Hello! It is the Tokachi Tourism Federation.
Tokachi is an area made up of 19 municipalities, including the central city of Obihiro.
- 19 municipalities in Tokachi -
Obihiro City, Otofuke, Shihoro Town, Kamishihoro Town, Shikaoi Town, Shintoku Town, Shimizu Town, Memuro Town, Naka Satsunai Village, Sarabetsu Village, Taiki Town, Hiroo Town, Makubetsu, Ikeda Town, Toyokoro Town, Honbetsu Town, Ashoro, Rikubetsu Town, Urahoro Town
It is an attractive area that harmonizes vast nature with gastronomy, hot springs, sightseeing spots, etc.
We will introduce plenty of information about Tokachi, so thank you.
Tokachi is an area made up of 19 municipalities, including the central city of Obihiro.
- 19 municipalities in Tokachi -
Obihiro City, Otofuke, Shihoro Town, Kamishihoro Town, Shikaoi Town, Shintoku Town, Shimizu Town, Memuro Town, Naka Satsunai Village, Sarabetsu Village, Taiki Town, Hiroo Town, Makubetsu, Ikeda Town, Toyokoro Town, Honbetsu Town, Ashoro, Rikubetsu Town, Urahoro Town
It is an attractive area that harmonizes vast nature with gastronomy, hot springs, sightseeing spots, etc.
We will introduce plenty of information about Tokachi, so thank you.
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Introduction to a One-Day Experience Tour 😄
—See Tokachi’s signature industry, crop farming, with your own eyes!—
A 1‑DAY tour in Kamishihoro and Memuro that will leave you amazed by the taste of fresh vegetables
The vast Tokachi Plain stretches wide.
More than 150 years have passed since pioneers cleared virgin forest with the strength of people and horses to start crop farming, and the area has become one of Japan’s leading agricultural regions.
Tokachi’s delicious vegetables, enjoyed across Japan and around the world, are consistently high quality and full of flavor.
Join this 1‑DAY tour to visit real production sites that are normally closed to the public, experience farm life as if you were part of the family, and discover the secrets behind the flavor.
Tour Schedule
9:00 Gather at JR Obihiro Station
10:00 Sekiguchi Farm — Visit the bean fields, try farm work, and taste beans
Meet the actual beans in the fields and get hands‑on with farm work. After working up a sweat, relax beside the fields.
11:40 Craft Kitchen — Spice blending experience and bean dish lunch
Try blending spices that pair with Tokachi vegetables.
14:45 Shin-Arashiyama Sky Park Observation Deck
Take in panoramic views of Tokachi’s farms, an area said to have a food self‑sufficiency rate of over 1000%, and feel the region’s vastness.
15:20 Takano Farm — Field walk and seasonal vegetable harvesting experience
Explore the fields from a farmer’s perspective, touch the crops, and discover the charms only farmers know.
17:00 Original burger dinner in a popcorn field
Create your own burger using Tokachi wheat buns, a Memuro beef patty, and an assortment of Tokachi vegetables.
19:30 Disperse at JR Obihiro Station
Operating period: June to early August
Time: 9:00–19:30 (about 10 hours 30 minutes)
Participant capacity: 2–8 people
Price:
Per person
For double occupancy Adult 159,500 JPY
For groups of 3 or more Adult 115,500 JPY, Elementary school student 20,000 JPY per child
*With English interpretation, the prices are as follows.*
Per person
For double occupancy Adult 198,000 JPY
For groups of 3 or more Adult 137,500 JPY, Elementary school student 20,000 JPY per child
Please make a reservation at least seven days before your desired date of use. (We may not be able to accommodate your preferred date due to guide availability.)
Would you like to peek behind the scenes of agriculture and food while hearing directly from producers?
This is also a great opportunity to interact with producers up close.
