{"id":10332,"date":"2026-08-30T20:31:43","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T11:31:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stayjapan.com\/media\/?p=10332"},"modified":"2026-09-01T15:49:43","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T06:49:43","slug":"fruit-picking-japan-farm-stays-autumn-harvest-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stayjapan.com\/media\/fruit-picking-japan-farm-stays-autumn-harvest-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Fruit and Veggie Picking in Japan: 7 Farm Stays for the Autumn Harvest (2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This autumn, why not head somewhere you can harvest your own food?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Japan, autumn is called the season of appetite. The harvest is at its most generous \u2014 and yet we rarely get to see how any of it reaches the table. Working beside a farmer, digging your hands into the soil, picking what is ripe and eating it within the hour: a farm stay built around <strong>fruit picking in Japan<\/strong> turns the season of appetite into something far richer than a good meal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are seven farm stays and traditional kominka houses from across Japan, all bookable on <a href=\"https:\/\/en.stayjapan.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">STAY JAPAN<\/a>, where fruit and veggie picking is part of the stay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div role=\"navigation\" aria-label=\"\u76ee\u6b21\" class=\"simpletoc wp-block-simpletoc-toc\"><h2 class=\"simpletoc-title\">\u76ee\u6b21<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"simpletoc-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#more-than-just-picking-why-the-farmers-make-the-trip\">More Than Just Picking: Why the Farmers Make the Trip<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#what-to-check-before-you-book-a-harvest-farm-stay\">What to Check Before You Book a Harvest Farm Stay<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#1-tohoku%25ef%25bd%259cfarm-stays-for-the-autumn-harvest\">1. Tohoku\uff5cFarm Stays for the Autumn Harvest<\/a>\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#kuri-no-ki-farm-stay-semboku-akita\">Kuri No Ki Farm Stay (Semboku, Akita)<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#daichan-farm-guest-houseapple-asahi-yamagata\">Dai-chan Farm Guest House-APPLE (Asahi, Yamagata)<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#2-kanto-amp-chubu%25ef%25bd%259cfarm-stays-for-the-autumn-harvest\">2. Kanto &amp; Chubu\uff5cFarm Stays for the Autumn Harvest<\/a>\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#piyo-piyo-house-kumiage-katori-chiba\">Piyo Piyo House Kumiage (Katori, Chiba)<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#zaigomon-murakami-niigata\">Zaigomon (Murakami, Niigata)<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#farmstay-higashi-toyooka-village-nagano\">Farmstay Higashi (Toyooka Village, Nagano)<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#3-kansai-amp-shikoku%25ef%25bd%259cfarm-stays-for-the-autumn-harvest\">3. Kansai &amp; Shikoku\uff5cFarm Stays for the Autumn Harvest<\/a>\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#mirai-noen-tanabe-wakayama\">Mirai Noen (Tanabe, Wakayama)<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#farmstay-nakajima-mima-tokushima\">Farmstay Nakajima (Mima, Tokushima)<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#plan-your-harvest-trip\">Plan Your Harvest Trip<\/a>\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"more-than-just-picking-why-the-farmers-make-the-trip\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">More Than Just Picking: Why the Farmers Make the Trip<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>A trip like this only works because of the farmers and neighbours who face the land every day. Learning how food is grown, and how a farming household actually lives, from someone you would never otherwise meet is <strong>the kind of knowledge that stays with you long after the trip ends<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Picking the vegetables and fruit is only half of it. Spend real time with the people who grow them, and <strong>your own dinner table back home starts to feel different<\/strong> \u2014 fuller, and more worth being grateful for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"what-to-check-before-you-book-a-harvest-farm-stay\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">What to Check Before You Book a Harvest Farm Stay<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Two things matter when choosing a stay: what you can actually harvest, and whether that window lines up with your travel dates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The crops and seasons listed below are guides based on a typical year. A harvest only happens when temperature, rainfall and timing all come together, so <strong>there is no guarantee that anything will be ready on the day you visit<\/strong>. Whether the fruit has set, and what the fields decide to show you, is known only to nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Take that as part of the experience. This is a trip about <strong>seeing where food comes from, on nature&#8217;s terms<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"1-tohoku%25ef%25bd%259cfarm-stays-for-the-autumn-harvest\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Tohoku\uff5cFarm Stays for the Autumn Harvest<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"kuri-no-ki-farm-stay-semboku-akita\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kuri No Ki Farm Stay (Semboku, Akita)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/stayjapan.