Satoshi Nihonyanagi
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01/20/2012 [Fri]
Strawberry Picking in Shizuoka [Information]
One of the most popular fruits this season in Shizuoka is absolutely strawberries and we have lots of strawberry farms where you can enjoy the picking as many as you can eat. Today, I’ll introduce some of them in Shizuoka.
Central Area
Strawberry Picking zone around Kuno district
Strawberry greenhouses & Suruga Bay & Izu Peninsula
Definitely the largest strawberry zone in Shizuoka. There are more than 50 strawberry farms and hundreds of greenhouses on the mountain along the Kuno coastline, which I would say, “Strawberry Kingdom” ! ＾＾ It’s close to Kunozan Toshogu Shrine, the national treasure, and also enchants your eyes with wonderful views of Suruga Bay and Izu Peninsula over it.
In Kuno District, 2 strawberry farm societies are major. Also, please see the detail for the access etc from my old report.
Kuno Strawberry Picking Society ( Japanese Only )
Maruzo Strawberry Picking Society ( Japanese Only )
Period ： Jan 1 – early-may
Western Area
Hamamatsu Fruit Park
Pick out any fruits by yourself and enjoy them through the year ! Hamamatsu Fruit Park provides you with various experiences of seasonal fruits picking such as apples, oranges, berries, plums, cherries and the like in the vast area of more than 100 acres. Strawberries are the most recommended this season. For details, please see my report.
Hamamatsu Fruit Park ( Japanese Only )
Period ： mid-Dec – late-Apr
Izu Area
Ema Strawberry Picking Center
Access ： Tokyo → Mishima by JR → Nirayama by Izu-hakone Railway → 10 minutes by taxi
Open Hours ： 9:00 – 16:00
Strawberry Picking Period ： Dec 10 – May 6
※ Booking required for a group of more than 20 members
Website ( Japanese Only )
Izu-nagaoka Strawberry Picking Center
Access ： Tokyo → Mishima by JR → Izu-nagaoka by Izu-hakone Railway → 10 minutes by bus to “Nagatsuka” bus stop
Open Hours ： 9:00 – 16:00
Strawberry Picking Period ： Jan 2 – May 6
Website ( Japanese Only )
There are more other strawberry farms in Shizuoka. Please feel free to contact us from here when you like to try it in Shizuoka.
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01/24/2011 [Mon]
What is cool and hot in this season – Strawberry Picking around Kuno [Shizuoka]
After strolling about Mt. Kuno, I felt thirsty and a bit hungry. Lunch time ? Yes, but maybe I should make the most of this opportunity to be in Kuno, right ? ＾＾
Around Mt. Kuno, along the Kuno Coastline, you see hundreds of plastic greenhouses where you can enjoy strawberry picking, as much as you can eat for a limited time. I roamed around for a while and stepped into one of the strawberry farms, “Ichigo Land Masami” ( Ichigo means strawberries in English ). It stands along route 150, what we call “Kuno-Kaido” or “Strawberry Road”, and is very close from the foot of Mt. Kuno.
Despite mid-winter, it was very warm in the plastic greenhouse. Smells of sweet-sour strawberries made my stomach more growling. Can’t wait for it any more !＞＜
By the way, you know what ? Strawberry Picking in Kuno is very characteristic. Can you recognize what it is from the picture ? Actually, for me, this IS the strawberry picking, but not for other people outside Shizuoka. Some grow strawberries in the field, others do on something like a platform as in the left picture. But here in Kuno, they make the most of its site conditions. Mountains facing the Suruga Bay. Sunny foothills. They made tilted stonewalls, with holes to plant strawberries in, to let them catch utmost blessing from the sun. The stonewall angle shall be 60 degrees, I heard. This is called “Ishigaki Ichigo”, strawberries on the stonewall that is the most distinctive feature in Kuno Strawberries. No heating appliances are used even in the winter time.
What is more, this farm, “Ichigo Land Masami” cultures 2 species of strawberry in a greenhouse. Strawberries are basically lined in 3 rows. The upper is for “Beni-hoppe” ( ruddy cheek ) and the middle and lower lines are for “Aki-hime”. Beni hoppe tastes sweet with a slight sourness and Aki hime tastes just sweet as honey ! ＾＾
As you can see from the picture, strawberries are reaching its best from now ! Just please be advised to make a booking beforehand because strawberry picking is very popular this season and they have too many visitors every weekend. I think it proves the fact good enough that they can’t open their greenhouses on weekdays for the lack of strawberries.
Now, I’m full and a little bit sweaty for walking and the warm greenhouse. So what do you want next ? Actually I’m on my way to Onsen hot spring facilities.
Next time, I’ll introduce “Sumpu Yume-Hiroba”.
Bye for now !＾＾
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