Orchard Spots in Murakami / Shibata Area

  • Seiromachi Tourist Cherry Orchard
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Niigata Kitakanbara-gun Seiromachi Bejjo
    Seiro town, located about 20 minutes' drive from Niigata city, is one of Japan's leading fruit producing areas. They are the biggest producer of cherries in Niigata prefecture, with about 90% of the total crop. Seiro, naturally, has several sightseeing cherry orchards. If you'd like to try cherry picking yourself, contact the farms directly to check availability. Cherry varieties go in season at different times. Most years, you can pick kokanishiki and takasago from late May; satonishiki and benishuho are in season from mid-June. Keep a look out for the red flag inscribed with Sightseeing Cherry Farm Association In Japanese.
  • Sakaue Vineyard
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Niigata Kitakanbara-gun Seiromachi Nihonmatsu 1057-2
    A vineyard which grows its grapes entirely organically with reduced pesticides and without the use of any herbicides whatsoever. Offering safe, healthy grapes, the farm received the Eco Farmer certification for its implementation of environmentally friendly, conservation-oriented farming in 2006. The grapes are grown under all-weather coverings on the farm’s spacious grounds, ensuring visitors can enjoy a fun and relaxing grape picking session even on rainy days. The farm grows a wide array of grapes, including stapes such as huge Kyoho and Shine Muscat as well as highly sweet Shinano Smile and Kaiji, nicknamed the red muscat. The farm has toilets for the physically challenged, ensuring that wheelchair users can also enjoy grape picking in comfort.
  • Asaka Farm
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Niigata Shibata-shi Ijimino 383-6
  • Asaka Fruit Garden Cherry
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Niigata Shibata-shi Ijimino 237
  • Takahashi Giant Peak Garden
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Niigata Kitakanbara-gun Seiromachi Nihonmatsu 2277
  • Mizuho Farm
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Niigata Kitakanbara-gun Seiromachi Suwayama 1720-1
  • Kurokawa Fruit Park
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Niigata Tainai Shiozawa 543-205
  • Takahashi Farm
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Niigata Shibata-shi Yokoyama 1314

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Found along the northwestern coast of Japan, Niigata prefecture is celebrated for its high-quality rice and breathtaking nature, most notably its spectacular mountains, whose white peaks draw in snow sports lovers from far and wide over the winter months. Hit the slopes at Yuzawa, pick out your favourite modern artist at Echigo Tsumari, or take a ferry over to Sado Island for an extra adventure.

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