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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Nakafurano
| official_name =
| native_name = {{nobold|中富良野町}}
| native_name_lang = ja
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| map_caption = Location of Nakafurano in [[Hokkaido]] ([[Kamikawa Subprefecture]])
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Japan
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| subdivision_type = Country
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| subdivision_type1 = [[List of regions of Japan|Region]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Hokkaido]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Prefectures of Japan|Prefecture]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Hokkaido]] ([[Kamikawa Subprefecture]])
| subdivision_type3 = [[Districts of Japan|District]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Sorachi District, Hokkaido|Sorachi]]
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name =
| leader_title1 = Vice Mayor
| leader_name1 =
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_total_km2 = 108.70
| population_total = 5,086
| population_as_of = April 28, 2017
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone1 = [[Japan Standard Time|JST]]
| utc_offset1 = +09:00
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{{Nihongo|'''Nakafurano'''|中富良野町|Nakafurano-chō}} is a [[List of towns in Japan|town]] located in [[Kamikawa Subprefecture]], [[Hokkaido]], [[Japan]].

As of April 28, 2017, the town has an estimated [[population]] of 5,086 and a [[population density|density]] of 47 persons per km<sup>2</sup>.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.town.nakafurano.lg.jp|title= Official website of Nakafurano Town|publisher= Nakafurano Town|location= Japan|language= ja|access-date= 16 May 2017}}</ref> The total area is 108.70&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>.

==Lavender farm==
[[File:Nakafurano town ownership lavender garden.JPG|thumb|200px|Lavender field in Nakafurano]]
Furano is famous for its numerous fields of [[lavender]].

==Culture==
===Mascot===
[[File:Lavender Fairy.png|thumb|left|200px|Lavender Fairy, the town's mascot]]
Nakafurano's mascot is the gentle, laid-back, unfussy and clean {{Nihongo|'''Lavender Fairy'''|ラベンダーの妖精|Rabendā no Yōsei}} or {{Nihongo|'''Lavender-chan'''|ラベンダーちゃん|Rabendā-chan}}. She is a gardener who lives in the Furano Lavender Fields (which is also her workplace). She loves to travel to gardens around the world and likes purple and green flowers. Her clothes were made from recycled melon skins and her hat and apron is scented from lavender. She is unveiled on 7 July 1995.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.town.nakafurano.lg.jp/hotnews/detail_sp/00000467.html|title=中富良野町イメージキャラクター「ラベンダーの妖精」のご紹介|website=Nakafurano}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline|Nakafurano, Hokkaido|Nakafurano, Hokkaidō}}
*[http://www.town.nakafurano.lg.jp/ Official Website] {{in lang|ja}}
*[http://www.farm-tomita.co.jp/ Farm Tomita Website]

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Latest revision as of 16:06, 9 October 2022

Nakafurano
中富良野町
Town
Flag of Nakafurano
Flag
Official seal of Nakafurano
Seal
Location of Nakafurano in Hokkaido (Kamikawa Subprefecture)
Location of Nakafurano in Hokkaido (Kamikawa Subprefecture)
Nakafurano is located in Japan
Nakafurano
Nakafurano
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 43°24′N 142°26′E / 43.400°N 142.433°E / 43.400; 142.433
CountryJapan
RegionHokkaido
PrefectureHokkaido (Kamikawa Subprefecture)
DistrictSorachi
Area
 • Total108.70 km2 (41.97 sq mi)
Population
 (April 28, 2017)
 • Total5,086
 • Density47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
Websitewww.town.nakafurano.lg.jp

Nakafurano (中富良野町, Nakafurano-chō) is a town located in Kamikawa Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.

As of April 28, 2017, the town has an estimated population of 5,086 and a density of 47 persons per km2.[1] The total area is 108.70 km2.

Lavender farm[edit]

Lavender field in Nakafurano

Furano is famous for its numerous fields of lavender.

Culture[edit]

Mascot[edit]

Lavender Fairy, the town's mascot

Nakafurano's mascot is the gentle, laid-back, unfussy and clean Lavender Fairy (ラベンダーの妖精, Rabendā no Yōsei) or Lavender-chan (ラベンダーちゃん, Rabendā-chan). She is a gardener who lives in the Furano Lavender Fields (which is also her workplace). She loves to travel to gardens around the world and likes purple and green flowers. Her clothes were made from recycled melon skins and her hat and apron is scented from lavender. She is unveiled on 7 July 1995.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Official website of Nakafurano Town" (in Japanese). Japan: Nakafurano Town. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  2. ^ "中富良野町イメージキャラクター「ラベンダーの妖精」のご紹介". Nakafurano.

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