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Hirakata Harvesting Tour, including a Japanese-style dinner with freshly harvested ingredients

  • Agricultural experience at Hirakata, conveniently located between Kyoto and Osaka
  • Chat with local farmers as you harvest seasonal vegetables
  • After harvesting vegetables, enjoy a Japanese course dinner
  • Spend a unique and special day in eastern Hirakata, among the terraced rice fields
AvailableMon, Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun (except August and September)
TimeFrom 14:45
Duration5 hours
Participants1 to 6 people
Starts/finishes atIn front of the ticket gates of JR Tsuda Station (573-0125 Osaka Prefecture, Hirakata, Tsuda Ekimae 1-27)
IncludesFarming experience, dinner (does not include drinks), guide fee (English interpreter available)
NotesIncludes a guide (English interpreter available)

The Experience

Take part in an eco-friendly tour of Hirakata, including a farming experience and a Japanese-style dinner with fresh local vegetables

Hirakata lies between Osaka and Kyoto and despite its ease of acces from both cities, the east part of Hirakata is still rich in elevated rice fields and natural scenery. This tour will take you to one such area, where you can meet local farmers and harvest fresh seasonal vegetable sunder their guidance. After that, you can enjoy a delicious dinner course from fresh local ingredients at a cozy traditional style house restaurant.

Experience the laid back atmosphere of the Osaka rural area
Hirakata Harvesting Tour, including a Japanese-style dinner with freshly harvested ingredients
Hirakata Harvesting Tour, including a Japanese-style dinner with freshly harvested ingredients

Hop on the bus and start your journey

The tour starts from the JR Tsuda Station, located just outside the Hirakata city. To reach our target destination, the Hotani area, we will use a local bus. Sit back and relax as the countryside spreads outside the window.
Hirakata Harvesting Tour, including a Japanese-style dinner with freshly harvested ingredients

Arrival at the Hotani area

The journey to Hotani take approximately 20 minutes. Despite its relative proximity to the city, the Hotani area, located in the mid-mountainous region in the eastern part of Hirakata City, has been selected as one of the "100 Best Villages in Japan" for its landscape consisting of terraced rice paddies, reservoirs, and wooded areas. A variety of crops are harvested each season, and flowers such as cosmos in the fall are a feast for the eyes.
Hirakata Harvesting Tour, including a Japanese-style dinner with freshly harvested ingredients
Hirakata Harvesting Tour, including a Japanese-style dinner with freshly harvested ingredients
▼Off to the fields, accompanied by local farmers
During the vegetable harvesting experience, local farmers will accompany you together with the guide. Seize the opportunity to learn about the local rural life, produce and more.
Hirakata Harvesting Tour, including a Japanese-style dinner with freshly harvested ingredients

Enjoy a farming experience

Once you reach the fields it is time to start the actual farming experience. Try your hand at harvesting the fresh seasonal vegetables.
Hirakata Harvesting Tour, including a Japanese-style dinner with freshly harvested ingredients
▼Learn the tips of harvesting as well as cooking from the locals
The proper harvesting and processing methods differ by each vegetable. The farmers accompanying you during the tour can speak English so you can ask them anything you would like.
Hirakata Harvesting Tour, including a Japanese-style dinner with freshly harvested ingredients
▼Harvesting time!
Once you have learned the tricks of the harvesting trade, it is time to apply what you have learned. Commemorate the occasion with a snapshot, while posing with the big and fresh produce.
Hirakata Harvesting Tour, including a Japanese-style dinner with freshly harvested ingredients

Stop by at a local shrine

There is a shrine called the Sannomiya shrine in the vicinity of the fields where the experience takes place, that is hailed as the guardian shrine of the whole area. The sloping terrain of Hotani often makes it difficult to find water, and it is said that farmers have held ceremonies to summon rain here since ancient times.
Hirakata Harvesting Tour, including a Japanese-style dinner with freshly harvested ingredients

Enjoy a unique dinner in an old traditional style restaurant

After the harvesting experience, we will move to a nearby traditional house converted into a restaurant, for a unique dinner made from locally sourced and freshly harvested vegetables.
Hirakata Harvesting Tour, including a Japanese-style dinner with freshly harvested ingredients
Hirakata Harvesting Tour, including a Japanese-style dinner with freshly harvested ingredients
▼Japanese-style dinner focused on fresh vegetables
The dinner will be prepared by a chef trained at a Japanese-style restaurant in Kyoto. The dishes served are made with freshly picked local vegetables and are brimming with flavors.
Hirakata Harvesting Tour, including a Japanese-style dinner with freshly harvested ingredients
Hirakata Harvesting Tour, including a Japanese-style dinner with freshly harvested ingredients
Hirakata Harvesting Tour, including a Japanese-style dinner with freshly harvested ingredients
Hirakata Harvesting Tour, including a Japanese-style dinner with freshly harvested ingredients
▼Enjoy a locally produced craft beer
The Hotani area produces not just vegetables, but also fruits and various herbs. The beer made from local hops is the perfect companion to your exquisite dinner.
Hirakata Harvesting Tour, including a Japanese-style dinner with freshly harvested ingredients

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Hirakata Harvesting Tour, including a Japanese-style dinner with freshly harvested ingredients

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Big discount on the tour price for those who apply before the end of February 2025!
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▶Sannomiya Shrine visit (15 minutes)
▶Arrival at Hotani fields, start of harvesting experience
▶Arrival at a traditional house restaurant, dinner
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43,000 yen/person for 1 person → 33,000 yen/person for 1 person
26,500 yen/person for 2 people → 16,500 yen/person for 2 people
21,000 yen/person for 3 people → 11,000 yen/person for 3 people
18,250 yen/person for 4 people → 8,250 yen/person for 4 people
16,600 yen/person for 5 people → 6,600 yen/person for 5 people
15,500 yen/person for 6 people → 5,500 yen/person for 6 people

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Address

In front of the ticket gates of JR Tsuda Station (573-0125 Osaka Prefecture, Hirakata, Tsuda Ekimae 1-27)

Access

- 45 minutes from Osaka Station
- 50 minutes from Kyoto Station

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- The tour may get cancelled due to e.g. severe weather, in which case you will be contacted in advance.
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