Farm Stay (for guests)
For some reasons, we have been unable to accommodate any guest from overseas at our inn for a while. If you want to come over to our farm for fruit picking and stay for overnight, please find any accommodation by your own. There are several inns and hotels nearby our farm and also a lot more in Kofu area.
Yet, if you want to help us as volunteers, we have a nice dorm and you can join us and do some farming experiences. For this case, you can do Farm Stay on our orchard. We will provide you a nice accommodation and nice meals.
If you seek for payed job, you must bring working holiday visa and talk to us first and take interview besides sending us some documents.
In both cases of staying as volunteers & paid workers, you need to bring health insurance that can cover to protect you out of any injuries and sickness while you are staying here. Also, we appreciate if you can bring international driving permit.
Nakagomi Orchard
Farm Stay (for guests)
Farm Stay
at Nakagomi Orchard's Inn
*If you want to have an experience of traditional Japanese life,
you can come over and visit us.
projectweek2016
Farm stay video from UWC in Hong Kong.
Project week 2015 Nakagomi Orchards Japan.
Li Po Chun UWC presents Nakagomi Orchards Album.
Farm stay during 9-14 March 2015 in Yamanashi, Japan.
Please feel free to watch!!!!!
This is our new inn.
In 2021 and 2022, we did renovations, but the photos in this page still not updated.
| Concept: Nakagomi Orchard's inn & Farm Stay Program |
I can be your English speaking guide while you are staying at the inn and when you are enjoying fruit picking on the farm. In addition, if you want, I can be your lecturer and talk about Japanese farming issues at night for free over having dinner or tea. That way, your trip can be a lot more meaningful, I believe, since most of our customers are from city areas. Kazu |
| Location | It is located in a very quiet, peaceful area and is only a few minutes' drive from our fruit farm. The inn is surrounded by orchards, vege farm and rice fields with mountains nearby. You can see Mt. Fuji and the Yatsugatake Range very clearly on sunny days. |
| Accommodation | The house has a traditional Japanese style with a nice Japanese garden. Only 4-5 rooms can be provided for our customers to use right now.They are mostly tatami mat rooms. Therefore, if you make your reservation in advance, it would be much appreciated. |
| Farm Activities | Besides just staying when you come over for your fruit picking, if you want to join our farm activity, you are welcome mostly all year round. You can have an experience working on our orchard or vegetable farm for a few hours if you want. |
| Getting here | If you are arriving by Highway Bus from Shinjuku, Tokyo, I can arrange a pickup from Shirane IC West bus stop if my schedule permits. |
| Meals | (No.1 option) Dinner will be yamanashi cuisine at one of the local restaurants that are affiliated with Nakagomi Orchard. (No.2 option) I might be able to provide you barbeque on the farm if you prefer. We have 18 sets of barbeque grill right now. Each set can be used by 5-8 people on our spacious farm with nice view. Then, even in the evening under the light of lantern, our customers can enjoy having barbecue for their dinner. (No.3 option) Or possibly, I hire professional cook and he/she can cook and serve nice meals at our dining room. |
| Joining our farming activity | If you are interested in joining us with our farming works, please let me know in advance. I might be able to create some simple and basic works for you. |
Japanese garden
Visitors
Rooms
Facilities
The houses that you can see behind are our inn. There are two houses
Our newly started vege farm
About Nakagomi Orchard's Inn
From June 2011, I will be starting Japanese small inn, "Minshuku". On our farm, many customers from overseas have trouble finding accommodation when they come over for fruit picking on our orchard. Therefore, I decided to buy a Japanese style house surrounded by farms. Customers from all nationalities are welcome to stay overnight at our inn and enjoy fruit picking or farm activities if they like. The inn is located on a peaceful & quiet area surrounded by lots of high mountains with nice views of Mt. Fuji, Yatsugatake Range and Japan's South Alps. If you would like to go hiking, nearest hiking spot is only 10 minutes away on foot. you can bring your hiking gear if you intend to go hiking..
