After our visit at the Ashikaga Flower Park on Thursday, we made a brief stop at the Itigo No Sato Farm in Tochigi. Tochigi is north of Tokyo. Here we were able to pick and eat strawberries.
We were led to a greenhouse where our group would be allotted 30 minutes to pick and eat as many strawberries as you like. This was similar to the rules when we went grape picking last fall. Here was our group in the greenhouse.
As to be expected with the Japanese, the greenhouses and the strawberries growing were treated with meticulous care.
The plants were grown in dirt mounds covered in black plastic. The berries seemed to even have been washed before they were available to be picked.
I took a picture of another greenhouse on our way out. I need to do a little research on why, what appears to be onions, are planted at the end of each row.
After we consumed our berries, we had time to explore the shops. Although the treats were tempting, we just finished stuffing our faces on strawberries!
Of course, there is always time for a candid shot or two…
