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　Kumakougen Hometown Tourist Village

Since it opened in 1977, buildings such as traditional farmhouses, shrines and warehouses, have been relocated to Kumakougen Hometown Tourist Village so as to reproduce the traditional life-style in the rural area.

Since it opened in 1977, buildings such as traditional farmhouses, shrines and warehouses, have been relocated to Kumakougen Hometown Tourist Village so as to reproduce the traditional life-style in the rural area. There are also a mountain village museum, water mill as well as cottages for rent, a meeting center with accommodation, a campsite, cafeteria, planetarium, and astronomical observatory.

With accommodation facilities including cottages for rent and a campground (open from the end of April through the end of November), visitors can take time to enjoy the wonderful natural surroundings at their leisure. As there are a hiking trail, festival plaza for open-air events, planetarium, and astronomical observatory, it is popular not only for families who want to stay a while, but also group and company retreats. Depending on the season, there are always plenty of different things to do and see; the spring May Festival, stargazing in the summer, the multi-colored leaves in fall, and the snowy landscape in winter.

Open hours

8時30分-17時00分
(closure Monday and The day following the public holiday)(closure Year ends and New Year holidays)
11時00分-16時00分 (Restaurant)

Price

Sanson-historykan/ Free (Other institutions needs charge)
Pheasant One-pot dishes udon Table d'hote/ 1,050yen
Kumayama Table d'hote/ 1,260yen～
Furusato Table d'hote/ 1,260yen～
Handmade sherbet/ 200yen

Parking lot

About 30 cars

Address

488, Shimohatanokawa, Kumakougen town, Kamiukena gun

Contact information

Telephone number 0892-41-0711
Fax number 0892-41-0840

Web

http://jpttours.jp/＜外部リンク＞

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About 5 minutes (On Foot)

　Agripia, Kuma Agricultural Park

The park has allotments (also known as Klein Garten) where local residents can have agricultural experiences from seeding to harvesting their own fruit and vegetables.

The park has allotments (also known as Klein Garten) where local residents can have agricultural experiences from seeding to harvesting their own fruit and vegetables. Fresh vegetables and flowers can be bought in Fureai Plaza.

Enjoy strawberry picking from November to July (exact dates subject to change, booking and entry fee applicable). The strawberry farm is designed to make fruit picking comfortable and ease back-strain. In the Fureai Plaza, Donguri tomatoes* harvested locally are available for purchase.
* Donguri (acorn) tomato, named by a junior-high school student in Kuma Kogen, has a pleasant balance between sweetness and astrigency.

Open hours

9時00分-17時00分 (closure Monday)

Price

Strawberry harvest changes by a season.

Parking lot

Parking lot available

Address

500, kou, Shimohatanogawa, Kumakougen town, Kamiukena gun

Contact information

Telephone number 0892-41-0040
Fax number 0892-41-0043

Web

https://www.kumakogen.jp/site/agripia/＜外部リンク＞

Mail

aguri@kumakougen.jp

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About 5 minutes (On Foot)

　Takemori Garden

The garden is the only fruit farm in Kumakogen Town that offers grape picking.

The garden is the only fruit farm in Kumakogen Town that offers grape picking. Specialty breeds, such as the Beniizu and the Shinano-Smile, both rare in Shikoku, can be harvested. Also for a fee, visitors can dig sweet potatoes.

There are five breeds of grapes; the Delaware, the King Dela, the Pione, the Beniizu, and the Shinano-Smile (the harvest time for each breed differs. Contact for more information). At the farm stand, visitors can try fresh grapes and processed grape products such as juice. At the adjoining Donguri (acorn) Woods, a barbecue is allowed (although the service is free, reservations are required, and visitors must supply their own barbecue ingredients).

Open hours

9時00分-17時00分
(Open from the beginning of August to the middle of October)(No closure during a period)

Price

It changes by a kind.
Over junior high school student/ 1,000yen～1,300yen
Over schoolchild/ 700yen～1,000yen
Aged 3 and over/ 300yen～500yen
Aged 2 and under/ Free

Parking lot

Parking lot available

Address

209-39, Otsu, Shimohatanogawa, Kumakougen town, Kamiukena gun

Contact information

Telephone number 0892-41-0005
Fax number 0892-41-0616

Web

http://www.takemori-garden.com/( External link )＜外部リンク＞

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About 5 minutes (By Car)

　Masaoka Tourist Apple Orchard

This orchard grows their apples in bags and with compost and reduced amounts of agrochemicals, so that they are gentle to your body.

