Melon picking in Aichi
Aichi is famous for its melon production, and places number six in all of Japan! Tahara City in the Atsumi Peninsula region is especially famous for its muskmelons with multiple facilities letting your pick your own. Each farm offers all-you-can-eat plans with muskmelons and other varieties. Some spots even let you add on BBQ options, making for an incredible day of leisure, food, and fun!
Tahara CityMaruka Farm
Harvest your own haul with a smile on your face
Maruka Farm lets your harvest your own muskmelons—the king of fruits—with their exceptional sweetness and savory scent. Come out to its location on Atsumi Peninsula, a nationally acclaimed production spot for melons, and snip your own perfect melon.
• Prices: JPY 2,300 and above (Prices differ by season.) :
Tahara CityNew Atsumi Kanko
If the biggest melons on the Atsumi Peninsular are what you're after, then set your sights on New Atsumi Kano Farm! This establishment offers a hands-on harvest of sweet, juicy melons from June to August. Other experiences are also available as well as all-you-can-eat plans in fully air-conditioned, indoor environment.
• Prices:
JPY 4,300 and above (elementary school ages and older) and JPY 3,150 and above (toddlers ages three and older) for melon picking + all-you-can-eat melon (30 min.)
JPY 2,700 and above for melon picking + 1/2 cut melon
JPY 2,350 and above for melon picking + 1/4 cut melon
JPY 2,300 and above (elementary school ages and older) and JPY 1,150 and above (toddlers ages three and older) for all-you-can-eat melon (30 min.)
Note:
• Prices vary by season. :
Tahara CityNikken Farm
Only one melon per tree is grown for the ultimate flavor packed into each muskmelon. Enjoy not only the fantastic flavor but the beautiful netted outside texture as well. While you're at Nikken Farm, try their sweet Fresh Melon Juice and Melon Shaved Ice.
• Prices (May 20–31):
JPY 2,500/guest for melon picking + 1/2 cut melon (available to two or more guests)
JPY 1,500 for large 1/2 cut melon
• Prices (Jun 1–late Sep):
JPY 2,700 for melon picking + 1/2 cut melon
JPY 1,000 for large 1/2 cut melon
JPY 400 for chilled 1/4 cut melon
Notes:
• Reservation required (possible day of).
• Reservations taken by phone.
• Prices vary by season. :
Tahara CityAtsumi Tourism Marutake Farm
Atsumi Peninsula is home to what seems like an eternal spring with the sun shining and sea breeze blowing off the Pacific Ocean and thus offers tasty melons like nowhere else. Korotan melons are readily available at Atsumi Tourism Marutake Farm from late June to early August. Muskmelons typically only grow on fruit per vine, but Korotan melons provide a multiple melon bounty.
• Prices:
JPY 2,600 (JPY 2,800 in Jun) for the Melon Pleasure Course (harvested melon + 1/2 cut melon + 1 watermelon slice)
JPY 1,100 for Variety Melon Course (1/2 cut melon + 1 watermelon slice)
JPY 600 for Budget Course (1/4 cut melon +1 watermelon slice)
JPY 1,100–1,600 for melon shaved ice (depending on melon size and variety)
Notes:
• Melon picking experience unavailable.
• Watermelon included in all courses until the end of September.
• Please make inquiries to Atsumi Tourism Marutake Farm as changes may occur due to conditions surrounding the melons.
• Prices vary by season. :
Toyota CityStrawberry Park MIFUNE
Strawberry Park MIFUNE grows not only strawberries but melons—Korotan melons, which are a rarity in Aichi Prefecture. The cantaloupe variety boasts a golden skin with the meat of the fruit a beautiful green. Plus with a thin skin and few seeds, it's easy to enjoy the sweetness no matter the size. Revel in chilled sliced melon and melon parfaits!
• Prices:
JPY 3,500 for two Korotan melons (boxed) + strawberry juice (up to four glasses per group) :
Gamagori CityGamagori Orange Park
Gamagori City is famous for its Gamagori Mandarin Oranges, but also offers thick, sweet muskmelons grown in greenhouses. Choose from a variety of plans, such as a harvest plan, 30-min. all-you-can-eat melon plan, and tasting plan depending on the establishment's schedule.
• Melon picking prices:
JPY 3,190 until Jul 20
JPY 2,970 during Jul 21–Aug 31
JPY 3,080 during Sep 1–end of Sep
• Other prices:
JPY 660 for melon tasting (2 1/8 slices)
JPY 4,050/guest for melon picking and dining set
Note:
• Prices vary by season. :
Tahara CitySeaside Farm Irago
Quality, mouthwatering melons grown among the sea breeze off Cape Irago
Pick for yourself mouthwatering muskmelons grown on the temperate Atsumi Peninsula. Learn which melons are ripe with the most flavor from local farmers as you choose the best for your dinner table! Plus, an all-you-can-eat chilled and ripe muskmelon option also awaits you.
• Time: 10:00 am–4:00 pm (melon picking reception until 3:30 pm)
• Prices (Jun 10–Jul 31):
JPY 3,100 for melon picking + 1/2 cut melon
JPY 2,700 for melon picking + 1/4 cut melon
• Prices (Jul 20–Jul 31):
JPY 3,800 for melon picking + all-you-can-eat melon (40 min.)
• Prices (Aug 1–20):
JPY 3,500 for melon picking + all-you-can-eat melon (40 min.)
JPY 2,700 for melon picking + 1/2 cut melon
JPY 2,300 for melon picking + 1/4 cut melon
Notes:
• All plan prices above for elementary school ages and older.
• Other all-you-can-eat and cut melon only plans available.
• Prices vary by season. :