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u8fb2\u5bb6\u6c11\u5bbf-\u304f\u308a\u306e\u67285-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Kuri No Ki Farm Stay, Semboku, Akita\" class=\"wp-image-9711\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stayjapan.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u8fb2\u5bb6\u6c11\u5bbf-\u304f\u308a\u306e\u67285-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stayjapan.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u8fb2\u5bb6\u6c11\u5bbf-\u304f\u308a\u306e\u67285-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stayjapan.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u8fb2\u5bb6\u6c11\u5bbf-\u304f\u308a\u306e\u67285-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stayjapan.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u8fb2\u5bb6\u6c11\u5bbf-\u304f\u308a\u306e\u67285.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.stayjapan.com\/room\/bb0\/698\/c56\/225772_x_large.jpg?1606368430\" alt=\"Kuri No Ki Farm Stay, Semboku, Akita\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"9709\" src=\"https:\/\/stayjapan.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u8fb2\u5bb6\u6c11\u5bbf-\u304f\u308a\u306e\u67283-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Kuri No Ki Farm Stay, Semboku, Akita\" class=\"wp-image-9709\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stayjapan.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u8fb2\u5bb6\u6c11\u5bbf-\u304f\u308a\u306e\u67283-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stayjapan.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u8fb2\u5bb6\u6c11\u5bbf-\u304f\u308a\u306e\u67283-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stayjapan.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u8fb2\u5bb6\u6c11\u5bbf-\u304f\u308a\u306e\u67283-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stayjapan.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u8fb2\u5bb6\u6c11\u5bbf-\u304f\u308a\u306e\u67283.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Just outside Kakunodate \u2014 the samurai town known as the Little Kyoto of Tohoku \u2014 this farmhouse runs its own orchard of Saimyoji chestnuts, said to be the largest chestnuts grown anywhere in Japan. Guests can help sort and peel them, with the season running from November through to around January. Dinner is a chestnut feast: candied, simmered in their skins, roasted over coals, and folded into rice. Getting here is part of it too, on the slow local Akita Nairiku Line railway that sets the pace before you even arrive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Type:<\/strong> Homestay (up to 5 guests)<br><strong>Getting there:<\/strong> From JR Kakunodate Station, change to the Akita Nairiku Line and get off at Yatsu Station, then about a 15-minute walk<br><strong>Summer\u2013autumn harvest:<\/strong> Sorting and peeling Saimyoji chestnuts (November to around January)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-vivid-red-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/en.stayjapan.com\/area\/akita\/semboku-a\/pr\/13201\" target=\"_blank\">Check availability &amp; rates \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"daichan-farm-guest-houseapple-asahi-yamagata\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dai-chan Farm Guest House-APPLE (Asahi, Yamagata)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/stayjapan.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u305f\u3099\u3044\u3061\u3083\u3093\u8fb2\u57121-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stayjapan.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u305f\u3099\u3044\u3061\u3083\u3093\u8fb2\u57121-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stayjapan.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u305f\u3099\u3044\u3061\u3083\u3093\u8fb2\u57121-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stayjapan.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u305f\u3099\u3044\u3061\u3083\u3093\u8fb2\u57121-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stayjapan.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u305f\u3099\u3044\u3061\u3083\u3093\u8fb2\u57121.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"748\" height=\"421\" data-id=\"9714\" src=\"https:\/\/stayjapan.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u305f\u3099\u3044\u3061\u3083\u3093\u8fb2\u57122.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9714\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stayjapan.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u305f\u3099\u3044\u3061\u3083\u3093\u8fb2\u57122.jpg 748w, https:\/\/stayjapan.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u305f\u3099\u3044\u3061\u3083\u3093\u8fb2\u57122-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 748px) 100vw, 748px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"174\" data-id=\"9712\" src=\"https:\/\/stayjapan.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u305f\u3099\u3044\u3061\u3083\u3093\u8fb2\u57123.