Ueno Farm (The Gnomes' Garden) — Attraction in Asahikawa

Really lovely garden just about a 25 minute drive from central Asahikawa. I came late, an hour before closing and with rain threatening (and in a time where tourism has all but collapsed), so perhaps it is usually busier, but it was quiet, peaceful and beautiful. There are a few different gardens somewhat separated from one another, and I would have been happy to curl up on a bench for an hour or two and watch the butterflies and bees roam. It seems like it would be tough to reach without a car, and can seem like you are driving out through nowhere right until you pull into the parking, but the drive is lovely, through rice paddies and farmland with views of the Daisetsuzan mountains in the back. Highly...

A beautiful and peaceful garden, not only filled with stunning flowers but also offering fun for kids with a gnome-hunting activity. In the end, the adults (me) were more enthusiastic than the kids, trying to find as many gnomes as possible 😆.

Despite visiting on a Saturday, it felt much less touristy compared to the famous flower fields in Furano, with a calm and relaxing atmosphere that’s different from the usual garden experience. There’s a wide variety of interesting plants and flowers to enjoy.

It was quite hot that day, and I got tanned a lot after the visit, but it was totally worth it, just make sure to apply sun protection.

The food from the café was delicious as well. Highly...

We visited on 19th June. Established in 1906. The garden is well maintained and absolutely gorgeous with many flowers blooming. A heaven for Macro photo taking. Its known as the Gnome's garden also as the kids can run about the garden finding and counting how many gnomes are there and they all get a small prize at the end. We saw 15 gnomes and our friends found 17. They refuse to reveal how many gnomes are there in total understandably to keep the game in suspense. Allow 1 hour at least for this fairytale land as other...