The vivid colors of various vegetables can be seen in the theme park, where you can visit a safe field that does not use pesticides, chemical fertilizers, or herbicides.
Learn more about vegetables!
Colors and scents will surround you in a cozy, small cultivation where many different kinds of vegetables are carefully cultivated. In this lunique experience you will discover every aspects of a local cultivation while you will hear old farmers tales such as “A Shallot with a Fashionable Sound is a Young Scallion.”
This is “Shimanami” vegetables
Here vegetables are cultivated by self-seeding, and grown following the local weather conditions adapting to the climate as the years go by. In this experience, you will harvest vegetables grown from the so called “fixed seeds”, cultivated in the “Shimanami climate”.
Pick and eat.
Enjoy the taste of the island, on the island
If you wish, we will arrange to bring the freshly harvested vegetables at a restaurant on the island, so you can experience their freshness and flavor immediately. Taste the vegetables harvested by yourself in Omishima!
詳細
| Duration | 50 minutes |
Price | Up to 5 people 1 group 7,700 yen 6th person or more + 1,540 yen / person *Harvested vegetables must be purchased separately |
| Participants | 1 to 10 people |
| When | 8:00・18:00 The experience will start in the morning or in the evening so that you can comfortably harvest fresh vegetables. |
| What is included | ・ Harvesting tools (scissors, work gloves, baskets) |
| What you need | ・ It is recommended to wear long sleeves and long trousers suitable for the experience. ・ Please wear a hat and bring a drink to prevent a heat stroke. * Please avoid sandals or high heels. |
| Venue | Nonoe, Omishima-cho, Imabari-shi, Ehime794-1306 *Details will be announced after booking. |
| Plan | 1. 1. Meet the farmer and move to the field ↓ 5 minutes 2. Introduction of fields and vegetables ↓ 10 minutes 3. Experience harvesting vegetables ↓ 30 minutes 4. Collection and payment of vegetables ↓ 5 minutes 5. End of experience —– Total:50 minutes |
| Reservation | Up to 2 weeks in advance *Please contact us if you wish to participate in less than 2 weeks |
| Optional | [Cooking the vegetables] You can bring the harvested vegetables to the restaurants on the island. Basic carry-on fee: 500 yen (excluding tax) * Cooking fee will be charged separately. Please order at least one item per person other than vegetables. * This option may not be offered during busy seasons. [Restaurants] ・ Kitsune no Botan Opening Hours 12:00-14:00 ・ 19:00-23:00 Closed on Thursdays ・ WAKKA (BBQ) * Only for guests staying with dinner plan |
| Available | [Restaurans] ・ Kitsune no Botan Opening hours 12: 00-14:00 ・ 19:00-23: 00 Closed on Thursdays ・ WAKKA (BBQ) * Only for guests staying with dinner |
| Age | any |
| Payment methods | [Experience] Cash, various credit cards, various electronic payment methods (payment at WAKKA reception) [Vegetables, shipping] Cash only (payment at the farm) [Optioal vegetable cooking] (payment at the restaurant) |
| Precautions | Precautions ・ Possible in light rain. in case of heavier rain it will be cancelled. ・ Be aware of possible insect bites and injuries. ・ There is no restroom available, including in the neighborhood. ・ It takes about 20 minutes by car from WAKKA to the farm’s location. Please contact us in advance if you would like to move by yourself or take a taxi. (Taxi fee is not included) ・ If you are traveling by bicycle to the experience Omishima routes, consider that the way to the farms is a road recommended for advanced users only. ( many uphills and steep ways down). Please contact us if you prefer transportation alternative to your bike. |
