Yamagata
Travel
2023.05.27
Yamagata’s representative early summer taste, cherries. The cherry season has arrived again this year.
From June 10th to July 10th, Japanese inn Koyo will sell a plan that allows you to experience “cherry picking and a 30-minute buffet” at the cherry farm “Takahashi Fruit Land” in Kaminoyama City.
A sightseeing orchard that does not use any chemical fertilizers and is based on the belief of creating soil that produces fruits with 100% organic fertilizer cultivation.
From the end of May to the beginning of July, cherries are cultivated mainly in Sato Nishiki, which is famous nationwide, in greenhouses and outdoors.
We also cultivate a variety of cherries such as Benishuho, Taisho Nishiki, and rare and valuable Gassan Nishiki.
| Duration: | June 10th to July 10th, 2023 * Plan reception is until 13:00 on July 10 |
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| Perks: | Cherry picking and all-you-can-eat 30-minute ticket included at Takahashi Fruit Land, a cherry farm in Kaminoyama City *Cherry benefits are for adults (junior high school students) and older. For children under elementary school age, please pay the cherry picking fee separately at the site. |
| Price: | Yamagata beef sukiyaki plan from 18,700 yen (for 2 people per room) Yamagata beef steak plan from 22,000 yen (for 2 people per room) *Price includes consumption tax, separate bathing tax required |
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