Biei

Biei (美瑛) is a town in Kamikawa subprefecture, Hokkaido. Beautiful flowers, rivers, trees, and snow are all what astonishes visitors. Biei is one of the most popular sightseeing spots in Hokkaido.

Understand
Biei known as the "Hills town". It looks like a patchwork from a distance, field of different crops have been planted, called "Hills of patchwork". Many photographers gather.

Some hills were used for commercial advertising. Hill of them is named "Hill of Mild Seven", "Tree of Seven Stars", or "Tree of Ken and Mary".

Such as Shirogane hot springs, the eastern part of the town is included in the Daisetsuzan National Park.

Tourist information site
The local tourist association has a partly multilingual guide site.

Get in


Biei is located between Asahikawa and Furano.

By plane
The closest airport to Biei is in Asahikawa, about 30 minutes away by bus or car.

By train
Biei Station is served by the JR Furano Line, which connects Asahikawa and Furano. Local train runs 18 round trips to Asahikawa, and 11 round trips to Furano everyday.

By bus
"Express Lavender" (快速ラベンダー号) runs via Biei, from Asahikawa to Furano with 8 round trips everyday.

Get around
The town center is easily covered by foot, but a car can be convenient to see the tourist spots. Bicycle can be rented, and bus/train are available as well.

By train
There are 3 stations by JR Furano line in the town. From north to south,

East area




Go next

 * Higashikawa
 * Kamifurano
 * Nakafurano
 * Furano
 * Asahikawa
 * Kamikawa
 * Shintoku
 * Ashibetsu
 * Aibetsu