Cherry Farm Hakusanen

It is the season of cherry in Yamanashi so last week I went to a cherry picking farm called Hakusanen. For your information in Japan, Cherry season is last from May until June. 

Here I learn a lot about cultivating cherry. Here, in Hakusen, they have around 12 different kinds of cherry. Here you can eat pick up and eat cherry as many as you want for 40 minutes for 2000 yen for adult and 1000 yen for children. It is located about 20 to 30 minutes walk from Enzan station. It has a really nice environment and atmosphere. 

Here I learned how to pick cherry, how to choose a delicious cherry, and I also learned that cherry tree can grow until 7 meter high. Hakusanen also sells Shine muscat and dried persimmon that you can order online at the farm home page. You also need a reservation to do cherry picking that you can do online or by phone. 

Since it is quiet far from the station, I suggests to take a taxi from the station. It only take 15 minutes by taxi. If you want to come here by walking and get lost in the way, you can call the shop and the staff will pick you up or give you direction to the farm. 

Near the cherry field there is a place for the customers to rest after cherry picking. The resting place is design as a traditional Japanese room. It also has a unique terrace with a grape vines roof. It is said that this kinds of roof is a Yamanshi style of terrace. The grape vines help blocked the sunshine in summer making the entrance chill and nice. This roof is not just a decoration, it could also be harvested. 

Here you can also buy cherry that the staff picked as a souvenir and send it all around Japan.