[Yamagata, Okitama] Enjoy Oguni Town's Unique Food and Nature! Warabi Picking in a Superb View - 2-Day/1-Night Weekday-Only Accommodation Plan on Sale

Yamagata Arcadia Tourism Bureau (Yamagata Prefecture) is launching a 2-day/1-night accommodation plan set in Oguni Town, Yamagata Prefecture, where participants can enjoy warabi (bracken fern) picking amidst breathtaking scenery. This plan offers a warabi harvesting experience, often called the king of wild vegetables, along with a lunch featuring local soba (buckwheat noodles) and a warabi mochi-making experience, allowing guests to fully enjoy Oguni Town's unique food and nature. For tour details and application, please visit: Oguni Town: A town blessed with mountain bounty Oguni Town in Yamagata Prefecture is a nature-rich area nestled between the Iide and Asahi mountain ranges, surrounded by vast beech forests. In spring, after the harsh winter, warabi sprouts all at once on the mountain slopes, and during the wild vegetable season, tourist warabi farms are bustling. Oguni Town's warabi is known for its thick texture and strong sliminess, with one of the highest production volumes in Japan. Day 1: Experience Oguni Town's food culture On the first day, guests will experience local food culture at Suigen-no-Sato Community Exchange Center. They will savor soba made from a fragrant rare variety 'Maboroshi' cultivated by local farmers and 'Dewakaori', a specialty variety of Yamagata Prefecture. They will also experience making warabi mochi using 100% warabi starch from Oguni. Afterward, guests will stay at 'Iide Onsen Baikakuso' or 'Shiroi Mori Community Exchange Center Rifure', where they can relax with dinner featuring mountain blessings and a hot spring bath. Day 2: Warabi picking amidst superb views On the second day, enjoy warabi picking to your heart's content at various tourist warabi farms throughout the town. Savor the joy of harvesting yourself and the seasonal bounty amidst the mountains enveloped in fresh greenery. Plan Overview: * **Dates**: Mid-May to late June 2026 (weekdays only) * **Participants**: 1 group, 2 or more people * **Application Deadline**: 5 days before departure * **Price**: 21,650 JPY (tax included) / person For tour details and application, please visit: Day 1 * 12:00 Meeting at Suigen-no-Sato Community Exchange Center Hotaru * ~13:30 Lunch & Warabi Mochi Making Experience * Move to accommodation (free time) * *Nearby tourist spots include Icho Plaza, Yokogawa Dam, Park Golf Course, etc. * 15:00~ Check-in at accommodation (on your own) * Baikakuso or Shiroi Mori Community Exchange Center Rifure * Free time (bathing) * 18:00 Dinner * Stay at accommodation * Baikakuso or Shiroi Mori Community Exchange Center Rifure Day 2 * Breakfast * *Please inform the accommodation directly about your breakfast time on the 2nd day during check-in. * Move to tourist warabi farm (on your own) * Warabi picking * Disband (on your own) Attire and belongings: Comfortable clothing, work gloves (e.g., gardening gloves), hat, boots, warm clothes, rain gear, plastic bag, insect repellent spray, etc. Participation requirements: A tour guide will accompany you during the experience, but participants must be able to travel to the experience location on their own. [Planning and Implementation] For inquiries, please contact the person in charge below: Yamagata Arcadia Tourism Bureau TEL: 0238-88-1831 FAX: 0238-88-1812 Email: info@arcadia-kanko.jp