We hope that a day of hands‑on experience will bring new discoveries and perspectives, enriching your lifestyle. We’d be happy if your visit to Tokachi becomes a memorable page in your travel story. 😄
If you’re interested, please visit the following URL on our federation’s official website: "BEHIND THE GOOD TASTE — Journeys connecting you to Tokachi, the source of food"
Contact
Knau Publishing Co., Ltd. Slow Travel HOKKAIDO
Email: slh@slow-life-hokkaido.com
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日本を代表する食糧生産基地「北海道・十勝」の観光・旅行ツアーを紹介。畑作・酪農・畜産・漁業・酒造・狩猟など⾷にまつわる産業を体験してみませんか。
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Introducing a One-Day Experience Tour 😄
~A Tour Around Tokachi, the Dairy Kingdom~
A 1-DAY tour to learn about the lives of people who work with cows in Shintoku and Shimizu towns
Shintoku and Shimizu, located in the northwest of Tokachi, are largely mountainous areas bordered on the west by the Hidaka Range and on the north by the Daisetsu mountain system.
With little flat land, dairy farming thrives here more than crop cultivation.
Kitahiro Farm is one of the large farms in Shintoku often called a mega-farm. It raises about 900 cows and works daily to ensure people can reliably enjoy safe, secure milk.
In the afternoon we move to Shimizu town to visit Miyaji Farm. There, cows graze naturally around the clock and are fed only pasture, as the farm pursues dairy farming that minimizes the burden on the animals and on nature.
Through farm work experiences, cheese making, and a stroll through the grasslands, you can feel the diversity of dairy farming in Tokachi.
Please take this chance to encounter the lives of people living alongside other creatures.
Tour Schedule
10:00 Gather at Kitahiro Farm
10:05 Kitahiro Farm tour and cheese-making experience
Try making mozzarella cheese using fresh milk.
11:30 Kitahiro Farm cheese tasting and pizza lunch With the cooperation of a pizza shop in Shimizu town, you will also try making pizza using the mozzarella cheese you made and a chewy dough made from Hokkaido wheat and natural yeast.
13:00 Depart Kitahiro Farm (travel by private car)
13:45 Kyodo Gakusha Shintoku Farm workshop tour and shopping
At Kyodo Gakusha, discover the secrets behind delicious cheese. (Tasting available)
14:45 Depart Kyodo Gakusha Shintoku Farm (travel by private car)
15:30 Miyaji Farm pasture walk and grass-fed milk tasting
See cows raised entirely on pasture and fed only grass as you stroll through the grazing land.
Taste grass-fed milk.
17:00 Tour ends
Operating period: Year-round
Time: 10:00–17:00 (about 7 hours)
Group size: 2–10 people
Price:
Per person
For 2 people: Adult ¥78,100, Elementary school child ¥14,300
For 3 or more: Adult ¥57,200, Elementary school child ¥14,300
If English interpretation is included, the prices are as follows.
Per person
For 2 people: Adult ¥110,000, Elementary school child ¥14,300
For 3 or more: Adult ¥72,600, Elementary school child ¥14,300
Please make your reservation at least seven days before your desired date. (Depending on guide availability, we may not be able to accommodate your requested date.)
Please note that guests who have been living abroad within seven days prior to entering Japan cannot enter hygiene-controlled areas for quarantine reasons.
Depending on the reported global situation of foot-and-mouth disease as determined by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, we may refuse participation in the tour. Please understand in advance.
Would you like to take a peek behind the scenes of dairy farming and food while listening to producers' stories?
This is also a great opportunity to interact directly with producers.
We hope that one day of experience will bring new discoveries and perspectives, enriching your lifestyle. We would be delighted if the Tokachi experience becomes one page of your travel memories. 😄
If you are interested, please visit our federation’s official website page "BEHIND THE GOOD TASTE ~A Journey Connecting to the Source of Food: Tokachi~" from the URL below!
Contact
Knau Publishing Co., Ltd. Slow Travel HOKKAIDO
Email: slh@slow-life-hokkaido.com
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日本を代表する食糧生産基地「北海道・十勝」の観光・旅行ツアーを紹介。畑作・酪農・畜産・漁業・酒造・狩猟など⾷にまつわる産業を体験してみませんか。
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Introducing a One-Day Experience Tour 😄
— Where Local Sake Is Made —
A one-day tour from Obihiro to Urahoro to enjoy fine drinks and delicious food
In Tokachi, a region rich in nature and known for its strong agriculture, producers use the bounty of the land to craft a wide variety of alcoholic beverages.
This program takes you to the production sites of wine, sake, and craft beer to uncover the secrets behind their great flavors.
The more you hear from passionate makers, the more their products taste remarkable.
