[Tokai area] 15 recommended autumn fruit picking in Aichi, Gifu, Mie and Nagano

Autumn of appetite! Speaking of autumn, you can enjoy various fruit picking. Therefore, this time, we will introduce autumn fruit picking spots such as apples, pears, grapes, and oranges, and how to enjoy each fruit.

Apple

When apples are fully ripe, the color of the peel becomes darker and the aroma becomes stronger. When harvesting apples, it is recommended to hold the fruit gently and harvest it while leaving the stem. You don't need to use scissors, so even small children can enjoy it without worry!

Enjoy apple picking on the wide flat grounds. "Shibamoto Farm" (Iida City, Nagano Prefecture)

"Shibamoto Farm" in Iida City, Nagano. Most of the apple orchards have apple trees planted on slopes, but here you can enjoy apple picking with peace of mind because they are on a wide flat hill.

At Shibamoto Farm, a variety of apples can be harvested as the season progresses: until mid-September, "Tsugaru" apples are light and crisp with abundant juice and mild sweetness; from late September to early October, "Sekaiichi" apples are juicy and sweet with low acidity and grow very large; and from late September to early October, about nine varieties can be enjoyed. 

【柴本農園】
開園期間：12月上旬まで
時間：午前９時～午後４時まで
入園料金：小学生以上 700円（税込）
　　　　　未就学児童　400円（３歳以上／税込） ※３歳未満のお子様は無料
※お土産用お持ち帰り分は別途料金が必要です。
施設住所：長野県飯田市龍江6805
電話：0265-27-2438
駐車場：あり（無料）
http://www.e-ringo.com

Enjoy fruit picking with a view of the Southern Alps! "Sanwa Tourist Farm" (Iida City, Nagano Prefecture)

At Sanwa Tourist Farm in Iida City, Nagano Prefecture, you can enjoy a variety of seasonal ingredients, such as picking apples and vegetables.

The popular fruit cooking is recommended as a set with apple picking. Especially popular is the apple pie making (1,200 yen *round and square types, with tea)! Make an apple pie with plenty of apples and go apple picking when it's time to bake. After the pie is ready, you can enjoy tea time.

【三和観光農園】
開園期間：12月10日まで（気候により変動有り）
時間：8:30～17:00（受付は16：00まで）
料金：大人（小学生以上）1,200円
※収穫体験4～5個（園内で食べるりんご含む。袋付き）食べ放題ではありません。
施設住所：長野県飯田市北方3442-3
電話：0265-25-4729
駐車場：あり（無料）
http://www.clio.ne.jp/home/sanwa/

Long-established apple farm "Yamadai Farm" that has been open for 100 years (Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture)

The Akanuma area of Nagano City is known as one of the leading apple growing areas and the birthplace of the Shinshu apple. In early 1897, the previous generation opened "Yamadai Farm" and has continued to produce apples with a special attention to detail.

With the idea of "I want my grandchildren to eat with peace of mind", they grow apples with low pesticides, mainly organic fertilizers. Five or six carefully selected varieties are cultivated, and around September you can enjoy Nagano's original variety "Shinano Dolce" and the sweet "Shuei". The apple orchard is open to the public for free, and you can pick as many apples as you like!

【やまだい農園】
開園期間：9月中旬～11月末
営業時間：火・木・土・日・祝日 9時00分～日没（火・木曜日は要予約）
料金：入園無料、量り売り：1kg 380円
施設住所：長野県長野市赤沼 2030-1　セブンイレブン アップルライン店駐車場
電話：026-251-3388
駐車場：あり（10台無料）
http://www.apple-nagano.com

Pear

The pears are easy to pick off with one hand because of their hard flesh. They are also ideal for small children as there is no need to worry about crushing the fruit. The best pears are brownish-brown in color, and ripe when the bumpy dots on the surface are blurred!

“Yamanoue Kanko Orchard” (Minokamo City, Gifu Prefecture), where pears are grown using reduced pesticides

​Yamanoue Kanko Orchard, where you can pick 20th-century pears cultivated with reduced pesticides, is open until early October. In the well-maintained pear orchard, you can enjoy the sweetness of fresh pears to your heart's content.

