Furano via Bus Tour

If you have a few days in Hokkaido and you're staying in Sapporo, you need to go visit Furano and Biei.
Being on my own and without renting a car, I needed to go on a bus tour. I took the bus tour titled "Biei, Farm Tomita, Shikisai No Oka Tour." You can find many more bus tour information at the tourist information center on the ground (1st) floor of Sapporo TV Tower.

I ended up not really seeing the blue pond when in Biei, but I got to explore some nonetheless.

Vending machines selling hot food

An entire wall of vending machines selling drinks

Hokuseino-Oka

Observatory point at Hokuseino-Oka

Looking down to the bus and parking, as well as beyond

In a bathroom stall. Very informative.

Shikisai No Oka

You can pay to ride around the flower fields if you wish.

Trying lavender ice cream again.

Took a bite of a lavender pastry.

Behold, the rows and rows of flowers.

Shikisai No Oka

Kamifurano Herb Garden Restaurant and Souvenir Shop

Juiciest melon I've ever had.

All-you-can-eat buffet restaurant: before...

... and after. The melons were all-you-can-eat too.

Farm Tomita

Map of this famous lavender (and other flowers) farm

Lavender and melon edible products

Lavender lemonade, anyone? It's only 230 Yen per bottle.

Final observatory point, overlooking the flowers

In case you were wondering where you were

Ningle Terrace

Oh, shops in the woods! How quaint. Ningle Terrace, everyone.

Closing

Lavender soda? I gotta try this.

Not bad. Pretty good, actually.

Here's a video slideshow of pictures and 1 video I took on this bus tour.