From Tokyo, you can reach , the Sendai center of , with a short 50-minute Shinkansen ride. Nikko, a UNESCO world heritage site, is also easily accessible with a Niigata short trip from Utsunomiya.

Mt.Nasu N Mt.Nantai W E Karasuyama Nikko S Tochigi Utsunomiya Maebashi Mito Takasaki Oyama Ibaraki Airport Omiya Asakusa Tokyo Narita International Airport Nagoya Mt.Fuji Osaka Haneda International Kyoto Airport Airport

Osaka Central International Kansai Airport International Airport

225 minutes by 120 minutes by JR or JR or Express Bus (Limited Express ‘Spacia’) Narita “Marronnier” Shinjuku Nikko Airport Nikko 160-170 minutes by 120 minutes by JR or Tobu Railway Express Bus (Limited Express ‘Spacia’) Narita “Marronnier” or “Salvia” Asakusa Airport Kinugawa 50 minutes by JR 45 minutes by Onsen 170 minutes by Tohoku JR Nikko Express Bus Shinkansen Line Haneda “Marronnier” Tokyo Utsunomiya Utsunomiya Airport

75 minutes by 90 minutes by Ibaraki Car Tokyo Nasushiobara Airport 210 minutes by Express Bus ‘Nasushiobara Resort Express’ Nasu Onsen Shinjuku Shiobara Onsen Tochiotome holds the top share among strawberries grown in Japan. The most beloved strawberry in Japan is Tochiotome, which originated in Tochigi.

Tochigi prefecture has had the number one straw- tural organizations and administrative organiza- berry yield in Japan since 1968 and is worthy of tions banding together to improve production, being called the Strawberry Kingdom. distribution and sales. Originally, the best season for strawberries in In recent years, strawberries can be picked has rich nature with much and night, creating the best conditions for growing Japan was spring (May - June). However, Tochigi between June and October, enabling enjoying fertile land and streams of clear water from Nikko strawberries. prefecture effectively used technology to go strawberries throughout the year. and Nasu. In greenhouses making the most of the sunlight, beyond the traditional shipping schedule. Stable The climate features long sunshine hours in winter the maintained temperature enables slow ripening shipment of high-quality strawberries, mainly for and a large temperature difference between day to grow sweet and delicious strawberries. the Tokyo metropolitan area, now runs from November to May. These fruitful results come from growers, agricul-

1 2 Tochigi, the Strawberry Kingdom, is dedicated to strawberry research with Japan’ s one and only lab- oratory devoted to researching strawberries. The Strawberry Research Center develops many strawberry varieties and studies cultivation tech- niques to improve yields and quality. The following are the primary strawberry varieties:

Newly developed in 2014. The biggest berry is around 60g and can exceed the size of a chicken egg. The size, shape, sweetness and mild taste make Sky Berry an exceptional sweet in itself. The name suggests that all of its largeness, beauty and deliciousness can reach the sky.

Rich taste and well-balanced sweetness Tochihime is an exclusive variety for strawberry farms where you can visit and pick the strawberries. and sourness. Very sweet and juicy, its skin is soft and easy to eat, making it popular. Top share among strawberries grown in Since the skin is softer than other strawberries, this strawberry is not suited for shipping and is unavail- Japan and the most popular strawberry. able in markets. Thus this strawberry is called the phantom strawberry. 3 4 美味しいいちごの食べ方 いちご狩りのルール How to savor strawberries. STRAWBERRY PICKING PARK RULES 美味草莓的吃法 ／ 美味草莓的吃法 草莓的采摘规则 ／ 草莓的採摘規則 ġĮĒįĝīĔĕĝĪđĬēĤďĝħġłĶĔħĝłĝįķĤēħĝľħĜ ûĈĹēûĬĝĶûĽĔĤďĝħġłĶĔħĝłĝį

1 へたのところまで赤くなっているものを選ぶ。 1 入り口で立ち止まらない！ うしろの人が入れません。 Choose berries that have turned red almost up to the calyces Do not stand in front of the entrance; let the people in line after you enter. (the green leafy part on the top of the berries). 䇋࣓೼䮼ষ偏⬭ʽӮᕅડҪҎ䗮㸠DŽ／ 䂟࣓೼䭔ষ侤⬭ʽ᳗ᕅ䷓ҪҎ䗮㸠DŽ 䞛ᨬᯊ䗝ᢽᵰᅲᏆ㒣㑶ࠄᵰ㩖ⱘ㤝㥧DŽ／ ᥵ᨬᰖ䙌᪛ᵰᆺᏆ㍧㋙ࠄᵰ㩖ⱘ㤝㥧DŽ ĺěľĜıēûįĎüġĬāđĬāĶüĿĬħħû þēđįľħĜijľĎĿĬēĥğīāĂĪĶüĿĬĺěľĺĎĿ ĶğıħûğijûđįľĶĕĽēĤįķĎāĂēĐİāüīĿġ