【山之上観光果樹園】
開園期間：10月上旬まで
時間：9：00〜17：00（受付15：00まで）
料金：（食べ放題）大人1100円、小人900円、幼児650円
住所：岐阜県美濃加茂市山之上町1093-78
電話：0574-25-4101 （山之上果実農業協同組合（フルーピア山之上）
駐車場：あり（無料）
https://www.kankou-gifu.jp/spot/1140/

"Yamaguchi Kanko Grape Pear Orchard'' (Tsu City, Mie Prefecture)

Here is a farm in a corner of a quiet residential area in Tsu City. They are committed to organic fertilizers and reduced pesticides, and in late September you can enjoy picking apples and mandarin oranges at the same time for the price of pear picking! Pears such as Kosui, Akiaokari, Toyosui, Nijusseiki, Akizuki, Niitaka, and Shinsaku can be harvested.

The park is fully equipped with tables and chairs, so you can relax and enjoy pear picking. Scissors and other necessary items are available for rent, so you can easily enter the park empty-handed.

【山口観光ぶどう梨園】
開園期間：10月中旬まで
時間：9:00～17:00
料金：大人1,700円 、小人1,400円 、幼児 900円
住所：三重県津市高茶屋小森町1854
電話：059-235-4755
駐車場：あり（100台無料）
http://www.tsukanko.jp/spot/607/

Enjoy unlimited pears and apples! Tsutsumi Orchard (Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture)

​Tsutsumi Orchard is a place where you can enjoy Kosui and Nijusseiki brand pears. The fact that they are grown with reduced pesticides and fertilizers is also attractive. When the apple season coincides with the season of pears, you can enjoy both! Why don't you enjoy pears filled with sweetness to the fullest?

【堤果樹園】
開園期間：11月4日まで（2024年度）
時間：9:00～17:00
料金：大人（中学生以上）1000円、小人750円、幼児400円
住所：岐阜県高山市久々野町山梨88-16
電話：0577-52-2766
駐車場：あり（無料）
https://tsutsumikazyuen.jimdofree.com/
https://www.facebook.com/tsutsumikazyuen

Grape

Grapes ripen from the root to the tip, so it is recommended to choose bunches that darken at the tip. When harvesting, hold the grape with one hand and cut the stem.

You can eat grapes without a time limit! “Okazaki Komatate Grape Picking Association” (Okazaki City, Aichi Prefecture)

​Okazaki Komadate Grape Picking Association" offers a variety of activities such as grape picking, barbecue, mountain games, and sweet potato digging. The most attractive point of the very popular grape picking is that there is no time limit and it is all-you-can-eat! The vineyards are in greenhouses, so there is no need to worry even on rainy days.

It is OK to bring your own lunch, and you can bring in food and drinks! In addition, there are athletic facilities, so there are many families who visit the park to spend a whole day there.

【岡崎駒立ぶどう狩り組合】
開園期間：10月中旬頃まで
時間：9:30～16:00（最終受付15:00）
料金：大人1,800円〜 、小人1,300円〜、幼児1,000円〜（※季節・ぶどうの種類により料金が異なります、HPをご覧ください）
住所：愛知県岡崎市駒立町
電話：0564-45-5151
駐車場：あり
https://www.coma-grape.com

Shorenjiko Grape Association, where you can enjoy grape picking whenever you feel like it (Nabari City, Mie Prefecture)

"Shorenjiko Grape Association" has 15 grape farms on a spacious site of about 12ha. You can taste the proud grapes grown by farmers with no time limit. It is also attractive that you can enjoy various grapes depending on the season.

Rainy weather facilities are available, so visitors can pick grapes without worrying even on rainy days. The area is also equipped with barrier-free restrooms, so wheelchair users do not need to worry. Strawberry picking can also be enjoyed in winter, so it is a good place to stop by during your trip to Mie Prefecture.