For dinner, we prepare special dishes paired with each drink!
Savor them together with Tokachi’s local ingredients.
Tour Schedule
9:00 Pickup from JR Obihiro Station, Tokachi-Obihiro Airport, or city hotels
10:00 Aizawa Farm Vineyard tour and wine tasting Visit Aizawa Farm, where grapes are grown naturally without chemical fertilizers or pesticides.
11:30 Kamikawa Taisetsu Sake Brewery Heiun-gura Brewery tour and sake tasting Using the moderately hard spring water from the Satsunai River system, which originates in the Hidaka Mountains and is celebrated as one of Japan’s purest streams, this brewery makes sake that pairs well with Tokachi’s cuisine.
12:30 Rancho El Paso Lunch featuring pasture-raised “dorobuta” pork and local craft beer “Obihiro Beer”
14:45 RIKKA Barley field visit At RIKKA, a brewery established in 2025, join field work in a barley crop.
16:45 RIKKA Brewery tour and beer tasting Take time to taste beers nurtured by Tokachi’s fertile land.
18:00 Torino-me Shop Special dinner by culinary researcher Kanako Sasaki, paired with drinks Enjoy a special dinner designed to complement Tokachi’s wines, sake, and beers.
21:00 Drop-off at JR Obihiro Station, Tokachi-Obihiro Airport, or city hotels — Tour ends
Operating period: Year-round
Time: 9:00–21:00 (approx. 12 hours)
Group size: 3–8 people
Price:
Per person: JPY 132,000
※With English interpretation the price is as follows:
Per person: JPY 154,000
■Please make a reservation at least seven days before your desired date.
■Please note that we may not be able to accommodate your preferred date due to guide availability or other circumstances.
Would you like to peek behind the scenes of beverage production, agriculture, and food while meeting the producers?
We hope that through this one-day experience you will discover new insights and values that enrich your lifestyle. We would be delighted if this Tokachi experience becomes one memorable page in your travel story 😄
If you are interested, please visit the federation’s official website page “BEHIND THE GOOD TASTE — Journeys Connecting to Tokachi, the Source of Food” on our official site (access the federation’s official site from the profile link tree).
Contact
Knaue Publishing Co., Ltd. Slow Travel HOKKAIDO
Email: slh@slow-life-hokkaido.com
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本物のおいしさとその裏側に触れる旅｜北海道・十勝で食を楽しむツアー
日本を代表する食糧生産基地「北海道・十勝」の観光・旅行ツアーを紹介。畑作・酪農・畜産・漁業・酒造・狩猟など⾷にまつわる産業を体験してみませんか。
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Introducing a One-Day Experience Tour 😄
—The people who raise high-quality meat and those who cook it—
A luxurious one-day tour to compare Tokachi meats in Ikeda and Ashoro
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Tokachi is a region where livestock farming thrives, taking advantage of its vast land.
Beef, pork, and chicken are raised and processed into branded meats in various towns.
This nature-rich area is also home to many wild animals used for meat, and venison, the most notable, is enjoyed by many locals as game cuisine.
On this tour, you will visit the production sites where these meats are raised, learn the secrets behind what makes them delicious, and then savor meat dishes prepared by professional chefs.
Please take your time to enjoy the finest fresh meats.
Tour Schedule
10:00 Pick-up from JR Obihiro Station or hotels in town
10:30 Visit Obara Farm to see Akaushi “Ikeda Beef”
From birth and fattening to slaughter and processing, everything takes place within Ikeda Town.
11:15 EZO LEATHER WORKS — A talk about deer, store visit, and shopping
EZO LEATHER WORKS handles deer capture, butchering, leather production, and meat sales.
12:00 Lunch using Tokachi ingredients
15:15 Kaneko Farm — Enjoy the spectacular views from the Wagyu grazing fields. To raise hardy, healthy cattle, they focus on pasture-based rearing.
17:00 Kobito no Daidokoro — A dinner full of Tokachi meats
Using the old Aikappu Station building, Kobito no Daidokoro operates as a delicatessen-style shop. The chef will prepare and serve Obara Farm’s “Ikeda Beef,” EZO LEATHER WORKS’ venison, and Kaneko Farm’s “Unkai Wagyu.”