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9712\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A homestay farmhouse on the banks of the Mogami River, where the sound of the water carries through the house. The picking season here is the longest on this list: cherries in late June and early July, blueberries through July, then apples from late August all the way to late November. Dinner features Yamagata beef, and you can cook regional dishes yourself \u2014 imoni taro stew, or sansai okowa, steamed rice with mountain vegetables. Picking dates shift with the weather, so it is worth asking the hosts before you book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Type:<\/strong> Private room (up to 2 guests)<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> Asahi, Nishimurayama District, Yamagata (along the Mogami River)<br><strong>Summer\u2013autumn harvest:<\/strong> Cherries late June to early July, blueberries in July, apples late August to late November<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-vivid-red-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/en.stayjapan.com\/area\/yamagata\/nishimurayama\/pr\/11743\" target=\"_blank\">Check availability &amp; rates \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"2-kanto-amp-chubu%25ef%25bd%259cfarm-stays-for-the-autumn-harvest\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Kanto &amp; Chubu\uff5cFarm Stays for the Autumn Harvest<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"piyo-piyo-house-kumiage-katori-chiba\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Piyo Piyo House Kumiage (Katori, Chiba)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/stayjapan.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u3072\u309a\u3088\u3072\u309a\u3088\u30cf\u30a6\u30b9\u4e5d\u7f8e\u4e0a1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9715\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stayjapan.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u3072\u309a\u3088\u3072\u309a\u3088\u30cf\u30a6\u30b9\u4e5d\u7f8e\u4e0a1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stayjapan.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u3072\u309a\u3088\u3072\u309a\u3088\u30cf\u30a6\u30b9\u4e5d\u7f8e\u4e0a1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stayjapan.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u3072\u309a\u3088\u3072\u309a\u3088\u30cf\u30a6\u30b9\u4e5d\u7f8e\u4e0a1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stayjapan.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u3072\u309a\u3088\u3072\u309a\u3088\u30cf\u30a6\u30b9\u4e5d\u7f8e\u4e0a1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"9718\" src=\"https:\/\/stayjapan.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u3072\u309a\u3088\u3072\u309a\u3088\u30cf\u30a6\u30b9\u4e5d\u7f8e\u4e0a2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9718\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stayjapan.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u3072\u309a\u3088\u3072\u309a\u3088\u30cf\u30a6\u30b9\u4e5d\u7f8e\u4e0a2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stayjapan.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u3072\u309a\u3088\u3072\u309a\u3088\u30cf\u30a6\u30b9\u4e5d\u7f8e\u4e0a2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stayjapan.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u3072\u309a\u3088\u3072\u309a\u3088\u30cf\u30a6\u30b9\u4e5d\u7f8e\u4e0a2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stayjapan.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u3072\u309a\u3088\u3072\u309a\u3088\u30cf\u30a6\u30b9\u4e5d\u7f8e\u4e0a2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"9716\" src=\"https:\/\/stayjapan.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u3072\u309a\u3088\u3072\u309a\u3088\u30cf\u30a6\u30b9\u4e5d\u7f8e\u4e0a3-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9716\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stayjapan.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u3072\u309a\u3088\u3072\u309a\u3088\u30cf\u30a6\u30b9\u4e5d\u7f8e\u4e0a3-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stayjapan.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u3072\u309a\u3088\u3072\u309a\u3088\u30cf\u30a6\u30b9\u4e5d\u7f8e\u4e0a3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stayjapan.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u3072\u309a\u3088\u3072\u309a\u3088\u30cf\u30a6\u30b9\u4e5d\u7f8e\u4e0a3-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stayjapan.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u3072\u309a\u3088\u3072\u309a\u3088\u30cf\u30a6\u30b9\u4e5d\u7f8e\u4e0a3.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>An hour and a half by car from Tokyo, this kominka is home to Japanese honeybees, chickens and cats, and to a family who left the city to live here. There is a harvest calendar for the garden: rice cutting and shiitake in September, then silverberries, sansho pepper, persimmons and green yuzu in October. You pick alongside the hosts and eat what you gather. For somewhere this close to Tokyo, the rural life here is the real thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Type:<\/strong> Homestay (up to 8 guests)<br><strong>Getting there:<\/strong> About 1.5 hours by car from Tokyo<br><strong>Summer\u2013autumn harvest:<\/strong> Rice cutting and shiitake in September; silverberries, sansho pepper, persimmons and green yuzu in October<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-vivid-red-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/en.stayjapan.com\/area\/chiba\/katori\/pr\/15223\" target=\"_blank\">Check availability &amp; rates \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"zaigomon-murakami-niigata\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Zaigomon (Murakami, Niigata)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"578\" src=\"https:\/\/stayjapan.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u3055\u3099\u3044\u3053\u3099\u306e\u5bbf\u3084-\u3055\u3099\u3044\u3053\u3099\u3082\u30931-1024x578.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stayjapan.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u3055\u3099\u3044\u3053\u3099\u306e\u5bbf\u3084-\u3055\u3099\u3044\u3053\u3099\u3082\u30931-1024x578.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/stayjapan.