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3hours

02Mini Tour to a Producer & Muskmelon Tasting Course

Available reservation time 10:00AM~2:00PM
We are closed every Wednesday.

JPY10,000(tax included)per person

Taxi fee will be charged at actual cost (about 12,000 yen per car).

Our president, Mr. Shimagami, will pick you up at JR Hamamatsu station.

  • First we will take a taxi to a muskmelon farm.
  • Then you will get to see muskmelons at various stages of growth and hear an informative and interesting talk on how muskmelons are cultivated by an expert producer on the farm.
  • Next we will travel to the Fruit Shomeido store by taxi. There you can enjoy some muskmelon and seasonal fruit at the eat-in corner.
  • Finally you can take a taxi(around JPY1,200) or a public bus(around JPY170) back to JR Hamamatsu station.

How to make a reservation

Would you like to see where and how the famous muskmelon is grown?
Then why not take our mini tour?
It’s easy to make an online reservation here.
Tour reservations must be made a minimum of two weeks in advance.
Unfortunately tours cannot be organized without a reservation.

In addition, guests in a hurry can also make reservations by phone.

Please feel free to contact us:

053-411-4470(Wednesday regular holiday)

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Introducing the Muskmelon producer

Mr.Kazuho Ohashi is a hightly-skilled muskmelon producer and a member of the Shizuoka Prefecture Greenhouse Agricultural Cooperative Association (Producer No.4314).

March 1999: Graduated from Shizuoka Agriculture College. Worked under his father another well-respected Shizuoka muskmelon producer.
2006: Completed 6 months training under the very famous melon producer, Mr. Satoru Sugiyama.
2016: Worked as an independent professional musk melon producer.
2018: Certified as an Agricultural Manager by Shizuoka prefecture.

Established by my father over 50 years ago, our farm has 10 greenhouses.

Generally, we have 4 to 5 cultivation cycles per greenhouse, per year.
This means we have about 42 harvest opportunities a year.
Our dedicated family team consists of my wife, father, mother and myself.
I look forward to sharing the wonder of Shizuoka muskmelons with you.

Awards in Shizuoka Prefecture Greenhouse Cooperative Association Hamamatsu Branch:

2016 autumn season: 1st prize
2018 spring season: 1st prize