【青蓮寺湖ぶどう組合】
開園期間：10月31日頃まで（期間中無休）
時間：9:00～17:00（受付は16:30）
料金：大人1,500円 、小人1,100円 、幼児 800円
住所：三重県名張市青蓮寺976
電話：0595-63-7000
駐車場：あり（無料）
http://www.s-budou.jp/

Enjoy a full day of fun! "Kobayashi Farm" (Kariya City, Aichi Prefecture)

Grape picking (Delaware/Kyoho grapes), mandarin orange picking, barbecue, putter golf, rose garden, and more are available at "Kobayashi Farm" where you can spend a fun day throughout the season. Barbecue facilities under covered grape trellis can accommodate up to about 400 people.

Original wine and jam made only from Kyoho grapes grown at Kobayashi Farm are also popular souvenirs. (Kyoho wine/1,400 yen, Kyoho jam/1 420 yen)

【小林農園】
開園期間：通年※ぶどう狩りは10月中旬まで
　　　　　（8月は第２・4水曜休、3月〜7月.9月は水曜休、10月〜2月は水曜+第２・4火曜休）
時間：9:00〜17:00（予約時のみ20:30）
料金：デラウエア/大人1,800円、小学生1,200円、幼児（3歳以上）900円
　　　（7月下旬～8月上旬まで）
　　　巨峰/大人2,200円、小学生1,500円、幼児（3歳以上）1,100円
　　　（8月中旬〜9 月中旬頃、その他 9月中旬〜10月上旬頃まで）
住所：愛知県刈谷市井ヶ谷町石根1-45
電話：0566-35-2317
駐車場：あり（無料）
http://www.kobayashinouen.com

Mandarin orange

To find tasty mandarin oranges, choose oranges with dark and shiny skin. When harvesting oranges, cut the branches with scissors, but be careful not to separate the whole base from the tree.

Comes with a 1kg mandarin orange souvenir! "Gamagori Orange Park" (Gamagori City, Aichi Prefecture)

​Gamagori Orange Park is an all-you-can-eat place where you can eat Gamagori oranges, one of Gamagori's specialties. You can enjoy a rich mandarin orange with a good balance of sweetness and sourness. After all-you-can-eat, you can also harvest about 1 kg of oranges for souvenirs! This is an irresistible place for orange lovers. In addition to mandarin orange picking, strawberry picking and melon picking in summer are also available.

【蒲郡オレンジパーク】
開園期間：12月末頃まで
時間：平日 10:00～15:00 / 土日祝 9:00～16:00
料金：大人1,430円 、小人1,320円 、幼児 550円
住所：愛知県蒲郡市清田町小栗見1-93
電話：0533-68-2321
駐車場：あり(100台無料）
http://www.orepa.jp

Let's taste freshly picked mandarin oranges! "Utsumi Mandarin Orange Picking Suzugaya Center" (Chita District, Aichi Prefecture)

"Utsumi Mandarin Orange Picking Suzugaya Center" in Minamichita Town, Aichi Prefecture. In autumn, you can enjoy delicious mandarin orange picking. There is also a service where you can get souvenirs, so you can easily stop by when you go to Minamichita.

【内海みかん狩り 鈴ヶ谷センター】
開園期間：10月5日から12月15日まで（期間中無休）
時間：8:00～17:00
料金：大人1,100円 、小人650円 、幼児 450円（大人おみやげ1袋付、お子様はお好きなみかんを2個お持ち帰りできます。）
住所：愛知県知多郡南知多町内海奥鈴ケ谷70-18
電話：0569-62-1497
駐車場：あり（50台無料）
https://www.aichi-now.jp/spots/detail/1779/

“Joyful Farm Unoike” where you can enjoy fruit picking all year round (Chita District, Aichi Prefecture)

A farm where you can enjoy strawberry picking, grape picking, mandarin orange picking, and sweet potato picking based on the concept of "a farm where you can enjoy contact with the soil all year round". The warm Chita Peninsula is also a suitable place for cultivating mandarin oranges, and there is a mandarin orange garden next to the facility, so you can casually enjoy mandarin picking.

The facility also features a direct sales corner selling fresh fruits and vegetables at reasonable prices, and a charcoal barbecue (from 2,400 yen) that can be enjoyed in combination with mandarin orange picking is also popular. Visitors can spend a pleasant time together with mandarin orange picking.

