Nakafurano, Hokkaido

Nakafurano (中富良野町, Nakafurano-chō) is a town located in Kamikawa Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.

As of April 28, 2017, the town has an estimated population of 5,086 and a density of 47 persons per km2.

Nakafurano's mascot is the gentle, laid-back, unfussy and clean Lavender Fairy (ラベンダーの妖精, Rabendā no Yōsei) or Lavender-chan (ラベンダーちゃん, Rabendā-chan).

She loves to travel to gardens around the world and likes purple and green flowers.

Her clothes were made from recycled melon skins and her hat and apron is scented from lavender.

Lavender field in Nakafurano
Lavender Fairy, the town's mascot