In this area, there are 15-20 nice natural onsen located just minutes away by car. I may be able to drive you there, depending on the schedule.
In this area, there are 15-20 nice natural onsen located just minutes away by car. I may be able to drive you there, depending on the schedule.
*This is one of the nicest Japanese houses in a town, I believe.
The location is also in very good environment surrounded by the nice view of Mt. Fuji, Yatsugatake Range, Southern Alps of Japan.
There is no house around at all, surrounded by rice fields and fruit farms all over.
The location is also in very good environment surrounded by the nice view of Mt. Fuji, Yatsugatake Range, Southern Alps of Japan.
There is no house around at all, surrounded by rice fields and fruit farms all over.
Price
| The fee with meals | |
Adults or children who are older than 7 years old |
(No.1 option) 20,000 yen per person per night (No.2 option) *In case we set up barbecue for your dinner, we have to charge you additional 3,000 yen for each person. Then, you can enjoy barbecue under the light of lantern on our BBQ site. (No.3 option) I can hire professional chef and let him/her cook very special meals for dinner at our inn. In this case, I charge 25,000 yen per person including this dinner, simple breakfast and taking you to local onsen. |
| Children under 7 years old | 10,000 yen |
| Children under 2 years old | Free *Maximum - 2 children per room Please present their passport upon check-in. |
| Bed & Breakfast | |
| Adults or children who are older than 7 years old | 15,000 yen per person per night |
| Children under 7 years old | 7,000 yen |
Children under 2 years old |
*Maximum - 2 children per room Please present their passport upon check-in. |
| *Camping | If you want to do camping on our farmland, please let us know |
| *Full service | Dinner will be yamanashi cuisine at one of the local restaurants that are affiliated with Nakagomi Orchard. I'll give you a ride to the restaurant, local onsen and to our fruit farm.The fare for staying at our inn is 13,000 yen per person per night. (option No. 2) Or I might be hiring professional chef and let him/her cook a very nice dinner for you here at our inn. In this case, the fare for each person will be 15,000 yen and it includes simple breakfast and taking you to local onsen.(option No.3) The fare includes dinner, simple breakfast at home, onsen fare and transportation from local bus stop to our inn, inn to our orchard, orchard to inn, inn to onsen, onsen to local restaurant,restaurant to inn and inn to local bus stop next morning. Also, the fare includes the services of an English speaking guide while you are staying at our place. The admission fare for fruit picking is not included. *At public onsen, make sure that you have to be all undressed. If you hesitate to go there, then we have a bath/shower at our inn. In that case, the fare will be the same. |
Japanese way of manner
This is NOT ordinary inn or hotel, but my private second house and I use it as inn based on lots of visitors' requests.
Please follow Japanese way of manner while you are staying at our inn or on our farm. Unfortunately, some visitors from overseas have caused troubles & frictions in their manner so far, mostly because of their lack of the sense that they should have while staying here in Japan. As proverb tells us, "when in Rome, do as Romans do", please follow Japanese way of manner.
That also can teach you how Japanese way of life is while you are staying here.
Thank you.
Kazu
Nakagomi Orchard
Please follow Japanese way of manner while you are staying at our inn or on our farm. Unfortunately, some visitors from overseas have caused troubles & frictions in their manner so far, mostly because of their lack of the sense that they should have while staying here in Japan. As proverb tells us, "when in Rome, do as Romans do", please follow Japanese way of manner.
That also can teach you how Japanese way of life is while you are staying here.
Thank you.
Kazu
Nakagomi Orchard
* Only cash payment (Japanese Yen) will be accepted at our inn and farm for fruit picking activities. Credit card and checks will not be accepted.
| I'll put more information abouti our new inn later. Please wait some more. Kazu |
5 Startup Lessons I Learned from a Farmer
April 25th 2010 11:11pm
