{
  "id": "furano-winery",
  "name": "Furano Winery",
  "area": "Shimizuyama, Furano",
  "status": "recommended",
  "priority": "optional",
  "tags": [
    "Flowers",
    "Scenery",
    "Culture",
    "Food",
    "Rain-friendly"
  ],
  "summary": "A worthwhile short visit for wine-production viewing, local products and hillside scenery. Current information supports summer operation, but 2027 arrangements remain unconfirmed. The driver should consume no alcohol. [S1][S2][S3]",
  "why_go": "The brick winery offers manufacturing-process and aging-cellar viewing, tasting and shopping. Its wines use Furano-grown grapes, and the hillside overlooks the Furano basin and Tokachidake. Treat ordinary admission as independent viewing, not a guaranteed guided tour or demonstration of machinery operating. [S1][S2][S3]",
  "season": {
    "late_june": "A promising combination of winery viewing and adjacent lavender: local tourism lists the usual flower-viewing period as late June to mid-July. Conditions vary annually. [S5]",
    "july": "Favor the first half for combining wine and lavender. Do not assume flowers remain at their best throughout July. [S5]",
    "early_august": "Visit primarily for the winery and scenery; this falls beyond the locally published usual lavender window. [S1][S5]",
    "best_window": "Recommendation: late June to mid-July for combined interests, subject to actual bloom reports; any part of the stay can suit indoor viewing."
  },
  "visit_duration": "Planning estimate: 45-75 minutes for independent viewing, shop and nearby scenery; longer for a booked tour or separate restaurant meal.",
  "drive_from_furano": "Planning estimate: approximately 10 minutes from central Furano in normal summer traffic, not live routing. The winery is approximately 3 km from JR Furano Station. Add peak-season parking and traffic buffer; walking time is additional. [S3]",
  "best_time_of_day": "Recommendation: arrive around 09:00-10:00, after opening, for an unhurried visit. [S1]",
  "visit_plan": [
    "Confirm the day's opening and designate a completely alcohol-free driver.",
    "Follow the public viewing route through the manufacturing and aging-storage displays. [S2]",
    "Non-driving adults can check available samples and prices; the driver should choose grape juice or skip tasting. Browse the shop. [S1][S6]",
    "In suitable weather, enjoy the hillside outlook and adjacent lavender paths; check flowers before allocating extra time. [S3][S5]"
  ],
  "practicalities": [
    {
      "label": "Hours and season",
      "text": "Current operator information, year unspecified: 09:00-17:00 year-round, closed over the year-end/New Year holiday. No extended summer opening is confirmed. These are not confirmed 2027 hours. [S1]"
    },
    {
      "label": "Costs",
      "text": "Independent viewing is free. Ordinary tasting is described as free with some paid options; individual paid-sample prices and serving limits are not published on the reviewed operator pages. [S1]"
    },
    {
      "label": "Guided tours",
      "text": "Currently published: Normal course, Tuesdays/Thursdays 14:00, approximately 30 minutes, JPY 500 including tax, one barrel-aging wine sample and one cheese. Premium course, Tuesdays/Thursdays 10:30 when specialist staff are available, approximately 60 minutes, JPY 5,000 including tax, vineyard/winery guidance, three wines and four cheeses. Non-tasting participants receive specified grape-based drinks instead. Not confirmed for 2027. [S4]"
    },
    {
      "label": "Parking and access",
      "text": "Navigate specifically to Furano Winery in Shimizuyama. A regional page combining Wine House and the lavender park lists free parking, but mixes facility details; winery-specific parking capacity and charges were not independently verified. Follow local signage. [S3][S6]"
    },
    {
      "label": "Facilities and accessibility",
      "text": "Shop confirmed. A dated 2023 notice mentions outdoor toilets and elevator installation, not verified present-day step-free access. Confirm accessible toilets and the viewing route if needed. Wine House is a separate restaurant, not the winery tasting room; check meal hours independently. [S3][S6][S7]"
    },
    {
      "label": "Reservations",
      "text": "Independent individuals need no reservation; groups of 10 or more do. Guided tours require Japanese comprehension and conversation, at least two participants, and booking at least one week ahead. Booking opens up to six months ahead; an application becomes confirmed only after confirmation email. [S2][S4]"
    }
  ],
