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 pm : Grape crushing demonstration. (The first 10 applicants can join the demo. reception 10 am ~ 1 pm at the centre tent)

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

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

①     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

②     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

③    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

④    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.