When is the orange picking season? Introducing recommended places and popular harvest experiences!

When is the orange picking season? Introducing recommended places and popular harvest experiences!
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Activity Japan Editorial Department

sweet, juicy and delicious mandarin orange is a fruit familiar to Japanese people.

I'm curious this time orange picking season Explain.
Introducing the popular harvest experience at Activity Japan, a recommended place where you can pick oranges To do!

mandarin orange picking is an activity that anyone can easily do.
Please refer to the article and enjoy freshly picked mandarin oranges!

When is the mandarin orange picking season?

mandarin orange picking The time and season when you can do it depends on the type.

The most popular in Japan are Wenzhou mandarin orange . However, there are actually more than 100 varieties.

below Wenzhou mandarin orange season Let's take a look together.

Gokuwase

Gokuwase
  • Characteristic: Greenish color overall. It has a refreshing aroma, a thin skin, and the inner skin of the mandarin orange is soft and easy to eat. . It has a slightly sour taste, and you can enjoy the refreshing sweetness and taste.
  • Harvest time/season: September to October
  • Main cultivars of very early maturity: Nichinan Ichigou/Hina no Hime/Wase Ueno/
    Yura early

Early life

Early life
  • Characteristic: Most widely sold mandarin oranges in Japan . It is characterized by its orange color and high sugar content.
    Well-balanced sweetness and sourness, popular . The funnel membrane (inner skin of mandarin orange) is thin and easy to eat.
  • Harvest time/season: Around November
  • Main varieties of early maturity: Saki Miyagawa/Sase Okitsu/Sase Taguchi

Nakate

Nakate
  • Characteristic: The bright orange color is eye-catching. Because it is harvested late, it is exposed to a lot of sunshine and has a high sugar content. .
    The outer skin and funnel membrane (inner skin of mandarin oranges) are slightly thicker than early-born mandarin oranges.
  • Harvest time/season: Around December
  • Main varieties of medium age: Mukouyama Wenzhou / Kyuuki Wenzhou /
    Ishiji Wenzhou / New Norimura

Late life

Late life
  • Characteristic: Because it is the last variety to be harvested among the Wenzhou mandarin oranges, It takes a long time to mature, so it has a high sugar content. . After harvesting, it is usually stored in a warehouse for about a month to soften the sourness and remove excess moisture before shipping.
    The outer skin and the inner skin of mandarin oranges are thick, so they do not rot easily and are suitable for long-term storage. Recommended as a gift. .
  • Harvest time/season: Late December to around March
  • Main varieties of late ripening: Qingdao Wenzhou / Otsu No. 4 /
    Jutaro Wenzhou / 100,000 Wenzhou

Mandarin orange picking season / Kanagawa

Mandarin orange picking season / Kanagawa

Mandarin orange picking season / Shizuoka

Mandarin orange picking season / Shizuoka

[Shizuoka/ Higashiizu] Harvesting experience of ripe oranges to go empty-handed! All-you-can-eat of many kinds!

Harvest Experience Farm Futatsubori
Higashiizu
600 Yen~ (tax included)

It is a harvesting experience where you can participate empty-handed where you can sample freshly picked ripe oranges. On the terraced fields overlooking the sea of Higashiizu, with small children and families, with friends, with a group of good friends, with pets... Let's all enjoy the memories of the trip while eating delicious oranges. A free shuttle bus will pick you up if you give us a call from Inatori Station.

[Shizuoka/ Higashi Izu] Harvesting experience of ripe oranges going empty-handed! All-you-can-eat with no time limit!

Harvest Experience Farm Futatsubori
Higashiizu
600 Yen~ (tax included)

It is a harvesting experience where you can participate empty-handed where you can sample freshly picked ripe mandarin oranges. On the terraced fields overlooking the sea of Higashiizu, with small children and families, with friends, with a group of good friends, with pets... Let's all enjoy the memories of the trip while eating delicious oranges. A free shuttle bus will pick you up if you give us a call from Inatori Station!

Mandarin orange picking season / Tokyo

Mandarin orange picking season / Tokyo
  • Harvest time/season: Early October to December
  • famous for orange picking Tokyo Area of: Musashimurayama /
    Mizuho Town / Inagi / Setagaya / Nerima

Mandarin orange picking season / Chiba

Mandarin orange picking season / Chiba

Mandarin orange picking season / Saitama

Mandarin orange picking season / Saitama

National popular tangerine picking experience

Whole country

We will introduce the nationwide mandarin orange picking experience that can be booked at Activity Japan.

No time limit, all-you-can-eat mandarin orange picking There is also!

Feel free to enjoy mandarin orange picking!

Feel free to enjoy mandarin orange picking!

The heat softens, Autumn is the season for mandarin oranges .

Mandarin oranges, which are sweet and not sour, are a familiar fruit for Japanese people.

Mandarin orange picking can be enjoyed by anyone, regardless of age So please try to experience it at a nearby spot!

*Information such as plans, fees, and introduced facilities is current as of October 2022.

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