20:30 Drop-off at JR Obihiro Station or hotels in town, tour ends
Operating period: Year-round
Time: 10:00–20:30 (approximately 10 hours 30 minutes)
Group size: 4–8 people
Price:
Per person 82,500 JPY
*With English interpretation, the price is as follows:
Per person 99,000 JPY
■ Please make a reservation at least seven days before your desired date. (We may be unable to accommodate your preferred date due to guide availability or other reasons.)
■ For biosecurity reasons, guests who have been residing overseas within seven days prior to arrival in Japan cannot enter hygiene-controlled areas. Please understand.
■ Depending on the “Status of Foot-and-Mouth Disease Outbreaks Worldwide” as determined by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, participation in the tour may be declined. Thank you for your understanding.
Why not meet the producers and take a peek behind the scenes of livestock farming and food?
We hope that this one-day experience will bring new discoveries and perspectives, enriching your lifestyle. We would be delighted if you could carve a Tokachi experience into a page of your travel memories. 😄
If you are interested, please visit the official website of our federation at the URL below and see “BEHIND THE GOOD TASTE — A Journey Connecting to the Source of Food in Tokachi.”
Contact
Knao Publishing Co., Ltd. Slow Travel HOKKAIDO
Email: slh@slow-life-hokkaido.com
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Introducing an experiential tour you can enjoy in Tokachi, Hokkaido 😄
Harvest experience on the fields of the Tokachi Plain
At Okamoto Farm in Nakasatsunai Village, taste freshly harvested vegetables with a Jingisukan lunch
Located in the southwestern part of the Tokachi Plain in Nakasatsunai Village, Okamoto Farm works to reduce environmental impact while supplying safer, more reliable produce that consumers want.
After harvesting potatoes and onions by hand, you’ll take a special ride on a harvesting machine for an added harvest experience.
The vegetables you harvest are washed immediately and enjoyed alongside Jingisukan.
Okamoto Farm also processes and sells the vegetables it grows.
After the meal, enjoy a tomato berry cream puff at the shop where products are sold and tour the processing facility to learn what makes it so delicious.
Tour Schedule
10:00 Meet at Okamoto Farm
10:05 Farm introduction, harvest experience in the field, and harvesting machine ride
Experience harvesting potatoes and onions with your own hands in the field, then ride a harvesting machine not usually open to visitors and observe harvesting across the vast fields.
11:30 Jingisukan lunch made with the harvested vegetables and ingredients from Nakasatsunai
13:00 Cream puff tasting at Okamoto Farm’s shop and processing facility tour
Taste a tomato berry cream puff and tour the processing facility while hearing about tomato production and processing.
13:30 Tour ends
Operating period: mid-August to September
Time: 10:00–13:30 (about 3 hours 30 minutes)
Group size: 2–12 people
Price:
Per person
・For 2 people: Adult ¥24,200
・For 3 or more: Adult ¥17,600
*With English interpretation, prices are as follows.
Per person
・For 2 people: Adult ¥13,200
・For 3 or more: Adult ¥9,900
■Please make a reservation at least seven days before your desired date.
■Please note that we may not be able to accommodate your preferred date due to guide availability or other circumstances.
Okamoto Farm uses local ingredients to create more natural, pure products that you can enjoy with confidence.
The tomato berry they grow is a cute mini tomato known for its sweetness and high sugar content!
This is a great opportunity to meet farmers and learn about the behind-the-scenes of agriculture and food production!!
We hope that through this experience you will discover new insights and values that enrich your lifestyle. We would be delighted if a Tokachi experience could become a memorable page in your travel story 😄
If you’re interested, please visit the following URL on our association’s official website: "BEHIND THE GOOD TASTE – A Journey Connecting to the Source of Food in Tokachi"
Contact
KUNAU Publishing Co., Ltd. Slow Travel HOKKAIDO
Email: slh@slow-life-hokkaido.com
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日本を代表する食糧生産基地「北海道・十勝」の観光・旅行ツアーを紹介。畑作・酪農・畜産・漁業・酒造・狩猟など⾷にまつわる産業を体験してみませんか。
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— Ride across vast pastureland —
Tokachi Toyokoro: Leisurely Bicycle Journey
Toyokoro, located in the eastern Tokachi plain, is a nature-rich town with mountains, rivers, and the sea.
