Sapporo, Japan
832 Jozankei, Minami Ward,
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+81 115984050
Traffic from main road to farm still have rooms to improve.
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Highly overpriced. 500 JPY just for entrance fees alone, and depending on the seasons, 70% of the orchards are either barren or bare (not in season). Fees to pluck fruits and eat them off the trees were pretty extorbitant too, but we just went for it as we had already invested an hours' drive to get here. It's eat as many as you can for a fixed fare (around 2000 JPY per pax), but really, how many apples/prunes (fruits in season when I was there) can you eat in 1 seating? You can bring back the fruits you harvested, but to take them out means extra fees either by weight or by quantity. Good experience apart from the price, but on hindsight, just feels like a tourist trap.
exciting for young couple and families
It is ultimately important to check which fruits are available during your visit. Check on their website or call them if needed. To get there, go to Jozankei tourist centre (bus no 3 if I'm not wrong) and tell them that you are going to JF. They will call and arrange a free shuttle fan to get you at the tourism centre. Base ticket is 500 yen. But the price for fruit picking is additional 800 yen. You can eat as many fruits as you like, access fruit needs to be bought as a take away. You will find obstacle course, fishing spot, a pony and a goat (Yeap one of each only) and a viewing house).
Of all the tourist attractions that we went in Hokkaido, this was the only spot that disappointed us and felt like a tourist trap. Located an hour drive from Sapporo and fifteen minute drive from Jozankei main town, JF offers fruit picking as other farm activities . At the time of visit, i.e. June, it was only strawberry season and due to the limited number of strawberries, strawberry picking is only offered once a day. The entrance fees of JPY 500 per person doesn't justify the value of walking around an empty garden. Other activities, e.g., fishing, trekking, are available as add-ons but the fees don't really match the expectations and experiences. Located about 1KM from any main roads with limited food options, we tried the pizza, among some other choices available, e.g. burgers, and found that it was only mediocre at best. We've had much better pizzas at Milk Kobo, Lake Hill Farm, and Furano Cheese Factory that represents Japanese standards and pride at pizza-making, hence this felt quite lacking. Perhaps we've gotten there at a bad timing and it's just our pure bad luck. The site has a lot of potential and the management could do much more to elevate the customer experience. Our advise is to call the farm earlier and manage your expectations, as it's a one hour drive and that's quite an investment, financially and emotionally.
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