotel Sunfuraton)
 
 Once you have visited 5 venues (before 8:30 pm), come to the goal to receive a 500 yen voucher (valid 7 days at any of the listed venues).
Vouchers and the opportunity to win prizes

 On the night - 3,500Y

1.9.12

Furano Fireworks Display

Let’s brighten the end-of-summer sadness by viewing beautiful fireworks with Furano locals!




Date: Sept 2 2012
Time: From 8:00 pm to 8:30 pm
* Postponed in case of heavy weather.
* Sound only fireworks will be let off at noon, 3 pm and 6 pm in order to let indicate that  the display will be held on that evening.


Place: The Sorachi River dry riverbed behind Furano High School or the east side of the Gojo Bridge


Event Host: Furano Firework Display Executive Committee.

Time saving sightseeing tour by reserved taxi!

Suggested itineraries

     Mini-sightseeing tour in Furano town (required time 1 hour and half)
A recommended tour covering from the three most popular tourist spots in Furano town.
Furano Winery, Furano Cheese Factory, New Furano Prince Hotel (Ningle Terrace/Kaze-no Garden(Cottage Garden)
  
   Minicab 9,900 yen   Large taxicab 12,600 yen








     Rokugo area tour (required time 2 hours)
Rokugo is the outskirts of Furano where there is Furano Jam Garden, Anpanman shop and Glass Forest (Glass Gallery, workshop and shops).

   Minicab 13,200 yen    Large taxicab 16,800 yen


    Farm Tomita and Rokugo area tour(required time 3 hours)
A golden tour with Farm Tomita added to the Rokugo area tour.

Minicab 19,800 yen   Large taxicab 25,200 yen



    Great outdoor free planning tour (required time 4 hours)
A tour with glorious view of Biei’s rolling hills and magnificent nature.
Shikisai-no Oka, Takushin-kan (Photo gallery) and Patchwork Area (Ken and Merry Tree, Seven Stars’s tree, etc)

Minicab 26,400 yen   Large taxicab 33,600 yen


* You are allowed to change the itinerary within the required time.
 Please ask the information staff for bookings.