A northern Japanese apple orchard is looking to draw international tourists based in part on rising overseas demand for the fruit.
The farm in Aomori Prefecture’s Hirosaki City is offering tours that let visitors take part in growing and harvesting the fruit. It began promoting such events to foreigners through tourism websites in April.
A family from Singapore came to the farm to experience the work of thinning apples on trees. They learned how removing some of them improves the size and quality of the remaining fruit.
A woman said that it was quite good to touch the leaves and know what process went into just harvesting one.
Japan exported more than 38,000 tons of apples between September last year and April this year.
That’s the most since the data was first reported in 1988. The total value came to about 19 billion yen, or over 130 million dollars, which is also a record.
The farm in Aomori Prefecture’s Hirosaki City is offering tours that let visitors take part in growing and harvesting the fruit. It began promoting such events to foreigners through tourism websites in April.
A family from Singapore came to the farm to experience the work of thinning apples on trees. They learned how removing some of them improves the size and quality of the remaining fruit.
A woman said that it was quite good to touch the leaves and know what process went into just harvesting one.
Japan exported more than 38,000 tons of apples between September last year and April this year.
That’s the most since the data was first reported in 1988. The total value came to about 19 billion yen, or over 130 million dollars, which is also a record.
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