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Furano

city in Hokkaido, Japan

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Country: Japan
Region: Hokkaido
Prefecture: Hokkaido
Mayor: Yoshiaki Noto
Total: 600.97 km (232.04 sq mi)
Density: 37.797/km (97.894/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
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

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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 tourist destination, it is famous for its lavender fields, the television drama Kita no Kuni kara, and the Furano Ski Resort, which hosted 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 km (98 persons per sq. mi.). The total area is 600.97 km (232.04 sq mi).

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