Enjoy a rustic ranch experience in Hokkaido
Watanabe experience Farm
Welcome
Watanabe experience Farm is on a 70 ha grassland with 120 dairy cows near Kussharo Lake, and Mashu Lake in east Hokkaido which are famous spots for Hokkaido sightseeing. The 70 ha (hectares) refers to the 70 ares, 70 lots of 100 square meters.
This farm is a certified national dairy farming educational farm. It offers many enjoyable programs to experience learning about nature. There’s the mysterious lake/Mashu Lake, the world ranked no.2 Kussharo Lake, the active volcano Mt. Iouzan, the no.1 quality hot spring water in Hokkaido/Kawayu Hot Spring, and we recommend the programs to experience learning about nature with sightseeing on Watanabe experience Farm.
8 features of the Watanabe experience Farm
Certified National Dairy farming Educational Farm
You can learn about the symbiotic relationship between people and nature, the importance of food and the warmth of life while being in direct contact with cows.
Milking
You may feel a little strange at first, but when the milk comes out it's an amazing moment.
Feeding
The cows lop their big tongues out to gobble up the food.
Making Ice-cream
It takes 10 minutes just adding egg, sugar and essence!
Making Butter
Watch it solidify right before your eyes as you give the bottle a good shake.
Prairie Tour by Tractor
Everyone gets a full sense of what Hokkaido is like on this ride.
Cow Brushing
The cows love getting brushed. Be gentle though, OK.
Direct contact with calves
Truly moving. They're so cute. But, sorry we let the calves rest when they're tired.
Certified National Dairy farming Educational Farm
You can learn about the symbiotic relationship between people and nature, the importance of food and the warmth of life while being in direct contact with cows.
Make a great family memory with programs that aren’t just great for kids, but parents too, where you can experience learning by seeing and touching.
There are many enjoyable programs to experience learning about nature.
Wataboku channel ＜Watanabe experience Farm YouTube＞
Thorough explanation of how to get there : from Roadside Station Mashu Onsen to Watanabe experience Farm! (Japanese)
Couple sharing a food tasting: The homemade fresh butter was amazing! (Japanese)
English for customer service: We want to provide a place where people from all over the world can enjoy themselves! (Japanese, with interactions with customers in English)
Watanabe experience Farm Experience Courses
40 minutes duration
3,000 yen per person (free for those aged 2 years and below)
※For those attending without milking 800 yen
・Milking
・Milk Tasting
・Grassland Tour by Tractor
・Feeding
the First Course with Butter and Ice-cream Making Included
80 minutes duration
4,500 yen per person
(2 people minimum)
・the First Course
・Butter Making
・Ice-cream Making
30 minutes duration
2,000 yen per person (free for those aged 2 years and below)
・Butter Making
・Milk Tasting
・Grassland Tour by Tractor
・Feeding
40 minutes duration
3,500 yen per person
(2 people minimum)
・Milking
・Milk Tasting
・Ice-cream Making
・Butter Making
Watanabe experience Farm Fun Single Experiences
Milking (with milk)
1,000 yen
Ice-cream Making (for 2 people)
2,000 yen
Cow Brushing
700 yen
Lawn mowing
1,100 yen
Sending a Letter to Arrive Three Years Later
600 yen
Grassland Tour by Tractor
700 yen
Direct contact with calves
Free
Hammock Napping
700 yen
Feeding (with 1 bag of cow feed)
600 yen
Watanabe experience Farm Gourmet Menu
Shopping
Farm information, Map
Certified National Dairy farming Educational Farm
Watanabe experience Farm
Genya 646-4, Teshikaga-cho, Kawakami-gun, Hokkaido
TEL：+81-15-482-51840
Reception times：9:30a.m.～15:30p.m.
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