2 ハウス内は走らない！ 3 いちごの上を足でまたがない！ 2 果実の付け根を指ではさんで、手首を手前に曲げるようにとる。 No running in the greenhouse! No walking over strawberry plants! Hold the top end of a berry near its stem and flip it toward you. 䇋࣓೼ುݙ䎥ࡼʽ／ 䂟࣓೼೦ܻ䎥ࢩʽ 䇋࣓䎼䍞㤝㥧ʽ／ 䂟࣓䎼䍞㤝㥧ʽ ／᠟ᡧԣᵰᅲᇚ݊ড䕀Փ㣢ᳱϟˈПৢݡ䕏ᶨഄᇚ㤝㥧ᨬϟDŽ⫼ ĺěľġĮľāĚĬĜĹēĶĝıħēĶĘĬĪĄĭ ĺěľĹĄĿĶđĿĬĶĥĜįĜĔğāĔēĤďĝħġłĶĔħĝłĝį ᠟ᡧԣᵰᆺᇛ݊ড䔝Փ㥪ᳱϟˈПᕠݡ䓩ᶨഄᇛ㤝㥧ᨬϟDŽ⫼ ĹĄĿēĮĿġĂīĔđįľûĿĬēüīĿġķğĿġĥīûüĿħěıħĶüĿĬĥĬďīġ

4 ハウス内は禁煙です。 5 ゴミは、ゴミ箱にすてる！ 3 へたを先にとって、へたの付いていた方から食べる。 （喫煙場所をご利用ください） Place all litter in dustbins! Berries taste even better if you remove the calyces and eat them from the top. ／No smoking in the greenhouse. ൗഒ䇋ᡩܹൗഒㆅݙʽ 亳⫼ᯊᡧԣ㤝㥧ⱘᇪッ䚼ˈҢᵰ㩖ⱘϔջᓔྟકᇱˈ䖭ḋᠡ㛑ৗࠄ᳔㕢ੇⱘ㤝㥧DŽ／ (Use the designated smoking area.) ൗഒ䂟ᡩܹൗഒㆅܻʽ 䭟ྟક౤ˈ䗭ῷᠡ㛑ৗࠄ᳔㕢ੇⱘ㤝㥧DŽو亳⫼ᰖᡧԣ㤝㥧ⱘᇪッ䚼ˈᕲᵰ㩖ⱘϔ ುݙ⽕⚳ʽ˄਌⚳䇋ࠡᕔ਌⚳ऎ˅／ ûĝIJčĬđĮĿāüĜĪğāĹēĐīā ĎİāüīĿġħħûûľħēķğĿġĶĝĮľěĝīĔĕĝĪđĬēĂĬûĎĿĬēđįľěįüīĿġ ೦ܻ⽕✭ʽ˄਌✭䂟ࠡᕔ਌✭औ˅ ĥĿĬěĤijĔĔIJĥĝįľĚĬĜĹēĶĝıħēĶĘĬĪĄĭ 4 注意！ いちごの果汁は衣服につくと落ちにくいので気をつける。 ûĝIJčĬĤijĔĔIJĥĝįľĹēđįľđįľĂīĎĺġĿĹĥĿ Caution: Be careful not to drip juice from the strawberries. Removing juice from clothes can be difficult. 6 ペットの入園禁止です。（介助犬等は除く） ⊼ᛣʽ㤝㥧ⱘᵰ∕⊒೼㸷᳡Ϟᕜϡᆍᯧ⋫ᑆޔˈ亳⫼ᯊ㽕ᇣᖗʽ／ ⊼ᛣʽ㤝㥧ⱘᵰ∕⊒೼㸷᳡Ϟᕜϡᆍᯧ⋫ђ⎼ˈ亳⫼ᰖ㽕ᇣᖗʽ No pets allowed in the park. (Service dogs are admitted.) ĝĪġīā ĥĬûēĿĭĚĬĜĹēĖğĤďĝħġłĶĔħĝłĝįďĮĎĶĤıĿħĖĿĬĂĪğĿĬāħħûĺĎĿĜĬû ĂİāþġĝĝīĔĕĝĪđĬēĎĿġĜþġĬěĝĪěīĎĝĪġīā ⽕ℶᅴ⠽ܹುʽ˄᳡ࡵ⢀ㄝ䰸໪˅／ ⽕ℶᇉ⠽ܹ೦ʽ˄᳡ࢭ⢀ㄝ䰸໪˅ ĥĿĬěēĭĤīďġłĶğįĿĜāĶüĿĬ ĜûĶġĿēĤIJēīüĄľġĜĶĥğıħþēĘĮûĬĝ 箱をさわったり、箱の近くであばれたりしない。 Do not touch beehives or make large noises near them. 䂟࣓㿌ᩌ㳖ㆅˈ䂟࣓೼㳖ㆅ䰘䖥ਉ僻DŽ／ 䇋࣓㾺ᩌ㳖ㆅˈ䇋࣓೼㳖ㆅ䰘䖥ਉ䯍DŽ 7 いちごの持ち出しは禁止です。（各いちご園のルールを守ってください） ĥĿĬěĂīĔûğľħāĥĝıħġĮľāĶğľēĹûğĿûğľħā All harvested strawberries must be eaten before leaving the park. (No strawberries can be taken out.) ハチが体に止まっても自然にはなれるまで、静かにしている。 ⽕ℶᇚ㤝㥧ᏺߎು໪DŽ˄䇋䙉ᅜ৘Ͼ㤝㥧ುⱘ㾘߭˅／ ˅㤝㥧೦ⱘ㽣ࠛןIf bees land on you, stay calm until they fly away. ⽕ℶᇛ㤝㥧ᐊߎ೦໪DŽ˄䂟䙉ᅜ৘ ⬭೼䑿Ϟᯊˈߛ࣓хࡼⳈࠄ㳰㳖㞾㸠亲䍄ЎℶDŽذ⬭೼䑿Ϟᰖˈߛ࣓іࢩⳈࠄ㳰㳖㞾㸠亯䍄⚎ℶDŽ／ 㳰㳖ذ㳰㳖 ĥĿĬěēĭĤďĝħġłĶĔħĝłĝįħħûēħûĶĝıħēĶĘĬĪĄĭ ĥĬûĖİĿāĔĮēěĬĶûĬĪďīġđľĬēĹĥĿħĜijľēĮľāļĂēûġľĬěīēĂĪĔĮēĂĬûĺĕĶħāďĬěĒĝĝěĄĬďĮ ûĝIJčĬĕĉĮĔīďĮďĬěûĈĝĪĶĔįĜĔüħāķďľğĪĤġēĤďĝħġłĶĔħĝłĝį