【ジョイフルファーム鵜の池】
開園期間：11月末まで
時間：9:30～15:00
料金：大人1,200円 、小人700円 、幼児 500円
住所：愛知県知多郡美浜町大字上野間字中新田10
電話：0569-87-6069（予約専用電話番号）
駐車場：あり（無料）
https://www.joyful-f.jp

Others

In addition, we introduce facilities where you can enjoy various fruit picking! Not only can you enjoy fruits, but you can also enjoy various experiences and activities throughout the day.

"Hamamatsu Fruit Park Tokinosumika" (Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture) where you can fully enjoy various fruits

"Hamamatsu Fruit Park Tokinosumika" where you can enjoy picking about 15 kinds of fruits throughout the year. In autumn, figs, pears, apples, mandarin oranges, etc. can be harvested, and you can pick even one piece, so it's perfect for those who want to enjoy a lot of things a little bit of each!

This facility is perfect for fruit lovers, as they can harvest standard fruits such as strawberries and cherries, as well as rare fruits such as figs and akebi. The park also has a restaurant where visitors can enjoy fruit-based cuisine and wine, as well as large playground equipment with fruit motifs, so children and adults alike can enjoy a full day of fun.

【はままつフルーツパーク時之栖】
開園期間：年中（果物狩りスケジュールはHPをご覧ください。）
営業時間：9:00～18:00 （季節変動あり）
入園料金：大人 730円 、中学生・小学生360円
　　　　　※収穫されたフルーツはすべて量り売りとなります。
住所：静岡県浜松市北区都田町4263-1
電話：053-428-5211
駐車場：あり（800台無料）
http://www.tokinosumika.com/hamamatsufp/

Play, eat, experience! Experience the taste of freshly picked ”Michi-no-Eki Agripark Ryuo" (Gamou-gun, Shiga)

​Michi-no-Eki Agripark Ryuo is an experience-based agricultural park centered on fruits and hands-on farms. You can enjoy seasonal fruit picking throughout the year, and the experience of interacting with animals such as ponies, rabbits, goats, and sheep in the park is also popular.

In the park, you can enjoy picking strawberries, cherries, peaches, grapes, pears, persimmons, and sweet potatoes in each season. In addition, they hold rice-planting and rice-harvesting classes as farming experience classes, with the hope that visitors can experience the joy of touching the soil and the joy of harvesting!

[Michi-no-Eki Agripark Ryuo]
Open period: All year round (Please see the website for the fruit picking schedule: https://www.aguri-p.com/farm.html) is Tuesday)
Hours: 9:00-17:00
Fee: Different for each fruit picking. Please see our website.
Address: 6526 Yamanoue, Ryuo-cho, Gamo-gun, Shiga Prefecture
Phone: 0748-57-1311
Parking lot: Available (200 cars free)
https://www.aguri-p.com

Enjoy taste hunting in nature! "Minamichita Green Valley" (Minamichita Town, Aichi Prefecture)

Under the theme of "Let's play in nature as it is," visitors can enjoy not only picking fruits, but also field athletic activities and barbecues. Sweet potato digging is also recommended in fall (from September to November *reservations required). You can dig up lots of sweet potatoes that are delicious both steamed and baked!

You can enjoy mandarin orange picking from October to December. The mandarin oranges carefully made by local farmers are full of sweetness! In addition, you can also enjoy the seine fishing until mid-October. You can also enjoy the fish you catch as a barbecue at the day camp in the park. You can enjoy the whole day to your heart's content in an atmosphere full of nature.

【南知多グリーンバレイ】
開園期間：年中（果物狩りスケジュールはHPをご覧ください。http://www.green-v.jp/mikaku）※休園日は不定休
営業時間：10：00から17：00 ( 最終受付16：30 )、11月、12月は16：00まで
料金：各果物狩りにて異なります。HPをご覧ください。
住所：愛知県知多郡南知多町内海打越77-1
電話：0569-62-3939
駐車場：あり（有料 500円）
http://www.green-v.jp

How was it? In autumn, many fruits picking spots are open. Why not experience the full taste of autumn with your friends and family?