Things To Do

Sightseeing Farm,Ceramic Art etc.

Inouchi Sightseeing Farm

Try out sweet potato harvesting.
Prior reservation required.

Facility Outline (Opening days/times, fees, description, etc)	Sweet potato harvesting experience (prior reservation required) Mid-September - Early November: 270 - 600 yen
Telephone number	Tsuji Plantation: 075-951-2889 Okamoto Plantation: 075-951-6486
Fee	Charges apply
Location (Access from nearest train station)	Kyoto-fu, Nagaokakyo-shi, I-no-uchi, Kamihigashi-no-kuchi 12 20 minute walk from Hankyu Nishi-Muko Station; or 30 minute walk from Hankyu Nagaokatenjin Station
Car parking

 

Sumiyama Kougeimura(ceramic art)

Experience moulding and painting Kyo-yaki and Kiyomizu-waki style ceramics.

Facility Outline (Opening days/times, fees, description, etc)	Moulding and painting experience (reservation required) Open all year 09:00 - 17:00 except New Year holiday period Moulding: 3,000 yen Painting: 1,500 yen (separate payments)
Telephone number	0777-31-5824
Fee	Charges apply
Location (Access from nearest train station)	Kyoto-fu, Uji-shi, Sumiyama, Hisada 11 15 minute drive from either JR Rokujizo Station or Keihan Rokujizo Station
Car parking	Available

 

Sumiyama Tougei(ceramic art)

Have a tour of the pottery workshops, and try your hand at moulding and painting your own creations. 10 potteries which also provide sales and orders. Pieces can be completed and sent off after about 20 days.

Facility Outline (Opening days/times, fees, description, etc)	Moulding and painting experience
Telephone number	0774-32-5904
Fee	Tour: free Experience: charges apply
Location (Access from nearest train station)	Kyoto-fu, Uji-shi, Sumiyama, Hisada 2-2 16 minute drive from either JR Rokujizo Station or Keihan Rokujizo station
Car parking	Available

 

Arasu Tourist Sweet Potato Harvesting Plantation

Every autumn, Terada sweet potatoes are harvested in Arasu. The flooding of the Kizu river brings sand and silt to make the ground ideal for cultivating sweet potatoes, and has been used so for 200 years, yielding soft potatoes with a sweet flavour similar to chestnuts. Here you can experience the harvesting of these Terada sweet potatoes amongst the local nature.

 

Facility Outline (Opening days/times, fees, description, etc)	Sweet potatoe harvesting experience (reservation required for groups of 10 or more) Open every day from mid-September until late October, 09:00 - 16:00. 750 yen for 3 sweet potato plants per person.　 *Experience finishes after harvesting all the sweet potatoes
Telephone number	0774-52-5131 (JA Kyoto Yamashiro Joyo Branch)
Fee	Charges apply
Location (Access from nearest train station)	Kyoto-fu, Joyo-shi, Terada, Arasu 20 minute walk from Kintetsu Terada Station
Car parking	Available (free; 80 spaces)

 

Yawata Nashigarien“NAKAMURA Noen”(sightseeing farm)

You can pick sweet and delicious fresh pears here. (Chujuro, hosui, and kosui types). (All-you-can-eat within the plantation)

Facility Outline (Opening days/times, fees, description, etc)	Pear picking (chujuro, hosui, kosui types). (group reservations only) Open from 17th August to mid September (closed only in case of rain); 09:00 - 16:30 Adults: 1,000 yen; children: 800 yen
Telephone number	TEL/FAX: 075－981-3655
Fee	Charges apply
Location (Access from nearest train station)	Kyoto-fu, Yawata-shi, Kawaguchi-bessho From Keihan Yawatashi Station, take Keihan Bus bound for Shintanabe, and get off at Kawaguchi. 7 minute walk from Kawaguchi.
Car parking	Available (free)

 

KOYAMA Kanko Budoen(sightseeing farm)

Here you can pick large, organically-grown muscat berry A type grapes. (All-you-can-eat within the plantation). Sales of figs also available.