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Open periods / Regular closed day Open periods / Regular closed day January 3 - Mid - May / None Mid - December - Early June / None Wi-Fi Wi-Fi Available Not available -Services other than strawberry picking -Services other than strawberry picking Credit cards Credit cards Not accepted Not accepted Parking Parking Normal vehicles: 30 Large buses: 3 Normal vehicles: 500 Large buses: 12 Minibuses: 10 Features/Promotions Features/Promotions

Deainomori Strawberry Farm is barrier-free and has At the Nasu Kogen Strawberry Forest Farm, you can Address restrooms; everybody can enjoy strawberry picking Address enjoy picking two kinds of fully ripened strawberries: without worrying about anything. Tochiotome and Skyberry. You can pack the strawber- 29-1, Sakenoya, Kanuma-shi, Tochigi 4588-10, Takakukou, Nasumachi, Tochigi ries picked in a hothouse in a dedicated container and Phone number / Fax number Phone number / Fax number take them home. Strawberry picking is offer 0289-60-0175 / 0289-60-0176 0287-62-1800 / 0287-62-1805 Homepage address / E-mail Reservations (Individuals) Reservations (Groups) Homepage address / E-mail Reservations (Individuals) Reservations (Groups) http://www.kanuma.or.jp / [email protected] Required Required http://www.okashinoshiro.co.jp / - Required Required Cultivated varieties Wheelchairs available Reservations for wheelchair users Cultivated varieties Wheelchairs available Reservations for wheelchair users Tochiotome, Tochihime, Skyberry Yes Required Tochiotome, Tochihime, Skyberry Yes Required

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Skyberry picking is available. Strawberries picked in the Close to Nikko and the Kinugawa river, offering good accessibility and convenience. Address morning, fresh vegetables, side dishes, homemade Address breads and gelatos using our fruits are available at the Condensed milk is free of charge. 1585, Shimotsubara, Iwafunemachi, Tochigi direct-sales shop. 3581, Serinuma, Nikko-shi, Tochigi We also have a hothouse with elevated cultivation, so Phone number / Fax number Phone number / Fax number you can pick strawberries while standing up. 0282-55-5008 / 0282-55-7786 0288-22-0615 / 0288-23-8215 Homepage address / E-mail Reservations (Individuals) Reservations (Groups) Homepage address / E-mail Reservations (Individuals) Reservations (Groups) Not required but customers with http://www.iwafune-ichigo.jp / [email protected] Required Required(Only if 15 customers or more) http://www.nikkoichigo.com / [email protected] reservations are helped first Required(Only if 20 customers or more) Cultivated varieties Wheelchairs available Reservations for wheelchair users Cultivated varieties Wheelchairs available Reservations for wheelchair users Tochiotome, Tochihime, Skyberry Yes Required Tochiotome, Tochihime, Skyberry, Benihoppe, Yayoihime Yes Required

