Wednesday, 2 September 2015

1 month budget travel with kids in Hokkaido (13) : Where to go - Fruit Farms

2nd Sept 2015


It is too cold and harsh to play and wander in farm during winter!! But I managed to find some strawberry picking farms open during end of winter!! Wahahahahahaha!!
This is actually an experience too!

Strawberry picking - early Jul - mid July , some farms can pick as early as early June
Cherry picking - mid Jul- mid Aug
Grape picking - mid Sept - early Oct
Prune picking - mid Sept - early Oct


Fruit Farm 
  1. Subaruberry Strawberry Farm
    http://www.suparuberry.com/index.html

    Closed:  29th Dec - 5th Jan , every Monday
    6th Jan - end March : adult: 1700yen, age 3-6: 1000yen, below 3 : free
    April - end May : adult 1400yen, age3-6: 700 yen, below 3 : free
  2. Ohashi Cherry Farm
    English site : http://www.oh-cherry.com/foreign/english/english_old.html
    Directions :40 minutes. by car from the Hokkaido Expressway Takikawa Interchange, or 30 minutes. by car from downtown Furano. Able to take cab from nearby JR station
  3. Yokotsuta Fruit Farm
    http://www.yokosuta.com/fruit/
    Strawberry and cherry picking.
    Farm opens from June 
  4. Yamamoto Tourism Fruit Farm in Yoichi
    山本観光果樹園
    Grows grape, apple, strawberry, cherry and pear
  5. Fujimori Fruit Farm
    http://ff-fujimori.com/
    Grows grape, strawberry, cherry and apple
  6. Hamada Fruit Farm
    http://www11.ocn.ne.jp/~hamadaen/
    Grows apple, grapes, strawberry and cherry, With 100 years of history
    Directions : From JR Date Monbetu transfer bus, alight at SouSakae Teramae ( 壮栄寺前) then 3 mins walk
  7. Kondo Fruit Farm
    http://www10.plala.or.jp/kondoh/
  8. Kacha Ice cream factory
    http://www.kacha-ice.com/index.html
    Closed every Tuesday, 24th Dec- 5th Feb
    Operating hours :
    Summer 10:00 - 19:00
    Winter 10:00-17:00
    Strawberry picking fees: Adult : 600yen , child: 300 yen
    Directions : http://www.kacha-ice.com/1-guide/map.html
  9. Tani Sightseeing Farm
    http://www.tani-farm.com/index.html
    12 types of fruits & vegetables to be found.
    Operating hours : 10:00-16:00
    Strawberry - mid June - early Jul
    Cherry early Jul - end Jul
    Tomato end Jul - end Sept
    Plum early Aug- end Aug
    Melon/watermelon early Aug-  mid Sept
    Edamame, corn, paprika early Aug- mid Oct
    Pumpkin mid Aug - mid Oct
    Prune ed Aug - end Sept
    Potato end Aug- mid Oct
    Grape end Sept - mid Oct
    Directions : http://www.tani-farm.com/images/map_images.gif
  10. Hokkaido Hopeland Makubetsu
    http://www.hopeland.jp/02tenpo/ichigoen.html
    Organic vegetable farm ,  strawberry farming
    Operating hours mid May - end Oct
    10:00-16:00
    Directions : http://www.hopeland.jp/01gaiyou/access.html
    From JR Makubetsu, by car 10 mins
  11. Yokoyama Farm
    http://www8.ocn.ne.jp/~yokonoen/
    Operating hours : mid June - mid Jul from 9am
  12. Sasaki Fruit Farm
    http://www.sasaki-kajuen.jp/
    Cherry early Jul- end Aug
    strawberry end May - end Oct
    Plum early Aug - mid Sept
    Apple early Sept - end Oct
    Prune mid Sept - end Oct
    Grape early Sept - end Oct
    Pear mid Sept - early Nov
    Fishing available
    Directions : http://www.sasaki-kajuen.jp/access.html
    Jyodetsu bus Jyozaikei line (定山渓線) Alight at last stop 『定山渓車庫』, transfer to Toyohashi kanjou line(豊橋環状線) Alight at Toyohashi mae 『豊橋前』, walk 15mins 
  13. Saeki Farm
    http://www3.ocn.ne.jp/~saeki/
    Directions:From JR Touya transfer to Touya city, 30mins journey, alight at Touya no mizu (とうや水の), walk 10mins
  14. Toyama fureai Farm
    http://www.toyamafureai.com/
    Directions : http://www.toyamafureai.com/?page_id=5
    By car, travel 40 mins
  15. Hakenzan Farm
    http://www.hakkenzan.jp/
    Strawberry end June - ealry Jul
    Cherry early Jul - mid Jul"
    Plum early Aug - early Sept
    Potato mid Aug- end Aug
    Fishing and camping available
    Directions: http://www.hakkenzan.jp/access/access.html



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