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A single-storey cottage with a veranda among the fields

Yubae Farm CottageSample

A private cottage with its own kitchen, set among the fields of Akeno. One group a day, up to 6 guests.

This is a sample page. Yubae Farm Cottage is a fictional lodging, and all of its details are sample settings.

How to enjoy it

Yubae lets you borrow a slice of farm life. When you arrive, step out onto the veranda and take in the width of the fields and the sky. Order the morning vegetable basket, and cooking your own breakfast becomes part of the trip.

Contents

What to see and do here

A wooden-floored living room opening onto a veranda and the fields

The cottage

A single-storey house with two bedrooms, a living room, a kitchen and a veranda, rented to one group a day. Tableware, cookware and basic seasonings are provided.

How to enjoy it

The kitchen window looks onto the fields, so the view comes with the cooking. In the evening, sit on the veranda and watch the sky change colour.

Price
  • Whole house (up to 4)From ¥32,000（Room only, varies by season）
  • 5th and 6th guest¥6,000 per person
  • Preschool childrenFree
Hours
Check-in 15:00–19:00 / Check-out 10:00
Capacity
Up to 6 (one group a day)
Minimum group
2
Booking
Required

Book online or by phone. Languages for booking: Japanese, English

Phone 0551-00-0000

Book by 2 days before your stay　Cancellation 30% from 7 days before, 50% from 3 days before, 100% from the day before

A wooden basket of freshly picked vegetables and eggs

Morning vegetable basket

Vegetables picked that morning in the next-door field, with eggs from a nearby farm, delivered in a basket for you to cook your own breakfast.

How to enjoy it

The vegetables change with the season. Taste one raw first. A note in the basket suggests how to enjoy each one.

Price
  • Vegetable basket (for 3–4)¥2,500
Hours
Delivered to the door around 7:30
Dates
April to November (fewer vegetables in winter)
Booking
Required (by 17:00 the day before)

Field rows in the evening light, with a harvest basket and work gloves

Help out in the field

Join the farmer for the day's field work, such as weeding, sowing or harvesting. Take a few of the vegetables you pick home with you.

How to enjoy it

The work depends on what the field needs that day. Ask questions as you go. Even how the farmer handles the soil has its reasons.

Price
  • Age 13 and over¥1,500 per person
  • Primary-school age and underFree (with an adult)
Duration
About 60 min
Session times
16:00–17:00
Dates
April to October (not on rainy days)
Capacity
6
Meeting place
The field in front of the house
Meeting time
15:55
Guide languages
Japanese
Booking
Required (with your stay booking)

Wear clothes and shoes you don't mind getting dirty. Gloves and boots can be borrowed.

Hours

Check-in15:00–19:00

Check-out10:00

Closed

Irregular

NotesWeekends only in winter (December to February)

Contact

0551-00-0000

Calls 9:00–18:00 (Japanese)

Location and access

Address
Akeno-cho, Hokuto, Yamanashi (sample address)
Phone
0551-00-0000
Nearest expressway exit
Chuo Expressway Sutama IC
By car from the exit
about 15 min
Nearest station
JR Chuo Line Nirasaki Station
By car from the station
about 20 min
Parking
Yes (free, 2 cars)
Shuttle
No
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Payment

CashAccepted

Credit cardsVISA, Mastercard, JCB, American Express

E-moneyTransit IC cards

QR code paymentPayPay

Facilities and services

Languages
Japanese / English (email and a printed house guide)
Wi-Fi
Yes (in the house)
Children
Welcome
Group size
Up to 6 (one group a day)
Seats with power
Yes (desk and power in the living room)
Accessibility
Partly (single storey, small step at the entrance)
Accessible toilet
No
Allergies
You cook for yourself, so it is up to you
Luggage storage
Not available
On rainy days
Spend the day cooking and reading indoors

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Drink · Akeno

Hidamari Hill WinerySample

Walk the sunny vineyard, then taste the wines.

Tip

In the vineyard, notice how bunch size and leaf shape differ by variety. The tasting pours wines from the plots you just walked, so you can match landscape and flavor. In the September–October harvest, taste grapes straight from the vine.

Good forDrink lovers

Price guide
Tasting of three ¥1,200. Vineyard and winery tour ¥3,000 per person (with tasting; booking required)
Languages
Japanese
Closed
Tuesdays (open on holidays); weekends only in January and February

Book online

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See · Akeno

Akeno Sunflower Fields

Some 400,000 sunflowers against the mountains in summer.

Tip

You can walk freely among the flowers, so step into the field and take a picture with the mountains behind. On a clear morning the peaks look sharpest.

Good forFamilies with children

Price guide
Free entry (sunflower donation: ¥1,000 per car)
Closed
Outside the Sunflower Festival (held 18 Jul–16 Aug in 2026)

No booking needed

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Experience · Akeno

Maruyama Miso & Shoyu WorksSample

Make your own miso and see the wooden vats.

Tip

The key is mixing the mashed soybeans and koji well, then packing them tight to push out the air. The miso you take home will be ready in about six months. In the works, compare the colors of miso of different ages.

Good forFamilies with childrenRainy days

Price guide
Miso class ¥3,500 per person (about 2 kg to take home; booking required). Works visit free
Languages
Japanese
Closed
Sundays, New Year holidays

Book online

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See · Sutama

Seiran-ji Garden TempleSample

Two gardens at a quiet hillside temple.

Tip

Sit on the tatami of the study hall and the pillars and lintel frame the garden like a picture. Lower your eye line rather than standing. Fresh green in May and red leaves in November are the richest times.

Good forQuiet timeHistory lovers

Price guide
Entry ¥500, free for age 15 and under. Matcha ¥600
Languages
Japanese
Closed
Open daily (the study hall may close for services)

No booking needed