You’ll join guided cycling tours led by local cyclists who will take you along scenic routes for nature and history exploration, plus forest roads (gravel roads) that offer magnificent views.
For lunch, deepen your connection with producers through a soba-making experience using ingredients from local farms.
The basic course covers 40 km. Electric-assist rental bikes are available, so beginners can enjoy the ride. You can also switch to an 80 km course or tailor the route to your available time.
Tour Schedule
9:00 Meet at Kokoro Terrace
9:05 Bike preparation and course briefing
For rental bikes, you can choose from five cross bikes or three mountain bikes with electric assist.
9:30 Cycling tour across pastures and forest roads
Once ready, we leave Toyokoro town and head out to a spectacular road lined with wide pastureland.
12:30 Soba-making experience using local ingredients
After cycling, take part in a soba-making session and then taste the noodles you made.
14:00 Tour ends
Operating season: July–October
Time: 9:00–14:00 (about 5 hours)
Group size: 2–10 people
Price: 26,400 yen per adult
■ Please make your reservation at least 14 days before your planned date.
■ Due to guide availability and other factors, we may not be able to accommodate your preferred date. Thank you for your understanding.
Why not take in the expansive scenery while cycling and enjoy a refreshing break from everyday life?
After the exercise, the soba-making experience offers a great chance to meet locals and learn more about the town’s charm, agriculture, and food culture. The soba you make yourself will taste even more special. We hope the Tokachi experience will become a memorable page in your travel diary 😄
If you’re interested, please visit the federation’s official website page “BEHIND THE GOOD TASTE — A Journey Connecting to Tokachi’s Food Origins” via the URL below.
Contact
KUNAU Publishing Co., Ltd. Slow Travel HOKKAIDO
Email: slh@slow-life-hokkaido.com
https://tokachibare.jp/behindthegoodtaste/...
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Introducing an experiential tour you can take in Tokachi, Hokkaido😄
—The Nation’s Top Bean Town—
Tofu-making Experience with Local Farm Wives in Honbetsu Town
Located in Tokachi’s upland and mid-mountain area, Honbetsu Town enjoys large temperature swings and long hours of sunshine, making it Japan’s premier town for growing high-quality beans.
To share the charm of these proud beans, the group called the Bean-Proud Farm Wives Association formed, bringing together farm wives who process and sell their harvest as tofu, deep-fried tofu, miso, and more.
You will tour the production sites of soybeans, an indispensable ingredient in Japanese cuisine, and try traditional tofu-making alongside the farm wives.
You will also try making farmer-style meals using okara (soy pulp) and local vegetables, guided by the mothers’ time-honored recipes.
[Tour Schedule]
10:00 Meet at Ms. Yamada’s home, Bean-Proud Farm Wives Association
10:05 Visit the soybean field
See the soybeans grown in a home garden plot and learn about growing tasty beans from Ms. Yamada’s many years of experience.
10:30 Move to Senbiricho Community Center for tofu-making experience
Try the tofu-making methods the farm wives have passed down through generations.
12:00 Cooking experience: bean rice and okara salad
Make miso soup with freshly made tofu and use the leftover okara to make an okara salad.
12:30 Lunch
Enjoy lunch featuring bean rice made generously with Honbetsu beans.
13:30 Tour ends
Operating period: July–October
Time: 10:00–13:30 (about 3 hours 30 minutes)
Group size: 3–12 people
Price:
Per person
Adult JPY 8,800
*If English interpretation is requested, the fees are as follows.
Per person
Adult JPY 16,500
■ Please make a reservation at least 14 days before your preferred date.
■ Due to guide availability and other reasons, we may not be able to accommodate your preferred date. Thank you for your understanding.
This is a great opportunity to learn about agriculture and food production firsthand through traditional tofu-making with farm wives in a region known for excellent beans!!
We hope this experience will spark new discoveries and values, enriching your lifestyle. We would be delighted if you could add a Tokachi experience to the pages of your travel memories😄
If you are interested, please visit the federation’s official website page "BEHIND THE GOOD TASTE — Journeys Connecting to Tokachi, the Source of Food"!
