Cherry blossoms : Mt. Tsukumo in Shibetsu Town / Mid May

Japanese roses : Bakkai Natural Flower Garden in Wakkanai / Mid June - late July Blue poppies : Tonakai Ranch in Horonobe Town / Mid June - mid July Japanese irises : Furen Nature Park in Furen Town / Early-mid July Roses : Haboro Rose Garden in Haboro Town / Mid July - mid August Buckwheat flowers : Buckwheat fields in Horokanai Town / Mid July - mid August

	Rishiri Island Along the shoreline of Rishiri, where the blue sky and sea, and Mt. Rishiri topped with white clouds are really beautiful, black-tipped groundsels, rishiri-hinageshi (a kind of poppy) and other alpine plants show their pretty flowers during the short summer in spite of severe natural conditions.				Lake Furen This is a huge brackish lake, approximately 96 km in circumference. With a diversified natural environment - including coastal sand dunes, grass fields, wetlands and forests - stretching around the lake, Japanese roses, ezosukashi-yuri (a kind of lily), baptisias and many other plants inhabit the area. This area is also well known as a treasure trove of wild birds.				Japanese roses The Japanese rose is the official flower of Hokkaido. This deciduous tree naturally grows on the coastal sand and bears pink glamorous flowers. They are also grown as ornamental plants, which bear red fruit in autumn. The trees, whose branches are densely covered in thorns, grow 1 to 1.5 m high. During the blooming season, they make the hilly area a fantastic scene of vivid pink.

	Buckwheat flowers in Horokanai Horokanai is one of the important buckwheat producing areas in Japan. The flowers that cover the mountainous area and bloom at the same time feature light and lovely hues like white cotton. They flower gently and sadly to bear fruit. After blooming into white blossoms in autumn, they bear triangular black fruit, which is for soba noodles.				Lake Furen / Odaito This is the last hidden scenic area remaining in the country. Shunkunitai, which surrounds you with an exotic atmosphere, features the exquisite, natural harmony of a forest from ancient times, referred to as a "miracle forest" and a wild bird paradise. There exists marvelous nature, a forest bent by winds, and natural flowers in full bloom that can be seen only at mountains around 2,000 m high.