Hokkaido in summer with a kid: Part 5 (Sapporo - Furano)

Onwards for a 2.5-hour drive to the city of flowers! I did the driving this time round, and have to say it's a really scenic and easy drive up to Furano. After checking-in at the Kashiwa House Furano (a serviced apartment with an English-speaking manager), we headed out to the famous Farm Tomita to see the rainbow flower fields.

Did I mention more (lavender) ice-cream?

Then on to the adjacent Tomita Melon House for melon snacks. You can't miss it with its huge melon balloons flying in the air.

Do not miss the cut melons and corn on the cob. The corn in particular (sorry, I know this is a melon place but it's just too good not to mention) is so sweet it's unlike any other corn I tasted before. Boiled with salt water, the sweet, crunchy and juicy kernels just made it unbelievably good. 

After Tomita, we headed to Lavender East, which is a lavender farm run by Farm Tomita and only open in July. It's way less crowded than Farm Tomita, and you can take a little tractor around too if kiddy likes it.

Kid alert: These places are all pretty fantastic for the kid to take photos of, take photos at, and eat none stop. Tomita Melon House has free wifi too, which makes things even better.

Our last stop for the day was Furano Cheese Factory, where the little one was happy to see how cheese was made. There is also an ice-cream shop (I could not eat anymore though) and pizza shop. Do buy the a frozen cheesecake slice (it's this triangular small box with a small piece each) - sort of like a Sara Lee cheesecake but way better. Kiddy might like to sample the three types of cheese available at the shop, and take photos with a big cow (statue).

For dinner, we went to Kumagera, which had fantastic wagyu sashimi beef and hotpot (venison, duck, beef and vegetables). Go early as this place gets packed quickly.

Kid alert: Free wifi is available so the kiddy can occupy himself with some games while the adults take a well-deserved break.

Our complete itinerary:
Day 1: Haneda to Hakodate (overnight in Hakodate)
Day 2: Hakodate - Lake Toya (overnight in Lake Toya)
Day 3: Lake Toya - Sapporo (overnight in Sapporo)
Day 4: Otaru (overnight in Sapporo)
Day 5: Sapporo - Furano (overnight in Furano)
Day 6: Biei (overnight in Furano)
Day 7: Furano - Asahikawa - Tokyo (overnight in Tokyo)
Day 8: Tokyo (overnight in Tokyo)
Day 9: Tokyo - Singapore