A safe, beautiful and natural taste
Enjoy delicious jam that uses fresh ingredients born from the plentiful nature of Hokkaido’s Furano at Furano Jam Garden. Located about 20km away from downtown Furano in Rokugou Village which became famous overnight due to the popular television drama “Kita no Kuni Kara” (From The North Country), it’s a place where you can fully savor the taste of nature in the middle of a grand wilderness. Jam is made to bring out the essential sweetness of the ingredients, and in the interests of health, does not use any preservatives or flavorings. Please have a taste of these delicious ingredients which were created from the extremes of heat and cold that is the special feature of the Furano Basin. In addition, you can also learn secret recipes and the keys to making good jam in jam-making classes (reservations are necessary and are accepted up to the day before your visit/there is a separate fee). You can purchase 38 different kinds of jam at the gift shop where you can even sample them. At the café corner, there is even ice cream with some of Furano Jam Garden’s famous jam plentifully on top. Along with coffee and wine, the gift shop also sells Furano specialties so that you can enjoy the taste of Furano.
The Anpanman shop and even a viewing platform!
Auntie Jam is the mascot character for Furano Jam Garden. The person who created her was none other than the creator of the world-famous anime “Anpanman”, Takashi Yanase. The Anpanman Shop was opened in the year 2000 at Furano Jam Garden, and it has features such as character merchandise and a gallery. Furthermore, there is the Rokugou Viewing Platform from where you can see the beautiful landscape of Furano which has been selected as one of the Top 100 Farm Village Views in Japan. Everyone from adults to children can take a breather there. Going there during the warm season when flowers such as lavender beautifully blossom is also recommended.