Since Yatsugatake is rich in nature, there are many beautiful stock farms.
There are many farms where you can interact with small animals, so even small children can enjoy it.
There are also farms where you can experience horse riding and farms where you can practice horse riding and horse riding lessons, and you can enjoy many activities.
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There are restaurants and so on, and there are many places where you can enjoy it with your family.
Now I will introduce the Yatsugatake ranch feature.
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- Yamanashi Prefectural Yatsugatake Farm (Makiba Park)
- Yatsugatake Farm Fureai Farm
- Yatsugatake Alpaca Ranch
- Laramie Ranch (Yatsugatake Riding Event)
- Takizawa Ranch
- Kosuda Farm
- Seisen Dormitory Jersey Ranch
- Tateshina Farm
- Nagato Ranch
1. Yamanashi Prefectural Yatsugatake Farm (Makiba Park)
Image source: Yatsugatake Farm
Yatsugatake Ranch is a highland ranch located between 1100m and 1700m above sea level.
The ranch, which has been released since 1914, is grazing and breeding Japanese black cattle and dairy cows.
Facilities on the ranch include Makiba Park and Makiba Restaurant.
Image source: Yatsugatake Farm
At Makiba Restaurant, you can enjoy beef and dairy products that use milk collected on the spot.
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At Makiba Park, you can interact with sheep and ponies, and it is also a recommended spot for families.
By train, you can reach it by taxi from Kobuchizawa Station in about 15 minutes.
By car, it is about 10 minutes from the Kobuchizawa IC.
| Street address |
〒408-0044 |
|---|---|
| phone number | 0551-36-3200 |
| business hours | 9:00~17:00 |
| Regular holiday | Saturday and Sunday |
2. Yatsugatake Farm Fureai Farm
Fureai Farm is a vast farm located at the foot of Yatsugatake, operated by JA Zenno Nagano.
It is a ranch that breeds about 450 cows.
We do not sell meals, so you will need to bring your own lunch.
In the prairie, the lunch you eat may feel different than usual.
As an experience-based spot, you can actually touch the cows and experience milking.
It is a place where the contents of the ranch can be known by the process of actually becoming able to drink milk and by interacting with calves.
In addition, the scenery seen from around the farm is open and beautiful.
By train, Nobeyama Station is the nearest station, but it takes about an hour to walk, so a taxi is recommended.
By car, get off at Nagasaka IC and run the Kiyosato Line for about 30 minutes to access.
| Street address | 380-8614 Minamisaku District, Nagano Prefecture 2257 Nobeyamabara, Minamimaki-mura |
|---|---|
| phone number | 026-236-2157 |
| business hours | 9:30-12:00 (ranch experience time) |
| Regular holiday | unknown |
3. Yatsugatake Alpaca Farm
Image source: Yatsugatake Alpaca Ranch
As its name suggests, Yatsugatake Alpaca Farm is a farm where you can interact with alpaca.
Not only feeding but also hugging souvenir pictures can be taken, so it can be said that it is a recommended ranch to commemorate the trip.
Alpaca Derby, where children’s alpaca compete with each other, is recommended as a famous event on the farm.
Image source: Yatsugatake Alpaca Ranch
At Waku Waku Square, a contact spot, you can interact with small animals such as rabbits and guinea pigs as well as alpaca.
The nearest station is Fujimi Station, which is about 40 minutes on foot.
By car, you can get there in about 5 minutes by getting off the Suwa Minami IC.
| Street address | 399-0212 Nagano Prefecture Suwa District 13505-1 Ochiai, Fujimi Town |
|---|---|
| phone number | Mobile: 080-5140-2794 TEL: 0266-75-2554 |
| business hours | 10:00~16:00 |
| Regular holiday | Winter holidays |
4. Laramie Ranch (Yatsugatake Riding Club)
Laramie Ranch is a farm where you can enjoy horseback riding.
There is no facility such as a restaurant, but since it is possible to draw horses, it is recommended as a spot where you can interact with horses.
You can also have a full-fledged horseback riding experience, so please take a look at an experience that you can not normally do.
By train, it is a 5-minute taxi ride from Kobuchizawa Station.
By car, get off at Kobuchizawa IC and run the Yatsugatake Kogen Line towards Route 11, which can be reached in about 5 minutes.
| Street address | 〒408-0044 Hokuto City, Yamanashi Prefecture 10106 Kobuchizawa-machi |
|---|---|
| phone number | 0551-36-3298 |
| business hours | 9:00-12:00 13:30-17:00 (16:30 in winter) |
| Regular holiday | Tuesday |
5. Takizawa Ranch
Takizawa Farm is a farm where you can interact with various animals.
From large animals such as cows and horses, you can also interact with small animals such as ponies, calves, rabbits, goats and pigs.
There is also an ice cream workshop and a ranch stand, so it is a ranch that you can fully enjoy even after a day.