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We cultivate strawberries, committing to good soil and a We are one of the largest strawberry picking farms in Japan. We also have a restaurant in addition to straw- Address good environment for strawberries. Address berry picking. Fully enjoy Tochiotome and Tochihime. 240, Abeshina, Moka-shi, Tochigi 408, Okawashima, Oyama-shi, Tochigi You can enjoy picking throughout the year since peach- Phone number / Fax number Phone number / Fax number es and cherries are also available. 0285-74-2055 / 0285-81-5789 0285-33-1070 / - Homepage address / E-mail Reservations (Individuals) Reservations (Groups) Homepage address / E-mail Reservations (Individuals) Reservations (Groups) http://www.rubyonthefield.com / rubyonthefi[email protected] Required - / - Required Required Cultivated varieties Wheelchairs available Reservations for wheelchair users Cultivated varieties Wheelchairs available Reservations for wheelchair users Tochiotome, Tochihime No - Tochiotome, Skyberry Yes Required

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Not available (Visa, JCB are accepted only at the direct-sales shop) Not available Parking Parking Normal vehicles: 80 Large buses: 5 Normal vehicles: 25 Large buses: 1 Minibuses: 1 Features/Promotions Features/Promotions We cultivate Tochiotome in a large farm including about - 80 hothouses and you can enjoy fully ripened strawber- Address Address ries. To offer strawberries at the best time to eat, we 802-4, Ueshimocho, Sano-shi, Tochigi give priority to our regular customers. 362, Okubocho, Ashikaga-shi, Tochigi Phone number / Fax number We also have a direct-sales shop and offer home Phone number / Fax number 0283-20-5215 / 0283-21-5225 0284-91-0005 / 0284-91-0005 Homepage address / E-mail Reservations (Individuals) Reservations (Groups) Homepage address / E-mail Reservations (Individuals) Reservations (Groups)

http://www.itigogari.com / [email protected] Required Required http://www.jaashikaga.or.jp / [email protected] required Required (Only if 10 customers or more) Cultivated varieties Wheelchairs available Reservations for wheelchair users Cultivated varieties Wheelchairs available Reservations for wheelchair users Tochiotome, Skyberry (Period limited) Yes Required Tochiotome, Skyberry (Only at the direct-sales shop) No -

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Open periods / Regular closed day January 2 - Mid - May / None Wi-Fi Not available Services other than strawberry picking Tochigi prefecture is within 100 km of Tokyo and - has many attractive rural areas where you can Credit cards enjoy the rich nature of Japan, sightseeing spots Not accepted including Nikko and Nasu and many hot springs. Parking The many delicious agricultural products include Features/Promotions Normal vehicles: 50 Large buses: 10 many fresh vegetables and fruits. In farming villages in Tochigi where these agricultural prod- No time limits! All-you-can-eat! You can enjoy strawber- ucts are cultivated, you can enjoy the beautiful ry picking as your time allows. Address We have hothouses with both soil cultivation and elevat- and unspoilt landscape of Japan in all four 3006, Kamiodawa, Moka-shi, Tochigi ed cultivation, so everyone from children to adults can seasons. Phone number / Fax number enjoy strawberry picking. Please visit us by all means. When you visit Japan, please come and enjoy the 0285-81-1141 / 0285-84-1143 beauty of Tochigi villages. Homepage address / E-mail Reservations (Individuals) Reservations (Groups) http://www.ja-hagano.or.jp / - Not required Required(Only if 15 customers or more) Cultivated varieties Wheelchairs available Reservations for wheelchair users Tochiotome Yes Not required

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Fully ripened strawberriesNo time limitsAll-you-can-eat Address 527-6, Hanawa, Mashikomachi, Hagagun, Tochigi Phone number / Fax number 0285-72-8768 / 0285-72-6582 Homepage address / E-mail Reservations (Individuals) Reservations (Groups) http://www.15dannchi.sakura.ne.jp / - Not required Required(Only if 20 customers or more) Cultivated varieties Wheelchairs available Reservations for wheelchair users Tochiotome Yes -

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