Educational Dairy Farm Tour and Cheesemaking Experience
Take an educational tour and learn what daily life is like on a dairy farm in Hokkaido. Tour a cheese factory to learn about the cheesemaking process and make your own cheese, too!
Highlights
Educational farm tour in the beautiful countryside of Hokkaido
Cheesemaking experience making fresh mozzarella
Experience daily life on a dairy farm
10 meals
Experience Details
Visit a free-range dairy farm, where cows are allowed to wander in open pastures for most of the year, which is a rare thing for Hokkaido dairy farms. You, too, can wander these vast pastures with your guide and take in the beautiful scenery from a hilltop. You can even participate in the herding of the cows and lead them to their afternoon milking where you can observe the milking process. From here you can try your hand at making your own mozzarella cheese!
You will also take a tour of a cheese factory which is situated on the grounds of the farm and uses fresh milk from the farm to produce various kinds of cheeses. The operator learned traditional cheesemaking methods in Europe and will show you the process as well. You can even try some free samples!
By helping out on the farm, learning about the process of cheesemaking, and making your own cheese, this is not only a sightseeing tour, but a way to learn and experience a different way of life.
Inclusions
Guided tour of the dairy farm and cheese factory
Cheesemaking experience
Tour insurance
Exclusions
Transportation costs
Personal expenses
Meeting Point and Meeting Time
Address: Mokitoushi 141-4, Ashoro-cho, Ashoro-gun, Hokkaido Access: From the Doto Expressway, exit at Ashoro IC and take National Route 242 northward for around 8 kilometers, then turn left at Hokkaido Route 663 and follow the road for around 9 kilometers.
Remarks
Depending on your country of residence or travel route to Japan, areas of the farm may be limited. This is to prevent infection of FMD and other livestock diseases.
You may need to present your passport at the start of the tour.
Due to weather and uncontrollable circumstances, the tour may be canceled.
Cancellation Policy
Cancel your booking at least 48 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.
Experience Location
The northern island prefecture of Hokkaido offers a beautiful natural landscape whose diverse environment produces high-quality local meat, vegetables, and seasonal seafood to create regional cuisine and famous dairy products.
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