When we think of Kyoto, we tend to think of temples, shrines, and other places with a Japanese atmosphere and a sense of history... but in fact, there are also many ranches that the whole family can enjoy. The adorable animals on the ranch are a soothing sight, aren't they? Feeding the animals, eating soft-serve ice cream at the attached store or restaurant...it's a great way to experience something that you don't see everyday.
Therefore, we would like to introduce the features and reviews of the ranch in Kyoto.
Please refer to this page when you are wondering where to go for a weekend getaway with your family.
Table of Contents
Recommended Ranches in Kyoto 1. Ayabe Fureai Ranch
Maizuru Fururu Farm 2.
Recommended Ranch in Kyoto3. Tango Jersey Farm
■ Summary
1. Ayabe Fureai Farm
The Ayabe Fureai Ranch in Ayabe City, Kyoto Prefecture, allows visitors to feed goats, sheep, rabbits, and other animals with carrots and other food.
Children will be delighted to see a cute windmill in the facility, which looks like a combination of a ranch and a park, as well as playground equipment such as swings, slides, and a balance beam. A stroll through the forest will refresh adults as well.
There is also a swing suspended from a large tree, and you will feel as if you were Heidi in the great outdoors.
There is also a "cat farm," which is rare for a ranch, so cat lovers will not be disappointed.
At "Heidi's Kitchen" in the ranch, visitors can enjoy standard soft-serve ice cream and shakes made with an abundance of Ayabe's ripe strawberries, as well as the "Special Calbee Set Meal" with its excellent, juicy, specially selected beef.
You can grill your own style of barbeque, and you can also enjoy barbeques in the cottages.
Review of Ayabe Fureai Ranch
The thick soft serve ice cream was great, I would like to try it again.
The entrance fee was free and the rabbits and goats were adorable.
The barbecue is covered, so you can barbecue venison and other meats without worrying about the weather. The meat was hearty and tasty.
We were able to spend a luxurious time at the cottage.
The children enjoyed the Heidi swing. The playground equipment was also good.
■ Facility Name:Ayabe Fureai Farm
Address: 81 Hinomae, Tamachi, Ayabe City, Kyoto, Japan
■Access: 5 minutes by car from Ayabe Station on the JR Sanin Line, 15 minutes by car from the Kyotanbawachi IC on the Kyoto Jukan Expressway
■HP:https://fureaiboku.exblog.jp/
2. Maizuru Fururu Farm
The Maizuru Fururu Farm is a place where children and adults alike can enjoy animals, a market, and a sweets factory.
This agricultural park opened in 2006.
Animals such as sheep, miniature pigs, rabbits, and goats are available, as well as ponies for horseback riding.
You can even give the animals treats if you buy them at the market.â
The "Fururu Market" with freshly picked vegetables, hydroponic strawberry house, rental farm, cottage area "Hoshi no Fururu Mori", food and farming experience, processing of local products, nature study experience, and other facilities are all available, so you will be able to create various memories.
At Rural Restaurant Fururu, a buffet-style restaurant serving local agricultural and marine products, visitors will be spoiled for choice with more than 60 different dishes on the menu.
Visitors can also make reservations to try their hand at making stone oven cookies, stone oven pizza, and daifuku (rice cake filled with sweet bean jam).
There are cottages that can accommodate up to 10 people and barbecue, so if you want to spend a lively time with family and friends, this is the place for you.
Review of Maizuru Fururu Farm
The whole family stayed at the hotel. We also used the barbecue. The stars at night were beautiful. Good for a family vacation.
The tamagororu in the pastry studio is delicious.
I enjoyed touching the animals and riding the ponies....
The restaurant has a wide variety of items. The tempura of Manganji Togarashi is delicious. The Manganji Togarashi miso (soybean paste) sold directly at the market is also delicious, and the vegetables are fresh.
Each cottage has its own decor and style, and is stylish. The lawns are beautiful and large tents can be pitched.
■ Facility Name:Maizuru Fururu Farm
Address: 60 Aza-Sesaki, Maizuru, Kyoto, Japan
■Access: 20 minutes from Maizuru-Higashi Station on JR Maizuru Line, 20 minutes from Higashi Maizuru IC on Maizuru-Wakasa Expressway
■HP:https://fururufarm.com/
3. Tango Jersey Farm
Dairy product lovers will love Tango Jersey Farm! Tango Jersey Farm" is a popular place to visit.
Located in the northwestern corner of Kyoto Prefecture, on the border with Hyogo Prefecture, this farm offers the delicious taste of freshly squeezed, thick milk.
Surrounded by a rich natural environment of rice paddies and Kumihama Bay, the cows are raised with love and care, with each cow given its own name.
They currently raise about 30 cows and deliver milk for school lunches to over 60 schools.
The centerpiece of Tango Jersey Farm is the on-site processing facility "Milk Kobo Sora" where
Jersey Milk
Gelato
Yogurt
You can taste such things as
In order to produce delicious milk, they are particular about the environment in which they are raised.
In the past, Holsteins were raised, but now a breed of Jersey cattle, smaller and browner than Holsteins, are raised.
Review of Tango Jersey Farm
I went to this ranch because I heard that gelato and soft-serve ice cream were very popular. The ice cream was the best I have ever tasted.
I ate in on the soft serve ice cream and it was delicious and rich in flavor. I also had the pudding at home and it was great.
I always use this place as a gelato store. From seasonal gelato to salty flavors with a refreshing aftertaste, everything is delicious.
The cows were small and cute! There were brown and black cows and they were adorable.
■ Facility Name:Tango Jersey Farm
■Address: 411, Kanzaki, Kumihama-cho, Kyotango City, Kyoto, Japan
■Access: about 15 minutes walk from "Kabutoyama Station" of Kyoto Tango Railway
■HP:https://www.tango-jersey.co.jp/
summary
From ranches where you can enjoy soft-serve ice cream, gelato, and other sweets, to ranches where you can even interact with cats... We have introduced three popular ranches in Kyoto, but did you find one that caught your attention?
Every place has its own character, so if you didn't know about it, please make it a candidate for your next outing.
In the coming season, when you visit the ranch with your family, please visit the places where you can stay overnight.