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u3055\u3099\u3044\u3053\u3099\u306e\u5bbf\u3084-\u3055\u3099\u3044\u3053\u3099\u3082\u30931-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/stayjapan.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u3055\u3099\u3044\u3053\u3099\u306e\u5bbf\u3084-\u3055\u3099\u3044\u3053\u3099\u3082\u30931-768x433.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/stayjapan.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u3055\u3099\u3044\u3053\u3099\u306e\u5bbf\u3084-\u3055\u3099\u3044\u3053\u3099\u3082\u30931.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"649\" data-id=\"9721\" src=\"https:\/\/stayjapan.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u3055\u3099\u3044\u3053\u3099\u306e\u5bbf\u3084-\u3055\u3099\u3044\u3053\u3099\u3082\u30932-1024x649.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9721\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stayjapan.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u3055\u3099\u3044\u3053\u3099\u306e\u5bbf\u3084-\u3055\u3099\u3044\u3053\u3099\u3082\u30932-1024x649.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/stayjapan.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u3055\u3099\u3044\u3053\u3099\u306e\u5bbf\u3084-\u3055\u3099\u3044\u3053\u3099\u3082\u30932-300x190.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/stayjapan.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u3055\u3099\u3044\u3053\u3099\u306e\u5bbf\u3084-\u3055\u3099\u3044\u3053\u3099\u3082\u30932-768x486.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/stayjapan.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u3055\u3099\u3044\u3053\u3099\u306e\u5bbf\u3084-\u3055\u3099\u3044\u3053\u3099\u3082\u30932.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"472\" height=\"354\" data-id=\"9722\" src=\"https:\/\/stayjapan.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u3055\u3099\u3044\u3053\u3099\u306e\u5bbf\u3084-\u3055\u3099\u3044\u3053\u3099\u3082\u30934.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9722\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stayjapan.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u3055\u3099\u3044\u3053\u3099\u306e\u5bbf\u3084-\u3055\u3099\u3044\u3053\u3099\u3082\u30934.jpg 472w, https:\/\/stayjapan.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u3055\u3099\u3044\u3053\u3099\u306e\u5bbf\u3084-\u3055\u3099\u3044\u3053\u3099\u3082\u30934-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 472px) 100vw, 472px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A farmhouse stay with two meals included and the full countryside routine on offer. Rice cutting runs September to October, rice planting from the May holidays through the end of that month, and soba noodle making is available all year round. Come in autumn and you will eat while looking out at the field you cut yourself, which is a different feeling from simply being served the rice. Pickup from the nearest station is available, so you can get here without a car.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Type:<\/strong> Private room (up to 7 guests)<br><strong>Getting there:<\/strong> Murakami Station on the Uetsu Line (pickup available, arrange in advance)<br><strong>Summer\u2013autumn harvest:<\/strong> Rice cutting September to October; soba noodle making year-round<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-vivid-red-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/en.stayjapan.com\/area\/niigata\/murakami\/pr\/378\" target=\"_blank\">Check availability &amp; rates \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"farmstay-higashi-toyooka-village-nagano\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Farmstay Higashi (Toyooka Village, Nagano)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"963\" height=\"597\" src=\"https:\/\/stayjapan.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u8fb2\u5bb6\u6c11\u5bbf\u3072\u304b\u3099\u30571-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9730\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stayjapan.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u8fb2\u5bb6\u6c11\u5bbf\u3072\u304b\u3099\u30571-1.jpg 963w, https:\/\/stayjapan.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u8fb2\u5bb6\u6c11\u5bbf\u3072\u304b\u3099\u30571-1-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stayjapan.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u8fb2\u5bb6\u6c11\u5bbf\u3072\u304b\u3099\u30571-1-768x476.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 963px) 100vw, 963px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"9726\" src=\"https:\/\/stayjapan.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u8fb2\u5bb6\u6c11\u5bbf\u3072\u304b\u3099\u30574-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9726\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stayjapan.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u8fb2\u5bb6\u6c11\u5bbf\u3072\u304b\u3099\u30574-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/stayjapan.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u8fb2\u5bb6\u6c11\u5bbf\u3072\u304b\u3099\u30574-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/stayjapan.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u8fb2\u5bb6\u6c11\u5bbf\u3072\u304b\u3099\u30574-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/stayjapan.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u8fb2\u5bb6\u6c11\u5bbf\u3072\u304b\u3099\u30574.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"9728\" src=\"https:\/\/stayjapan.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u8fb2\u5bb6\u6c11\u5bbf\u3072\u304b\u3099\u30575-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9728\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stayjapan.