Contact
Kuna Publishing Co., Ltd. Slow Travel HOKKAIDO
Email: slh@slow-life-hokkaido.com
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Introducing an experiential tour you can enjoy in Tokachi, Hokkaido 😄
—Enjoy with a strawberry farmer—
A half-day strawberry-focused plan in Shikaoicho
Farm Bell Veggy is a family-run farm where a husband and wife carefully grow and sell their home-grown strawberries.
In this program, you’ll pick ripe strawberries grown energetically inside the greenhouse, then use your harvest to try making processed strawberry products and sweets.
Farm Bell Veggy also operates a kitchen car selling food and drinks, so they know the best ways to enjoy their strawberries.
This tour is a dream for sweet lovers, offering plenty of fresh strawberries to enjoy.
Tour Schedule
13:30 Meet at Farm Bell Veggy
13:35 Program briefing and strawberry picking experience
Enter the greenhouse where bright red strawberries grow. Harvest strawberries raised safely.
14:00 Strawberry jam-making experience
Make jam from the strawberries you picked!
15:00 Pancake-making experience and tasting
Make pancakes using fresh strawberries! Adding your own toppings makes the pancakes even more delicious.
16:30 Tour ends
Operating period: Around late June to October
Time: 13:30–16:30 (about 3 hours)
Group size: 2–10 people (minimum 2 adults)
Price:
For 2 people (per person)
Adult JPY 16,500, Elementary school student JPY 4,500
For 3 or more people (per person)
Adult JPY 12,100, Elementary school student JPY 4,500
*With English interpretation, prices are as follows.*
For 2 people (per person)
Adult JPY 23,200, Elementary school student JPY 4,500
For 3 or more people (per person)
Adult JPY 17,600, Elementary school student JPY 4,500
Please make a reservation at least 14 days before your desired date.
Depending on guide availability, we may not be able to accommodate your preferred date. Thank you for your understanding.
This is a great opportunity to meet and talk with the producers and learn about the behind-the-scenes of farming and food!!
We hope this experience leads to new discoveries and perspectives, enriching your lifestyle. We would be delighted if a Tokachi experience became one page of your travel memories 😄
If you are interested, please visit the federation’s official website page “BEHIND THE GOOD TASTE —Journeys Connecting to the Roots of Food in Tokachi—” via the URL below!
Contact
KUNAU Publishing Co., Ltd. Slow Travel HOKKAIDO
Email: slh@slow-life-hokkaido.com
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~Enjoyed on a wooden deck at the farm~
Savor Matsuhashi Beef BBQ at Matsuhashi Farm in Sarabetsu Village
Matsuhashi Farm has run livestock operations in Sarabetsu Village for over 90 years.
The farm manages every stage from breeding and fattening to sales, and also grows wheat and soybeans.
Yasuhiro Matsuhashi, the fourth-generation owner, is rethinking Tokachi agriculture, shifting from yield- and income-focused farming to sustainable, self-sufficient practices.
His current theme is stockpiling and seed preservation so the next generation will not go hungry.
The cattle raised by Mr. Matsuhashi are called Matsuhashi Beef.
They focus on preserving the beef’s natural lean flavor with minimal marbling.
This plan lets you taste that proud beef on a BBQ terrace built on the farm grounds.
From the wooden deck you can see vast fields.
Eating locally raised beef amid a panorama that seems to blend into the fields makes the flavor especially memorable.
Tour Schedule
11:30 Gather at Matsuhashi Farm
11:35 Farm introduction and walk / Introduction to Matsuhashi Beef
Learn from Mr. Matsuhashi about the care he takes in raising Matsuhashi Beef.
12:00 BBQ with Tokachi fields spread before you
Enjoy the lean flavor of Matsuhashi Beef and the taste of locally grown vegetables on a perfect BBQ deck with sweeping field views.
13:30 Commemorative photos in the fields
Put on shoe covers and take commemorative photos against the spectacular backdrop.
