Furano, Hokkaido

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Furano 富良野市
City
Kitanomine ski area in Furano
Flag Emblem
Location of Furano in Kamikawa Subprefecture, Hokkaido
Location of Kamikawa Subprefecture in Hokkaido
Furano Location in Japan
Coordinates: 43°21′N 142°23′E / 43.350°N 142.383°E / 43.350; 142.383
Country	Japan
Region	Hokkaido
Prefecture	Hokkaido
Government
• Mayor	Yoshiaki Noto
Area
• Total	600.97 km2 (232.04 sq mi)
Population  (September 30th, 2016)
• Total	22,715
• Density	38/km2 (98/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address	1-1, Yayoicho, Furano-shi, Hokkaido 076-8555
Website	www.city.furano.hokkaido.jp
Symbols
Bird	Black woodpecker
Flower	Ezo-murasaki-tsutsuji (Rhododendron dauricum)
Mammal	Red Squirrel(Sciurus vulgaris)
Mascot	Hesomaru (へそ丸)
Tree	Japanese yew and Japanese bigleaf magnolia

Furano (富良野市, Furano-shi) is a city in the prefecture of Hokkaido, Japan, located in the southern reaches of Kamikawa Subprefecture, under whose jurisdiction it resides. Well known throughout Japan as a tourism destination, it is famous for its lavender fields, the television drama Kita no Kuni kara and the Furano Ski Resort, which held the Snowboarding World Cup in recent years. As of September 2016, the city has an estimated population of 22,715 and a density of 38 persons per km² (98 persons per sq. mi.). The total area is 600.97 km² (232.04 sq mi).