Located almost in the center of Hokkaido, it is the central city of Furano Basin. They held the “National Sports Festival,” the “All Japan Ski Championships,” and the “FIS World Cup,” and because of the impact of the TV drama “From the North,” many tourists came to visit (film tourism) and, including the surrounding area, they have become one of the tourist spots representing Hokkaido. One city, six towns and villages including Furano City form the ‘Furano/Biei sightseeing area.’

 

 

 
 

In 1991, it was selected as one of the “100 Most Beautiful Sceneries of Japan” under the name of “Furano City (Fumoto-go)” in 1991, and in 2001, it was 2001 selected as one of the “100 Most Beautiful Scenes” by Ministry of the Environment under the name of “Furano Lavender” and as the “100 Most Beautiful Scenes of Japan” under the name of “Rural Landscape at the Foothills of Tokachi-dake”. Ranked in the top 10 by city, town and village attractiveness ranking
Origin of the place name
The most convincing theory is that the city was named after a corrupted pronunciation of ‘furanui’ (fura-nu-i odor, motsu) in the Ainu language, and it is believed that the name came from the fact that the Furano-gawa River, which originates in Mt. Tokachi, has a sulfur odor.

 

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Acquisition of land by foreign investors in Hokkaido

A Hong Kong-based condominium was under construction in front of Furano Ski Resort during the visit. According to a local real estate agent, 33 units, ranging from one to 3 bedrooms, cost about 30 million yen to 230 million yen per unit. “Sold out in no time. A lot of Asian capital, mainly Chinese, bought it.”

continued the dealer. Three years ago, about four hectares of gentle slopes at the foot of the ski resort were purchased by Chinese capital in Sapporo. “The land has been leveled in a terraced manner toward Furano Prince Hotel, and there are two roads leading into the hotel.”

According to the Hokkaido Shimbun 29 on June 30, 17, the city plans to build facilities for wealthy people to stay, farms where they can experience farming, and a museum displaying Chinese books.

The interest of Chinese capital in Furano is endless.

One of the major local realtors said, “China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand and Australia have been active investors in the past two years. There are many cases where people stay as skiers and buy them knowing that they can own real estate in Japan.”

As foreign investors took notice, land prices rose, from less than 100,000 yen per pyong 2 years ago to more than 300,000 yen per pyong since last year. As Furano’s ski area is only a few kilometers from the city, many people live in it, which is mixed with villas and hotels. Many residents have abandoned their homes due to soaring land prices, and the number of villas is increasing at the same time.

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