Activities & Experiences · Omachi (Ichikawa)

Ichikawa Pear Picking (Omachi Nashi Kaido) 市川の梨狩り（大町 梨街道）

Pick your own juicy Japanese nashi pears in August-October at family orchards along Ichikawas Omachi "Pear Road", a centre of Chibas pear growing since the Edo period.

About

Chiba is Japans top producer of nashi (Asian pears) and Ichikawa is where it began: pear growing in the Yawata area dates back to the 18th century. Today the orchards cluster along the Omachi "Nashi Kaido" road near the Ichikawa City Zoo, with dozens of farm stands selling Kosui, Hosui, Niitaka and other varieties from early August. Several orchards offer pear picking, priced by weight, from mid-August to mid-October; staff show you how to twist the fruit off the low-trained branches. Combine with the zoo for a full family day.

Highlights

• Pick-your-own nashi pears in season
• Dozens of farm stands along the Pear Road
• Varieties from Kosui (August) to Niitaka (October)
• Next to Ichikawa City Zoo

Tips

• Season runs about mid-August to mid-October; call orchards ahead as harvests vary.
• Some orchards require a minimum of 3 kg per group.
• Bus from Motoyawata or Ichikawa-Ono Station toward the zoo.
• Cash is handy at the farm stands.

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Nearby

• Ichikawa City Zoological and Botanical GardenZoo & Aquarium · 700 m away
• Nakayama Hokekyo-jiTemple · 4.2 km away
• Ichikawa Higashiyama Kaii Memorial HallMuseum · 4.4 km away
• Shimousa KokubunjiTemple · 4.4 km away
• Katsushika HachimanguShrine · 4.6 km away
• Yawata no YabushirazuLocal Secret · 4.9 km away
• Junsaiike Green ParkPark · 5.2 km away
• Tekona ReidoShrine · 5.2 km away