Facility Outline (Opening days/times, fees, description, etc)	Grape (berry A) picking. (group reservations only) Open every day from September 1st until late September. Adults 1,000 yen; children 800 yen.
Telephone number	075-982-7444
Fee	Charges apply
Location (Access from nearest train station)	Kyoto-fu, Yawata-shi, Minoyamahiruzuka 55 From Keihan Kuzuha Station, take Keihan Bus to Kinemonguchi, and then a 5 minute walk
Car parking	Available (free; 24 spaces)

 

Midori Kanko(sightseeing farm)

Enjoy shiitake mushroom hunting, digging bamboo shoots, wild plant picking, strawberry picking, grape picking, picking chestnuts, etc, depending on the season. Outdoor barbecue course also available.

Facility Outline (Opening days/times, fees, description, etc)	Fruit and vegetable picking (reservation required) Adults 3500 yen, children 3000 yen Spring (April, May) course A: bamboo shoot digging, wild plant picking, outdoor barbecue, bamboo shoot rice, plus souvenirs Course B: strawberry picking, outdoor barbecue, bamboo shoot rice, plus a pack of strawberries Summer (June) Firefly evenings (17:00 - 21:00) outdoor barbecue, mushroom rice, dessert Autumn (late August - Mid-November) Course A: grape picking (Pione, Rosario), outdoor barbecue, mushroom rice, two packets of grapes Course B: chestnut picking, outdoor barbecue, mushroom rice, souvenirs Course C (Mid-October - early December): Persimmon and orange picking, outdoor barbecue, mushroom rice, souvenirs Course D (Late October - Mid-November): black beans, shiitake mushroom hunting, outdoor barbecue, mushroom rice, souvenirs Shiitake mushroom hunting: 300 yen plus souvenirs Persimmon and orange picking: Mid October - Early December; Adult 2000 yen, children 1000 yen, young children (3+) 500 yen, plus souvenirs Kurokomachi (black bean picking): Early October - mid-November: 1 bag, 450 yen Open all year round, 10:00 - 17:00
Telephone number	0774-82-2654
Fee	Charges apply
Location (Access from nearest train station)	Kyoto-fu, Tuzuki-gun, Ide-cho, Taga, Kobarai 1 15 minute walk from JR Yamashiro-Taga Station
Car parking	Available (free; 80 spaces)

 

Yamashirotaga Fruitline(sightseeing farm)

Enjoy shiitake mushroom hunting, digging bamboo shoots, wild plant picking, strawberry picking, grape picking, picking chestnuts, etc, depending on the season. Outdoor barbecue course also available.

Facility Outline (Opening days/times, fees, description, etc)	Fruit and vegetable picking (reservation required) Adults 3500 yen, children 3000 yen Spring (April, May) course A: bamboo shoot digging, wild plant picking, outdoor barbecue, bamboo shoot rice, plus souvenirs Course B: strawberry picking, outdoor barbecue, bamboo shoot rice, plus a pack of strawberries Summer (June) Firefly evenings (17:00 - 21:00) outdoor barbecue, mushroom rice, dessert Autumn (late August - Mid-November) Course A: grape picking (Pione, Rosario), outdoor barbecue, mushroom rice, two packets of grapes Course B: chestnut picking, outdoor barbecue, mushroom rice, souvenirs Course C (Mid-October - early December): Persimmon and orange picking, outdoor barbecue, mushroom rice, souvenirs Course D (Late October - Mid-November): black beans, shiitake mushroom hunting, outdoor barbecue, mushroom rice, souvenirs Shiitake mushroom hunting: 300 yen plus souvenirs Persimmon and orange picking: Mid October - Early December; Adult 2000 yen, children 1000 yen, young children (3+) 500 yen, plus souvenirs Kurokomachi (black bean picking): Early October - mid-November: 1 bag, 450 yen Open all year round, 10:00 - 17:00
Telephone number	0774-82-2654
Fee	Charges apply
Location (Access from nearest train station)	Kyoto-fu, Tuzuki-gun, Ide-cho, Taga, Kobarai 1 15 minute walk from JR Yamashiro-Taga Station
Car parking	Available (free; 80 spaces)

 

Tsubakizaka Community Center(Community space, outdoor cooking and pottery experience)

Relax in a nostalgic farmhouse building in the midst of terraced fields, and freely enjoy local Ide Town houjicha tea. Various facilities, including outdoor barbecue sites and pottery experience rooms.

