Update: 24.09.20
4 recommended grape picking spots in Yamanashi for families with children! [Updated September 2024.9]
Yamanashi, the kingdom of fruits and vegetables, is full of delicious fruit-picking spots.
From among them, the editorial department will carefully select and introduce facilities that can be enjoyed with children with peace of mind.
This time, we have collected spots where you can enjoy fresh and richly flavored grape picking!
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Grape picking Tsuchi and fruit (Yamanashi City)
Reservation: Required
Tuchi and fruit in Makioka-cho, Yamanashi City, where the rural scenery spreads out like something out of a Ghibli movie.
They are proud of their sweet and rich "Tokuno Kyoho" grapes, also known as the "black diamond"! The soil is made with natural fertilizer and lots of straw mixed in, making it very fluffy, and apparently there are lots of children who play there barefoot.
They also put a lot of effort into children's food education, and there are plans where you can make your own stone oven pizza and catch fish!
You can bring your pet along, so the whole family can enjoy it♪
Key Points
- Free for preschoolers, discounts available for adults with advance reservations from the website
- Food and drink can be brought in
- There is a plan where you can have a barbecue under the vineyard (not allowed to bring in)
* Free if you bring stoves, ingredients, charcoal, etc. outside the BBQ space (inquiry required)
*Strict observance of taking garbage home - There is a plan where you can experience stone oven pizza and fish catching at the same time
・ Nursing space available
・It is OK even if it rains
Tsujitogyokuen (Koshu City)
Reservation: Required
Only 2 minutes by car from Katsunuma IC on the Chuo Expressway! Many people from inside and outside the prefecture visit Tsuji Toyotamaen in Katsunuma, the home of grapes, in search of the super large and sweet "Fujiminori" grapes. Another reason for its popularity is that from late August, you can enjoy an all-you-can-eat buffet of the high-end variety "Shine Muscat"♪
You can find information about growing grapes on the official website and Instagram, so be sure to check them out.
Key Points
- Free all-you-can-eat course for preschoolers
- There are benches set up under the vineyard so you can sit and eat.
- In case of rain, you can eat the harvested grapes at the rest area, so it is safe to bring rain gear.
- Shine Muscat all-you-can-eat course available
- It is convenient to have insect repellent spray
Preschoolers ... Free
Elementary school students ... 1,300 yen
Junior high school students and older: 2,500 yen
≪Grape picking and take-out course≫
Prices vary depending on breed, market price and weight
Sengen Garden (Fuefuki City)
Reservation: Required (Groups of 15 or more must make a reservation by the day before)
This farm offers peach picking from late June to late September, and grape picking from early August to mid-November.
There is a course where you can enjoy various varieties such as [Delaware] and [Muscat], and an all-you-can-eat course with high-end varieties [Kyoho] and [Shine Muscat].
Key Points
- Yamanashi Prefecture Green Zone Certified Facility
- Free for grape picking under 3 years old
- The farm is flat and safe even for strollers
- When it rains, there is no need to worry about the weather because it is an all-weather type with a roof.
- Clean restrooms and hand washing facilities
- It is convenient to have insect repellent spray
3 years old or younger ... Free
4 years old to elementary school student…¥1,100
Junior high school students and older: 1,200 yen
≪Shine Muscat 40 minute all-you-can-eat course≫*From late August to mid-October
3 years old or younger ... Free
4 years old to elementary school student…¥2,500
Junior high school students and older: 2,800 yen
≪Kyoho 40 minute all-you-can-eat course≫*From mid-August to September
3 years old or younger ... Free
4 years old to elementary school student…¥1,600
Junior high school students and older: 1,800 yen
・It is OK even if it rains
Grape Batake (Koshu City)
Reservation: Required
A grape farm that can be reached in 5 minutes by car from Katsunuma IC and 8 minutes on foot from Katsunuma Budokyo Station.
They grow over 40 varieties of grapes, from standard varieties to rare varieties that are rarely seen in the general market! They are particular about producing grapes that can be safely eaten with the skin, and the goats kept on the farm are very helpful in weeding.
Key Points
- Yamanashi Prefecture Green Zone Certification Facility
- Free for grape picking under 3 years old
- When it rains, there is no need to worry about the weather because it is an all-weather type with a roof.
- Raising goats that eat the grass in the field is very popular with children
- There is a multipurpose restroom and a diaper changing space.
- It is convenient to have insect repellent spray
9: 00 to 17: 00 (last accepted 16: 00)
[Saturday and Sunday]
8: 00 to 17: 00 (last accepted 16: 00)
* From October 10th to November 15rd, until 11:3 (last entry 16:00)
*For details, please check the website
Prices vary depending on breed, market price and weight
・There is a diaper changing space
・It is OK even if it rains