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u8fb2\u5bb6\u6c11\u5bbf\u3072\u304b\u3099\u30575-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/stayjapan.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u8fb2\u5bb6\u6c11\u5bbf\u3072\u304b\u3099\u30575-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/stayjapan.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u8fb2\u5bb6\u6c11\u5bbf\u3072\u304b\u3099\u30575-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/stayjapan.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u8fb2\u5bb6\u6c11\u5bbf\u3072\u304b\u3099\u30575.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A hundred-year-old kominka deep in the mountains of southern Nagano, with a working irori hearth at its centre. Vegetable picking runs June to October, wild mushroom foraging comes in early to mid-October, and log-grown shiitake follow from late October to late November, making autumn the busiest season here. Whatever you gather goes straight to the hearth, simmered into mushroom soup or grilled over the coals. All experiences need to be reserved, so arrange them as soon as your dates are set.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Type:<\/strong> Whole house rental (up to 10 guests)<br><strong>Getting there:<\/strong> 30 minutes by car from Matsukawa or Iida IC on the Chuo Expressway; 12 minutes by car from Ichida Station on the JR Iida Line<br><strong>Summer\u2013autumn harvest:<\/strong> Vegetables June to October; wild mushrooms early to mid-October; log-grown shiitake late October to late November (reservation required)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-vivid-red-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/en.stayjapan.com\/area\/nagano\/shimoina\/pr\/1662\" target=\"_blank\">Check availability &amp; rates \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"3-kansai-amp-shikoku%25ef%25bd%259cfarm-stays-for-the-autumn-harvest\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Kansai &amp; Shikoku\uff5cFarm Stays for the Autumn Harvest<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"mirai-noen-tanabe-wakayama\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mirai Noen (Tanabe, Wakayama)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/stayjapan.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u8fb2\u5bb6\u6c11\u6cca-\u672a\u6765\u8fb2\u57121-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"Mirai Noen farm stay, Tanabe, Wakayama\" class=\"wp-image-9731\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stayjapan.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u8fb2\u5bb6\u6c11\u6cca-\u672a\u6765\u8fb2\u57121-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/stayjapan.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u8fb2\u5bb6\u6c11\u6cca-\u672a\u6765\u8fb2\u57121-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/stayjapan.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u8fb2\u5bb6\u6c11\u6cca-\u672a\u6765\u8fb2\u57121-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/stayjapan.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u8fb2\u5bb6\u6c11\u6cca-\u672a\u6765\u8fb2\u57121.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-6 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"9732\" src=\"https:\/\/stayjapan.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u8fb2\u5bb6\u6c11\u6cca-\u672a\u6765\u8fb2\u57123-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Mirai Noen farm stay, Tanabe, Wakayama\" class=\"wp-image-9732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stayjapan.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u8fb2\u5bb6\u6c11\u6cca-\u672a\u6765\u8fb2\u57123-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stayjapan.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u8fb2\u5bb6\u6c11\u6cca-\u672a\u6765\u8fb2\u57123-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stayjapan.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u8fb2\u5bb6\u6c11\u6cca-\u672a\u6765\u8fb2\u57123-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stayjapan.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u8fb2\u5bb6\u6c11\u6cca-\u672a\u6765\u8fb2\u57123.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"9733\" src=\"https:\/\/stayjapan.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u8fb2\u5bb6\u6c11\u6cca-\u672a\u6765\u8fb2\u57126-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"Mirai Noen farm stay, Tanabe, Wakayama\" class=\"wp-image-9733\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stayjapan.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u8fb2\u5bb6\u6c11\u6cca-\u672a\u6765\u8fb2\u57126-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/stayjapan.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u8fb2\u5bb6\u6c11\u6cca-\u672a\u6765\u8fb2\u57126-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/stayjapan.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u8fb2\u5bb6\u6c11\u6cca-\u672a\u6765\u8fb2\u57126-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/stayjapan.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u8fb2\u5bb6\u6c11\u6cca-\u672a\u6765\u8fb2\u57126.