14:00 Tour ends
Operating season: June–August
Time: 11:30–14:00 (about 2 hours 30 minutes)
Participants: 4–100 people
Price:
◎ Vegetable Course / A BBQ course focused on freshly harvested vegetables with less meat (mid-July–end of August)
・Without English interpretation: 9,900 yen per person
・With English interpretation: 14,300 yen per person
◎ Matsuhashi Beef Standard Course / Standard plan to enjoy Matsuhashi Beef
・Without English interpretation: 13,200 yen per person
・With English interpretation: 17,600 yen per person
◎ Matsuhashi Beef Premium Course / A luxury plan featuring rare cuts of Matsuhashi Beef
・Without English interpretation: 20,900 yen per person
・With English interpretation: 25,300 yen per person
※As an option, an all-you-can-drink plan is available for 2,000 yen (tax included) for each course.
Please make a reservation at least seven days before your desired date of use.
(We may not be able to accommodate your requested date due to guide availability or other reasons.)
Visitors who have been living abroad within seven days before entering Japan cannot enter hygiene-controlled areas for quarantine reasons, so please understand.
Depending on the World Organization for the Animal Health’s reported global outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease, participation in the tour may be refused. Please be aware of this in advance.
This experience offers a great opportunity to meet producers, learn about Matsuhashi Beef and Mr. Matsuhashi’s philosophy, and discover the behind-the-scenes of livestock farming and food production!!
We hope this Tokachi experience will become a memorable page in your travel story 😄
If you are interested, please visit the relevant page on our official website, "BEHIND THE GOOD TASTE – A Journey Connecting to Tokachi, the Source of Food."
Contact
Knau Publishing Co., Ltd. Slow Travel HOKKAIDO
Email: slh@slow-life-hokkaido.com
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~A journey to glimpse the second life of pharmaceutical scientists~
An experiential tour titled “Visiting the medicinal herb fields of Rikubetsu, Japan’s coldest town”!!
Rikubetsu is known as Japan’s coldest town.
In a place where winter temperatures can drop below minus 20°C, a couple tends their own medicinal herb fields and develops products gentle on people’s everyday lives.
The couple, Mr. Yu Hinata and Ms. Mikie Hinata, originally worked for a major pharmaceutical company in the Kansai region.
Mr. Hinata also holds a doctorate in pharmaceutical sciences.
With abundant knowledge and experience, the Hinatas moved to Rikubetsu in 2017.
Living in the remote, mountainous Rikubetsu area, they visit the herb fields every day and pursue cultivation methods suited to cold climates while developing products at the same time.
This retreat program invites you into the Hinatas’ daily life in Rikubetsu to learn about life there, the herb fields, and medicinal herbs.
You will touch herbs and plants and enjoy a relaxing program for the mind and body.
After working in the fields, you will try blending an original herbal tea using the herbs the Hinatas cultivate.
Beside the fields, sip your own herbal tea and enjoy herb-based sweets while sharing a quiet, peaceful time with the Hinatas.
Tour Schedule
13:00 Gather at Jotoma Exchange Center and travel to the herb field
In the fields surrounded by rich nature, about 20 kinds of medicinal herbs are cultivated.
13:15 Farm work and herb harvesting experience
Surrounded by fragrant plants, you will harvest herbs and try weeding and other farm tasks.
14:00 Move to the seed-growing research facility
14:20 Original herbal tea blending experience
Using dried herbs, you will blend your own original herbal tea.
14:50 Tea time with the herbal tea you made
Finally, relax with the herbal tea you made and herb-based sweets made by the Hinatas.
15:30 Tour ends
Operated: June to September
Time: 13:00–15:30 (about 2 hours 30 minutes)
Group size: 2–12 people
Price:
For 2 people: 13,200 yen per person
For 3 or more people: 11,000 yen per person
*With English interpretation, prices are as follows.
For 2 people: 24,200 yen per person
For 3 or more people: 18,700 yen per person
■Please make your reservation at least three days before your desired date.
■Please note that we may not be able to accommodate your requested date due to guide availability or other circumstances.
This is a wonderful opportunity to meet producers through hands-on experiences and learn about their lives, medicinal herbs, and the behind-the-scenes of farming and food production!!
Why not make a Tokachi experience part of a page in your travel memories?
We would be delighted if you did 😄
If you are interested, please visit the official website of our federation and see “BEHIND THE GOOD TASTE – A journey connecting to Tokachi, the source of food.”
Contact
KUNAUPublishing Co., Ltd. Slow Travel HOKKAIDO
Email address: slh@slow-life-hokkaido.com
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