This orchard grows their apples in bags* and with compost and reduced amounts of agrochemicals, so that they are gentle to your body. The parking lot is very close, which provides easy access for elderly visitors and those with children to plucking apples.
* Growing apples putting them in a protective bag.

The apple breeds grown here are the Tsugaru, the Senshu, the Yoko, the Yataka, and the Fuji, whose harvest times come in turns. Visitors can come to pluck their favorite breeds at the appropriate harvest time (which may change with the seasons or the weather, so please contact the orchard for more information). In addition, during a limited time, activities such as potato digging, vegetable harvesting (to go for a fee), and pizza making in a stone oven are available. Sliced and dried Fuji apple chips are also for sale.

Open hours

9時00分-17時00分
(Open from The end of August to end of November)(No closure during a period)

Price

Over junior high school student/ 500yen
Over schoolchild/ 400yen
Small child/ 200yen
The charge of experience

Parking lot

Free

Address

741-3, Otsu, Shimohatanogawa, Kumakougen town, kamiukena gun

Contact information

Telephone number 0892-50-0771
Fax number 0892-50-0772

Web

http://www.masaokaringoen.com/( External link )＜外部リンク＞

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About 5 minutes (On Foot)

　Hino Tourist Apple Orchard

This orchard grows their apples with reduced amounts of agrochemicals, so that they are gentle to your body.

This orchard grows their apples with reduced amounts of agrochemicals, so that they are gentle to your body. A cart transportation service in the vast grounds helps elderly visitors and those with children enjoy the apple picking.

Visitors can take their pick from the twelve apple breeds grown in Hino Orchard (Tsugaru, Senshu, Yoko, Golden, Shinano-Sweet, etc.) depending on the season (the harvest time may change due to season or weather, so contact for more information). Also, the orchard offers Daikon radish picking from early September, and sweet potato digging from late September.

Open hours

7時00分-18時00分
(Open from the middle of August to the middle of November)(No closure during a period)

Price

Over junior high school student/ 500yen
Over schoolchild/ 400yen
Small child/ 200yen

Parking lot

Free

Address

673-1, Otsu, Shimohatanogawa, Kumakougen town, Kamiukena gun

Contact information

Telephone number 0892-41-0629 (Office)

Web

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About 5 minutes (By Car)

　Aoki Farm

This farm uses organic fertilizer and offers apple, plum, and blueberry picking.

This farm uses organic fertilizer and offers apple, plum, and blueberry picking. There is also a garden, where visitors can pick lavenders.

In order to grow apples that are gentle for your body, the farm tries to reduce their use of agrochemicals as much as possible and use organic agrochemicals. Visitors can pick three kinds of fruit in one visit. The farm also has a garden where visitors can pick lavenders. There is a special set menu for each of the fruit picking activities.

Open hours

8時00分-17時00分
Experience of Apple harvest (From the beginning of August to the beginning of November)
Experience of Plum harvest (From the middle of July to the end of September)
Experience of Blueberry harvest (From the end of June to the beginning of October)
Experience of Lavender harvest (From June to July)
Weekday needs reservation required

Price

Experience of Apple harvest: Adult/ 500yen～
Experience of Plum harvest: Adult/ 700yen～
Experience of Blueberry harvest: Adult/ 1,000yen～
Experience of Lavender harvest: Adult/ 600yen～
Those with a unit price

Parking lot

Free

Address

1826, Otsu, Shimohatanogawa, Kumakougen town, Kamiukena gun

Contact information

Telephone number 0892-41-0297

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　Local Produce House, Midori

We are located along Prefectural Route 12 Saijo Kuma Road, near the Kuma Museum of Art.

We are located along Prefectural Route 12 Saijo Kuma Road, near the Kuma Museum of Art. Fruit and vegetables from Kumakogen Town are sold here. There is also a small cafeteria. Visitors can have a tour of the food processing facility.

At the market section, fresh local fruit and vegetables, as well as processed food using fresh produce are sold. In the cafeteria section, we offer such food as our special Yomogi (mugwort) udon and various sweet bean desserts using local adzuki beans. We also have a stone oven by the building where visitors can have their own pizza made with local produce as toppings, Mountain Treat Pizza (by appointment, for a fee).