There is also a barbecue and a restaurant where you can enjoy your meal in the vast nature.
You can also buy fresh vegetables from the farm, so you can fully enjoy the taste of nature.
By train, Nobeyama Station is the nearest station, and it is a 30-minute walk.
In the case of a car, get off at Nagasaka IC and take prefectural road 28 and national highway 141 to get there in about 30 minutes.
| Street address | 〒384-1305 Minamisaku District, Nagano Prefecture 23-1 Nobeyama, Minamimaki-mura |
|---|---|
| phone number | 0267-98-2222 |
| business hours | 9:00-17:00 |
| Regular holiday | May-October November-April Irregular holidays |
6. Kosuda Farm
Image source: Fuji no Yamanashi
Kosuda Farm is a farm that is mainly operated as a horse riding club.
Meals are also prepared, and it is a spot where families can enjoy the whole day.
There are many horseback riding courses, and there are even lessons to pull horses, so children and adults can enjoy themselves.
You can enjoy the natural ingredients of Yatsugatake in the restaurant attached to it.
Image source: Fuji no Yamanashi
By train, it takes about 10 minutes from Kiyosato Station to Kosuda Farm in front of the bus.
It takes about 30 minutes to walk.
By car, you can get off at the Sutama IC in about 20 minutes.
| Street address | 〒407-0301 Hokuto City, Yamanashi Prefecture 3545 Kiyosato, Takane-cho |
|---|---|
| phone number | 0551-48-2267 |
| business hours | 9:30~17:00 |
| Regular holiday | Wednesday |
7. Seisen Dormitory Jersey Ranch
Image source: Seizumi Dormitory
Seisen Dormitory Jersey Ranch is a grazing farm that mainly grows Jersey species.
Cattle are grazing all over the site, and you can see the cows spending their time in nature.
Activities such as dairy farming experience, feeding and contact experience are also substantial.
You can also eat soft serve ice cream made from fresh milk on the spot.
You can also make butter, so I recommend it for families.
Image source: Seizumi Dormitory
If you go by train, get off at Kiyosato Station and walk for about 20 minutes.
If you go by car, get off at Nagasaka IC and take prefectural road 28 towards Kiyosato, and you will arrive in about 20 minutes.
| Street address | 〒407-0301 Hokuto City, Yamanashi Prefecture 3545 Kiyosato, Takane-cho |
|---|---|
| phone number | 0551-20-7701 |
| business hours | 9:00~18:00 |
| Regular holiday | New Year holidays |
8. Tateshina Farm
Tateshina Farm has two farms, the Fureai Farm and the Tateshina No. 2 Farm.
At the Fureai Ranch, you can interact with small animals such as sheep and goats, calves and rabbits.
Even small children can enjoy feeding.
At Tateshina No. 2 Farm, you can see the horses that run freely in the plateau and the cows that spend leisurely time.
Lake Shirakaba is nearby, and it is recommended as a place to enjoy the great nature of Yatsugatake.
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There are places where you can enjoy meals in the neighborhood, and there are abundant facilities such as an observation deck.
By train, get off at Meno Station and take a local bus to Lake Shirakaba in 45 minutes, then change the local bus in 10 minutes.
By car, take the Venus line from Suwa IC to reach it in about 25 minutes.
| Street address | 〒384-2309 Tateshina Town, Kitasaku District, Nagano Prefecture Large character Ashida Hachino 745 |
|---|---|
| phone number | 0267-55-6201 |
| business hours | 9:00~16:30 |
| Regular holiday | winter |
9. Nagato Ranch
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Nagato Ranch is a farm where the vast prairie is attractive.
There are many animals that you can touch, such as cows, goats, and alpaca.
It is also recommended as an experience-based facility, so you can try it on a tractor and make dairy products such as butter, ice, and cheese from scratch.
You can also freely run on the prairie, and you can feel the great nature of Yatsugatake.
Image source: Nagato Ranch Official Website
You can also buy souvenirs at the attached rest house.
At the restaurant, you can enjoy the food prepared with milk, etc. on the spot in nature.
By train, get off at Meno Station, take a local bus to Lake Shirakaba, and transfer in 15 minutes.
By car, it is 1 hour from Suwa IC and 50 minutes from Saku IC.
| Street address | 386-0601 Nagano Prefecture 3539-2 Daimon, Nagato-cho |
|---|---|
| phone number | 0267-55-6969 |
| business hours | 9:00~17:00 |
| Regular holiday | winter |
Summary
There are many ranches because there are many vast lands on Yatsugatake.
All of them are attractive ranches that take advantage of the vast land and offer a panoramic view of nature.
There are many hands-on facilities, and it is a recommended spot for children who like animals.
There are also many ranches with restaurants, so you can enjoy fresh food made from fresh milk.
You can also experience horse riding, so let’s enjoy the nature of Yatsugatake from the ranch.
