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Awaji Country Garden is located on a small hilltop in the northern part of Awaji Island, in a perfect location with a panoramic view of the Akashi Strait and Akashi Kaikyo Bridge below, as well as the cityscape of Kobe on the opposite shore. In two greenhouses in one corner of the vast grounds, there are countless large, ripe, bright red strawberries that are ready to be eaten.
Also known as the "Strawberry of the Sun," this Benihoppe variety has a rich, sweet flavor with just the right amount of acidity that makes it addictive, and through the many years of hard work of producers, its quality has been improved to the level it is today.
Inside one greenhouse, there are 12 rows of growing shelves over 20 meters long, with about 2,500 seedlings growing healthy and with their leaves spread out. Just by looking at the healthy seedlings, which are thoroughly managed based on data accumulated through many years of experience and grown using a painstaking cultivation method, you can see how much care and attention they have been given.
The standard size of the strawberries grown in this greenhouse is large, measuring 2L, but the special ones are the extra-large ones that are individually packed and sold as luxury gifts. These are about the size of a small peach and can cost over 500 yen each!
Through the strawberry picking experience, participants can taste the same quality strawberries. It might also be interesting to search for extra-large strawberries that are shipped as gifts. The joy of finding them will be even greater!
The cultivation method inside the greenhouse is the now popular method of raising the cultivation shelves about one meter above the ground, making it easy for both adults and children to reach and pick the vegetables without having to assume an awkward position.
While being surrounded by the sweet aroma that fills the greenhouse, please enjoy to your heart's content the strawberries grown by our hard-working staff who strive to provide our customers with a "delicious, fun, and happy" experience.
[Specialty strawberries]
The strawberries grown at our garden are of the "Benihoppe" variety, known as the "Strawberry of the Sun" for their well-balanced sweetness and sourness. The standard size of strawberries grown in the greenhouse is 2L. When they grow to the extra-large size for gifts, they grow to about the size of a small peach.
This is a masterpiece grown by our garden's agricultural team using a unique cultivation method that was arrived at through repeated trial and error. We take great care to grow the strawberries, carefully checking the condition of the leaves and their dryness.
We have planted the seedlings farther apart than usual to allow customers to pick large, high-quality strawberries, which we are sure will be enjoyed by our strawberry-picking customers.
【eat】
Our garden's soft serve ice cream made with harvested strawberries is also very popular.
It contains no additives and is a proud product made from 100% strawberries from our garden. Although it is called soft serve ice cream, it has a texture similar to gelato made from shaved strawberries.
Other recommended items include the "Awaji Milk Soft Serve," made with the simple ingredients of Awaji Island milk and sugar beet, and the "Milk and Strawberry Mixed Soft Serve," made with milk and strawberries.
*Since both products contain no additives and dissolve easily, we recommend purchasing them in cups on windy or warm days.
【play】
After picking strawberries, you can enjoy interacting with the cute animals kept at the animal park.
We have also added friendly ducks, fluffy rabbits, growing baby goats, and a friendly donkey to our roster. Please enjoy your precious time interacting with animals that you would not normally get to see.
There is also a dog run on-site, which is popular with guests with dogs.
There are many other attractions within the garden, so be sure to enjoy it to your heart's content throughout the day.
