Village of Dwarf in Forest -Ninguru Terrace in Furano-

Ninguru Terrace (ニングルテラス) is a popular tourist attraction on the site of New Furano Prince Hotel (新富良野プリンスホテル) in Furano, and is a village for selling original works using natural materials as a motif. 15 log houses and wooden boardwalks are built in a forest. A lot of couples and families attracted by the Ninguru Terrace such as an atmosphere of a hidden village with the warmth of the wood visit here. The night light-up and a winter scenery are very visionary. Admission free. A parking lot is free of chraged.

It is said that 2 Ninguru families live in this forest. The ninguru means shrunk human, and is a dwarf with around 15 cm in height that appears in the book "Ninguru" written by Mr. So Kuramoto that has become a synonym for Furano. They are set wise people of a forest living in the hidden place of Hokkaido. Speaking of the dwarf, the dwarf with a height of less than 1 m called "Colobockle (コロポックル * mythical Ainu dwarf god)" is famous in Hokkaido, and I guess that the Ninguru similar to the Colobockle.

Atmosphere of Ninguru Terrace Be Watched on Youtube

Movie of Ninguru Terrace

List of Accommodations

Refer to following websites for the accommodations around Ninguru Terrace.

Furano Prince Hotel(富良野プリンスホテル)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
New Furano Prince Hotel(新富良野プリンスホテル)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten

A page of Biei and Furano is here