"We offer safe vegetables produced in Kumakogen Town."

Open hours

8時30分-17時00分
(closure Monday and The day following the public holiday)

Price

Yomogi(Midori)Udon/ 420yen, Yomogi(Midori)Udon Table d'hote/ 630yen

Parking lot

About 50 cars (Free)

Address

2-1439-1, Sugou, Kumakougen town, Kamiukena gun

Contact information

Telephone number 0892-21-0503
Fax number 0892-21-0919

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　Omogo Furusato Roadside Service Area

This service area is on the way to Mt.Ishizuchi and Omogokei valley.

This service area is on the way to Mt.Ishizuchi and Omogokei valley. A variety of foods such as grilled freshwater fish, home-made steamed buns, rice cakes, and fresh vegetables are available for purchase.

On the Momiji Road, a good place to buy local produce from Kuma Kogen such as seasonal vegetables and sansai (wild vegetables). You can also enjoy delicacies such grilled freshwater Amago (trout) and Ayu (sweetfish).

Open hours

8時30分-17時00分
(closure Tuesday)(closure from December to March)

Price

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Parking lot

About 70 cars

Address

26, Sounoki, Kumakougen town, Kamiukena gun

Contact information

Telephone number 0892-58-2440

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　Roadside Station Mikawa

Located on National Route 33 by the entrance of Omogokei in the Ishizuchi National Park, our landmark is the large waterwheel at this roadside station.

Located on National Route 33 by the entrance of Omogokei in the Ishizuchi National Park, our landmark is the large waterwheel at this roadside station. It is an oasis on the road where there is a parking lot and visitors can try food made from fresh highland vegetables and stream fish.

At the restaurant, dishes made from fresh local highland vegetables and stream fish are served. Local special products such as Mikawa-cha (tea) and Mikawa tenobe-somen (handmade thin noodles) can be purchased. In the neighboring market called Mikawa Furusato Market, fresh highland vegetables as well as prepared food such as wild vegetable rice are available.

Open hours

9時00分-17時30分 (Noson-kassei Center)
11時00分-17時00分 (Restaurant)
8時00分-16時00分 (Furusato Market)
(closure Monday) Monday opens a public holiday.
(Year ends and New Year holidays)

Price

-

Parking lot

18 cars
2 Large-sized buses
1 car for The handicapped

Address

2840-1, Kamikuroiwa, Kumakougen town, Kamiukena gun

Contact information

Telephone number Fax number 0892-56-0330

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Furuiwaya (Rocks)

Oddly-shaped conical rock formations, which have been named Senkutsu-iwa, Tsurigane-dake, and Katsura-dake, can be seen. Unusual vegetation such as orchids (dendrobium) and pine grow on the surface of the rock. Famous for its autumn leaves, a lot of people visit here in fall.

Iwayaji Temple

This temple is the 45th site of the 88 stations of the Shikoku Pilgrimage, said to be founded in the year 815 CE. Kobo Daishi, one of Japan's most well-known monks described this area in a poem "As the morning mist of the valley against a tall mountain resembles an ocean, the wind blowing through the pines is like a wave in the sea." That is why the mountain is named Mt.Kaigan (sea shore).

Omogo Mountain Museum

The history of mountaineering and hiking around Mt.Ishizuchi and Omoga valley, as well as samples of local flora and fauna, are on permanent display. Visitors can get a vivid sense of the local environment from the topographical model of Omoga and a diorama of Ishizuchi-san.

Omogokei (Omogo Valley)

There are two very scenic routes along the valley: along the Omogo River with great views of dramatic rock cliffs and waterfalls, and a route along the tributary Teppoishi River with fantastically shaped rocks and boulders around which flows crystal clear water. In the fall, a lot of tourists come to enjoy the sight of the leaves turning red and gold in the valley.

Mimidodake

This rare limestone, sticking out of the water and weathered, is also called the Warship Rock, since its towering shape resembles a battleship. It is also called the Seven-Faced Bird (turkey) Rock because its surface reflects many different colors when the sun shines against the deep pool of the river. In summer, the river shores around the rock are good for camping, barbecues, and wading.

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