Thursday, April 30, 2015
Tourism and International Exchange Bureau
Department of Commerce, Industry, Tourism and
Labor, Shiga Prefecture
Biwako Visitors Bureau
Tourist Information
News&Topics
[Travel Guide of Shiga Prefecture]
http://en.biwako-visitors.jp/
Contact: Sugiyama / Kimura
TEL:+81-77-511-1535
FAX:+81-77-526-4393
E-mail : [email protected]
Blueberry-Picking
The season when the sun sits high in the sky is the time for harvesting blueberries.
Blueberry Fields Kinokuniya
Blueberry
Fields
Kinokuniya
Rosa &
Berry
TAWADA
A mountain restaurant with a sweeping view of Lake Biwa. In addition to dining, visitors can enjoy
picking blueberries cultivated without the use of pesticides. Visit the shop for bread made only with
flour of domestically grown wheat, salt, water and natural yeast. Jams handmade from blueberries
and seasonal fruits, blueberry seedlings and herb seedlings are also sold.
Shiga Prefecture, Otsu City, Ikadachi kamiryuge-cho 673
About 15 min. by taxi from JR Kosei Line [Katata Sta.].
Cost: 1,080 yen (Adult) to pick blueberries for 1 hour
11:00～17:00 Closed Thursdays (but open daily in August) TEL:077-598-2623
An extensive sightseeing and farm park set within lush nature. Visitors can be active or just relax
amidst gardens, sheep pastures and other attractions.
Blueberries are grown under the sun without use of pesticides. Pick and eat as many as you like.
Enjoy a barbecue where everything you need is provided. Take part in craft workshops using sheep
wool, tree nuts, etc. Make your own bread or pizza. Harvest the season’s bounty and plant seedlings.
Feed the sheep. And more. Come and enjoy diverse natural experiences of the seasons.
Shiga Prefecture, Maibara City, Tawada 605-10
About 15 min. by taxi from JR [Sakata Sta.], Or about 10 min. by car from [Maibara Interchange].
From late July – early September Cost: 600 yen (Adult)
All the blueberries you can eat – 1 hour ※Farm Admission Fee not included.
10:00～17:00 Closed Tuesdays TEL:0794-54-2323
※Blueberry-picking and vegetable-picking may be limited due to conditions of nature. If you wish to
take part in this activity, please enquire beforehand.
Makino Pic-land is a farm park where visitors can enjoy harvesting the bounty of the season.
In one of few such facilities in the Kansai region, visitors can pick fruits and vegetables of various
seasons, starting with cherries in early summer, blueberries, grapes, chestnuts, sweet potatoes and
then apples. Other offerings include ground golf (a low-key version of regular golf), a restaurant with
a barbecue terrace, and turfed recreational space. Hand-made gelato ice creams and souvenirs are
also sold.
Makino
Pic-land
Shiga Prefecture, Takashima City, Makino-cho Terakubo 835-1
From JR Kosei Line [Makino Sta.], take the Town Bus to [Makino Pic-land Stop].
About 60 min. by car from [Ogoto Hot Springs]
Or, about 30 min. from Hokuriku Expressway [Kinomoto Interchange].
Cost: 1,000 yen (Junior high students and above). Includes all the blueberries you can eat (30 min.)
and souvenirs. ※Park admission and vehicle parking are free of charge.
9:00～17:00(Admission until 16:00)
Closed Wednesdays(or the next working day if Wednesday is a public holiday) TEL:0740-27-1811