Potato farms in the suburbs of Asahikawa and its surrounding landscape, taken from one the lookouts called Shujitsu-no-Oka (Shujitu Hill), not far from Biei Town. The extensive, undulating and colorful patchwork of farms is very attractive landscape of Biei and Asahikawa areas of Hokkaido, which make a sharp difference from flat rice fields in the other islands of Japan’s rural landscape, including that of Hoshu (Main Island). One of the main reasons is the changing of crops (crop rotation) in order to avoid soil sickness. There are many so-called lookouts in the region, which command excellent view of the landscape, such as Shin-ei Hill, San-ai Hill, Hokusei Hill, Shujitu Hill and Road of Patchworks. Large | Wide | Food | Agriculture | Nature