Hokkaido Trip: Furano day 3

Start of the third day in Furano by visiting the blue lake. At first I was quite skeptical of it, thinking its just the lighting effect but it turned out to be really blue! 

There was a slight drizzle on that day. 

 Comparison between the blue lake and normal river water.

V tranquil and beautiful lake....

Next we went to Kamifurano flower land. 

Lavender over the backdrop of Biei. There are nobody around and it’s so wonderful having the whole place to yourself! I enjoy walking among the lavender and smelling in the lavender fragrance....

The rain keep following us....

 Bye bye....next we head to this place called Rokkatei overlooking a winery. 

It’s actually a cafe selling sweets and snacks with free coffee....not bad for a halfway stop. 

Next we went to another lavender farm called Saika no Sato. It’s one of my fave coz they have this ski lift chair for 1 person that brings you up to the top of the hill. It’s quite fun!

It’s actually a bit scary coz you need to cling onto the metal bar next to you. There’s nothing to strap yourself in....

The view of lavender when going up the ski lift....

View at the top!

Too bad the sky was too cloudy to get a nice shot....

There are no barricades at this park which means you can walk right inside the lavender flowers, unlike Farm Tomita. 

Dinner was at Kumagera. Food was v nice and service was good. The waitress can speak v good English. There was quite a long queue but we managed to get seated within 15mins as we were early.

The seafood hot pot was v satisfying....yum yum...

The ikura was fresh and delicious. 

To walk off our dinner, we went to this place called Ningle Terrace. It’s v beautiful at night.



Sells mainly art and craft stuff. Mainly here to enjoy the cool night breeze and the lightings. 

Hokkaido trip-Furano day 2

This is the second time I went back to Hokkaido after 11 years. The first time was during my honeymoon. Wow...time flies....

Farm Tomita is by far one of the best lavender farm in Furano and also the most crowded. Do come early and on a weekday to avoid the crowd. 

It’s such a picturesque place....

I’m already missing it....

The lavender ice cream is a must try food.

And also the honey dew! Yumyum....

We managed to explore all parts of the park which we were unable to do so 11 years ago as we were on a tour  and time was a constraint. 

Some quieter parts of the park with fewer ppl. V peaceful and tranquil feel....

Beautiful red poppies in bloom....

More lavender.....

The iconic Farm Tomita scenery with different colours of flowers....

More food...tried this at the melon farm next door. 

We even check out the ulu farm Tomita East located a few kilometers away which only opened during July season. 

No crowds here for sure. There is even a tractor trailer ride available for a small cost.

Since we reached Farm Tomita v early, we managed to finished exploring all by 2pm. Thus, giving us time for our next stop: Shikisai no Oka.

We took a trailer ride around the park at first. 

The park was quite big. 

View at the highest point in the park.

Rows of pretty flowers...

The iconic straw statue of shikisai no oka. I find this place too touristy and v dusty as they rent out golf carts for ppl to use around the park and it kicks up a lot of dirt from the ground. Maybe there were just too many ppl....

End off with dinner at this place called Yuiga Doxon 唯我独尊. Heard high reviews about it but not a foreigner friendly place. I don’t have such experience in Tokyo but for Hokkaido, I do find the service standard to be less enthusiastic compare to Tokyo. Anyway, the food was good but I just feel v put off by the signs in the shop, it simply give off a v unwelcoming signal to non Japanese people. 

Vegetarian 8 course meal at Elemen Millenia Walk

Decide to try the vegetarian food at Elements located at Millenia Walk on Sat for lunch. Everytime we passed by the place, it’s fully booked so we decided to make a reservation so as to avoid another disappointment. The starter consists of breadsticks with raspberry yogurt dip and the plate with tomato, cucumber and some unknown thingy.

Next is poached spinach with a sweet mustard kindda sauce. 

Followed by this boiled maca soup supposed to have anti aging properties. Tasted a bit weird but maca is supposed to be a super food so it’s v healthy.

For the main, I chose the sizzling brown rice and quinoa with mushroom. It’s v good and tasty.

Next is dessert, which I chose the sticky pudding with gelato and for drinks, I chose the ice coconut with blue pea. Both are heavy in terms of texture, I should have chosen the refreshing lychee drink that hubby picked. In case you only counted 7 items and was wondering where is the 8th item? It’s actually a v small glass of cider drink which burns your throat. For the price, it’s actually quite worth it and v filling.