Let's find your favorite oimo! │Experience digging potatoes while looking out at the Southern Alps

Surrounded by the mountains of the Southern Alps, why don't you dig sweet potatoes while being healed by nature?

You can harvest sweet potatoes grown naturally in Hakushu-cho, Yamanashi/the village of famous water, and bring them back. From potatoes that are mainstream in supermarkets to rare potatoes that are hard to see. You can enjoy a variety of seasonal potatoes. Touch the soil in the clear air and dig out the sweet potatoes with your own hands. I would be happy if you had such a special fall day.

Hakushu is also a natural water production area, and is an area where rich forests and satoyama meet. At the roadside station, you can pump natural water as much as you want. Koshu Kaido, which is full of history, is home to long-established sake breweries and Japanese confectionary stores. It's a town where you can enjoy nature and history.

⚠ Only middle and high school students and younger cannot participate. Thank you so much for your understanding ⚠

[Flow of the day] 1. Gather For those arriving by train: We will pick you up at Hinoharu Station/Kobuchizawa Station on the JR Chuo Line. Arriving by car: Please come to the meeting point. (After making a reservation, we will send a message with the detailed meeting place.)

2. Explanation of the experience/field guide While explaining the experience and showing the fields, I will talk about our fields.

3. Digging sweet potatoes Now it's time to dig potatoes. Follow the vine and gently dig through the soil so as not to damage the potatoes. I'll also give you tips on how to dig, so please feel free to join us, whether you are a beginner or a child.

4. Commemorative photo and bag packing Pack the sweet potatoes you want to take home in a bag. Take a commemorative photo with the sweet potato I dug up. Take a commemorative photo with the Southern Alps in the background.

5. dissolved They disbanded at the meeting place. The train will drop you off at the station. ※It may change depending on the weather and field conditions on the day.

[Takeout] You can take home “3 kg per person” of sweet potatoes. If you leave sweet potatoes for a while after harvesting, their sweetness will increase. You can also enjoy maturing at home. If you would like to take home additional sweet potatoes, please inquire locally.

[What to bring and wear] ・Clothes that can get dirty (long sleeves/long pants are recommended) ・Boots or shoes that may get dirty ・Work gloves and work gloves ・Hat, towel, drink ・Takeout bag

[Please note] ・Bags to take the potatoes home are also available here. ・Since it is a field where farming is actually carried out, there are places where it is difficult to step ・Regarding the event when it rains, [We will decide by the day before, and we will contact you if it is canceled] ・The amount of harvest and the size of potatoes vary depending on the growing conditions in that year

The scenery of the mountains, the scent of the soil, and freshly dug sweet potatoes. Please come and enjoy Hakushu's autumn in the field. I'm looking forward to meeting all of you.