  "recommendations": [
    "Make the driver's zero-alcohol decision before approaching any tasting counter.",
    "Choose independent viewing if you do not speak Japanese; the advertised guided tours explicitly require it. [S4]",
    "Ask which samples are free before pouring or ordering. [S1]",
    "Prioritize lavender early in your stay rather than postponing it until August. [S5]",
    "Keep a clear-weather interval for the basin and mountain outlook; use poorer weather for indoor viewing. [S3]"
  ],
  "weather_plan": "A useful short rainy-day option for viewing and shopping, not an all-day indoor attraction. Outdoor scenery loses appeal in low cloud; guided-tour content may change or be cancelled for weather. [S2][S4]",
  "safety_and_etiquette": [
    "The driver should consume no alcohol, including tasting samples. Do not interpret a small serving or one drink as permission to drive. If everyone wants wine, leave the rental car parked and arrange alternative transport. [S9]",
    "Stay on public paths and viewing routes; do not enter production areas, vineyard rows or flower beds without permission.",
    "Follow current sampling instructions; free tasting does not establish unlimited servings. [S1]"
  ],
  "pair_with": [
    "Furano Cheese Factory",
    "Furano Marche"
  ],
  "skip_if": "Wine production and local products hold little interest, especially after lavender season or when scenery is obscured.",
  "recheck_for_2027": [
    "Opening hours, temporary closures and ordinary tasting prices.",
    "Guided-tour schedules, language eligibility, prices and availability within the six-month booking window.",
    "Current lavender condition, winery parking arrangements and accessible facilities."
  ],
  "confidence_notes": [
    "Operator information is strongest for admission, hours, tasting categories and guided tours; no summer 2027 schedule was verified.",
    "Regional information combines winery, Wine House and lavender facilities. Its conflicting hours and parking count were not adopted as winery facts.",
    "Lavender sources differ on the starting period; local tourism's late-June-to-mid-July window is used, without promising a peak. [S5][S6]"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "id": "S1",
      "title": "About us and facility profile",
      "publisher": "Furano Wine",
      "url": "https://www.furanowine.jp/about.html",
      "accessed": "2026-10-26",
      "supports": "Local grapes; free viewing; free and paid tasting; hours and holidays."
    },
    {
      "id": "S2",
      "title": "Winery",
      "publisher": "Furano Wine",
      "url": "https://www.furanowine.jp/winery.html",
      "accessed": "2026-10-26",
      "supports": "Public viewing experience and group reservations."
    },
    {
      "id": "S3",
      "title": "Furano Wine Factory",
      "publisher": "Furano Tourism Association",
      "url": "https://www.furanotourism.com/jp/spot/spot_D.php?id=398",
      "accessed": "2026-10-26",
      "supports": "Scenery, location, station distance and dated accessibility notice."
    },
    {
      "id": "S4",
      "title": "Furano Winery guided-tour applications",
      "publisher": "Furano Wine",
      "url": "https://furanowine.jp/tour/",
      "accessed": "2026-10-26",
      "supports": "Tour schedules, prices, inclusions, language and reservation requirements."
    },
    {
      "id": "S5",
      "title": "Furano Wine House Lavender Garden",
      "publisher": "Furano Tourism Association",
      "url": "https://www.furanotourism.com/jp/spot/spot_D.php?id=399",
      "accessed": "2026-10-26",
      "supports": "Adjacent lavender and typical flowering period."
    },
    {
      "id": "S6",
      "title": "Furano Wine House and Budogaoka Park Lavender Garden",
      "publisher": "Hokkaido Tourism Organization",
      "url": "https://www.visit-hokkaido.jp/spot/detail_10150.html",
      "accessed": "2026-10-26",
      "supports": "Viewing, shop and grape juice; combined-site parking information with attribution uncertainty."
    },
    {
      "id": "S7",
      "title": "Furano Wine House",
      "publisher": "Furano Wine House",
      "url": "http://www.furanowinehouse.co.jp/",
      "accessed": "2026-10-26",
      "supports": "Separate restaurant identity."
    },
    {
      "id": "S9",
      "title": "Getting around Japan by car",
      "publisher": "Japan National Tourism Organization",
      "url": "https://www.japan.travel/en/plan/getting-around/cars/",
      "accessed": "2026-10-26",
      "supports": "Prohibition on driving under the influence of alcohol."
    }
  ]
}