Facility Outline (Opening days/times, fees, description, etc)	Community space, outdoor cooking and pottery experience 09:00 - 17:00 (16:00 in winter); open all year except summer holidays and New Year holiday period Outdoor cooking experience (reservation required 1 week in advance) Up to 3-sho: 5-go with rice 1500 yen; no rice 1250 yen; 1-sho with rice 2500 yen; 1-sho no rice 2000 yen; 50 yen insurance fee per person; 1 hour Ide Town Planning and Finance Division: 0774-82-5212 (closed on weekends and national holidays) Pottery experience (reservation required) Every Monday and Sunday (preferred day for groups of 3 or more); one 2 hour session in morning or afternoon, 1000 yen per persion, not including postage Painting experience (reservation required): 2 plates Every Monday and Sunday (preferred day for groups of 3 or more); 2 hour session, 1000 yen per persion (excludes postage fee) Yamabuki Pottery, Kida: 080-2449-4454; Morita: 090-2112-1342
Telephone number	de Town Planning Committee Office (Planning and Finance Division, Ide Town hall) 0774-82-5212 Ide Town Planning Centre Tsubakisaka: 0774-82-3838
Fee	Free entry; experience charges apply
Location (Access from nearest train station)	Kyoto-fu, Tsuzuki-gun, Ide-cho, Ishihashi 15 minute walk from JR Tamamizu Station
Car parking	Available

 

Takuminosato(Kyoto-style banboo charcoal,pottery and woodworking)

Focused on production of bamboo charcoal, as well as pottery, metalworking, woodworking, etc. As well as tryoung out pottery and woodworking, enjoy making konjac in classrooms surrounded by nature.

Facility Outline (Opening days/times, fees, description, etc)	Kyoto-style bamboo charcoal, pottery and woodworking experience (reservation required)
Telephone number	Forest Tsuyu: 0774-82-6508
Fee	Charges apply
Location (Access from nearest train station)	Kyoto-fu, Tsuzuki-gun, Ide-cho, Tamura-shinden, Otani 13-1 15 minute drive from JR Tamamizu Station
Car parking	Available

 

Hanayagi Farm(sighitseeing farm)

Enjoy harvesting and plantation tourism with the whole family. Strawberry picking high enough to make it easy for pregnant and elderly visitors as well. Enjoy picking 

 

 

 

Facility Outline (Opening days/times, fees, description, etc)	Strawberry picking (2014) 40 minute all you can eat January to May, adults (middle school students and above) 1100 - 1500 yen, elementary students 1000 - 1300 yen, children over 3, 800 - 1000 yen Summer: watermelon harvesting; Autumn: edamame and sweet potato picking
Telephone number	0774-93-4811 (09:00～17:00)
Fee	Charges apply
Location (Access from nearest train station)	Kyoto-fu, Soraku-gun, Seika-cho, Shimokoma, Kanetsukeden 31 25 minute walk from Kintetsu Komada Station or JR Shimokoma Station; or 20 minute walk from Kintetsu Shin-Hosono Station or JR Hosono Station; Seika Town Kururin shuttle bus also available
Car parking	Available

 

Kawanishi Strawberry Gardens(sightseeing farm)

Open every spring - enjoy all-you-can-eat strawberries. Also enjoy the restaurant and the barbecue areas in the park.

 

 

 

Facility Outline (Opening days/times, fees, description, etc)	Strawberry picking (2014) 1 hour all-you-can-eat February: open weekends and holidays; March - May open every day; 10:00 - 16:00; adults (middle school and above) 1400 yen, weekdays 1200 yen; elementary school students 1200 yen, weekdays 1000 yen; children over 3, 900 yen, weekdays 700 yen
Telephone number	0774-94-5230 (Strawberry park) 0774-94-2568 (Nagashima Park House)
Fee	Charges apply
Location (Access from nearest train station)	Kyoto-fu, Soraku-gun, Seika-cho, Shimokoma, Myohoji 94-1 25 minute walk from Kintetsu Komada Station or JR Shimokoma Station; or 20 minute walk from Kintetsu Shin-Hosono Station or JR Hosono Station; Seika Town Kururin shuttle bus also available
Car parking	Available (free; 200 spaces)