Okayama is blessed with soft and delightful climate.
Thanks to that, we can harvest various kinds of fruits all year round.
My favorites are peaches and grapes which have a good reputation nationwide

Speaking of fruits from Okayama, strawberries are in season at the moment

So I’ll show you some spots where you can taste fresh strawberries

We visited ‘Yasuhara kanko ichigoen (strawberry farm)’.
It takes about 40min by car from Okayama
station.
You can eat strawberries as much as you like within 40munites (1500yen). As you can see, strawberries are grown on the shelves in this greenhouse, so you don’t need to stoop to pick them

Fresh strawberries are juicy and sweet

I got a big one

Personaly, I’m fond of ‘Akihime’ and ‘Beni-hoppe’ which has rich
flavour.


They
have vivid red colour, shiny skin, deep coloured seeds, deep green calyxes.
It was really fun to pick them and taste them
They tasted far better than what I bought at supermarket


They tasted far better than what I bought at supermarket

By the way, this farm closes if it runs out of
strawberries.
So maybe you’d better visit there in the morning
So maybe you’d better visit there in the morning

Tel: 086-482-0990
Opening time: 10:00
Close: please check on the website
Price: adults 1500yen (40min)
Access: 10min by car from Hayashima IC
You can pick strawberries in spring (December - May), peaches in summer (July - September), grapes in autumn (August - November) etc…

Why don’t you try it

It’s a fruits parfait, a glass of fruits in season and ice cream

http://www.okayama-cci.or.jp/fruitparfait/ (fruits parfait of Okayama)

It takes about 50min by car from Okayama station.
The way to there is a bit complicated, but it should be ok if you follow small signboards on the road.
Such a lovely shop

Strawberries are so sweet

And the ice cream is also good, it lives up to the reputation
We also tried ice cream, ‘kinkan (kumquat)’ and ‘cherry blossoms’.

Uhh, they are so good

It’s really nice to chill out in the
terrace seats enjoying the scenery
Momotaro seems to be relaxed, and as well as a dog of the shop.

Momotaro seems to be relaxed, and as well as a dog of the shop.



And it goes without saying that there are many other animals in this farm


So, it's the best place for sweets and animal lovers

gelateria Misao
Address: 628 Kitananaku, Minami Ward, Okayama City
Tel: 08636-2-5542
Opening time: 10:30-18:00 (May-September)
10:00-17:00 (October-April)
Close: Mondays (October-April)
Menu: a fruits parfait 650yen, ice cream (double) 350yen
http://www.jelato-misao.com/
Speaking of strawberry, don’t forget ‘ichigo daifuku’


A sweets shop ‘Kangetu-do’ in Kurashiki City is known for its specialty line of ichigo daifuku.
It takes 10min by car from JR Kojima station.

There are 9
flavours
(some of them are seasonal)
Each daifuku (a rice cake) has bean-paste inside.
The flavour is varied, white bean, red bean, chocolate, green tea, pumpkin…


Each daifuku (a rice cake) has bean-paste inside.
The flavour is varied, white bean, red bean, chocolate, green tea, pumpkin…
What’s more, this shop offers daifuku with other fruits
like banana, mango, blue berry, chestnut
All these daifuku look gorgeous
I
wish I could have a taste of all…




Finally we made up our mind.
Here’s ichigo-daifuku


The rice cake is so soft

Sweet bean-paste matches a fresh strawberry...
Pumpkin flavoured bean paste was also nice, and as well as tomato one.
Maybe you should go in the morning, or book daifuku on the phone

Kangetsu-do
Tel : 9:00-18:00 (it closes if daifuku sell out)
Close : Mondays (it opens if it’s a holiday), the first Tuesday of the month
Menu: daifuku from 158yen
Access: 5min by car from JR Kojima station
I hope you enjoyed
our story full of fruits from Okayama
Please try them when you come to Okayama! I’m sure
you’ll like them

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