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At the entrance to the Kumano Kodo pilgrimage routes, a UNESCO World Heritage site, run by a family who farm plums and mandarins full time. Mandarin picking is available almost year-round, plum picking through June, and umeboshi salted plum making in August and September. There is more than harvesting on offer too, with boat cruises and sea fishing, and the stay has been featured in JAL&#8217;s Weekend Furusato Trip programme. Arrive in autumn and the mandarin groves will just be turning colour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Type:<\/strong> Private room (up to 20 guests)<br><strong>Getting there:<\/strong> JR Kii-Tanabe Station<br><strong>Summer\u2013autumn harvest:<\/strong> Mandarin picking almost year-round; plum picking in June; umeboshi making August to September<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-vivid-red-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/en.stayjapan.com\/area\/wakayama\/tanabe\/pr\/1053\" target=\"_blank\">Check availability &amp; rates \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"farmstay-nakajima-mima-tokushima\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Farmstay Nakajima (Mima, Tokushima)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/stayjapan.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u8fb2\u5bb6\u6c11\u5bbf-\u4e2d\u5cf61-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Farmstay Nakajima, Mima, Tokushima\" class=\"wp-image-9739\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stayjapan.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u8fb2\u5bb6\u6c11\u5bbf-\u4e2d\u5cf61-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stayjapan.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u8fb2\u5bb6\u6c11\u5bbf-\u4e2d\u5cf61-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stayjapan.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u8fb2\u5bb6\u6c11\u5bbf-\u4e2d\u5cf61-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stayjapan.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u8fb2\u5bb6\u6c11\u5bbf-\u4e2d\u5cf61.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-7 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"9740\" src=\"https:\/\/stayjapan.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u8fb2\u5bb6\u6c11\u5bbf-\u4e2d\u5cf62-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Farmstay Nakajima, Mima, Tokushima\" class=\"wp-image-9740\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stayjapan.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u8fb2\u5bb6\u6c11\u5bbf-\u4e2d\u5cf62-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stayjapan.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u8fb2\u5bb6\u6c11\u5bbf-\u4e2d\u5cf62-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stayjapan.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u8fb2\u5bb6\u6c11\u5bbf-\u4e2d\u5cf62-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stayjapan.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u8fb2\u5bb6\u6c11\u5bbf-\u4e2d\u5cf62.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"578\" data-id=\"9741\" src=\"https:\/\/stayjapan.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u8fb2\u5bb6\u6c11\u5bbf-\u4e2d\u5cf63-1024x578.jpg\" alt=\"Farmstay Nakajima, Mima, Tokushima\" class=\"wp-image-9741\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stayjapan.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u8fb2\u5bb6\u6c11\u5bbf-\u4e2d\u5cf63-1024x578.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stayjapan.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u8fb2\u5bb6\u6c11\u5bbf-\u4e2d\u5cf63-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stayjapan.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u8fb2\u5bb6\u6c11\u5bbf-\u4e2d\u5cf63-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stayjapan.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u8fb2\u5bb6\u6c11\u5bbf-\u4e2d\u5cf63.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Set in a mountain hamlet at 600 metres, in the Mima area recognised as a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System. Harvesting shifts with the season here: sudachi citrus from late August to mid-September, yuzu from October into November, and chestnut gathering around October. On the right morning, a sea of clouds spreads out below the house. At dinner, whatever came out of the fields that day arrives at the table as local home cooking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Type:<\/strong> Private room (up to 7 guests)<br><strong>Getting there:<\/strong> Anabuki Station on the JR Tokushima Line (about 1 hour from Tokushima Station; pickup by prior arrangement)<br><strong>Summer\u2013autumn harvest:<\/strong> Sudachi citrus late August to mid-September; yuzu October to November; chestnut gathering around October<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-vivid-red-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/en.stayjapan.com\/area\/tokushima\/mima\/pr\/3388\" target=\"_blank\">Check availability &amp; rates \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"plan-your-harvest-trip\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Plan Your Harvest Trip<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Ready to pick your own, and meet the people who grow it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Every stay above can be booked on STAY JAPAN. If one of them caught your eye, check the dates on its booking page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.stayjapan.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">STAY JAPAN<\/a><\/strong> lists many more farm stays and kominka houses across the country built around harvesting and food, from rice terraces to mountain orchards. Have a look and find the one that fits your trip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100 is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-red-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/en.stayjapan.com\/feature\/agricultural-forestry-fishing-experience\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Browse all stays with<br>farming experiences<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fruit picking in Japan at seven farm stays. 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