Blueberries
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Berry Cottage
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Berry Cottage
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Tokyo Development Foundation for Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries
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Tokyo Development Foundation for Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries
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Tokyo Development Foundation for Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries
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Blueberries were first cultivated in Japan in Kodaira, Tokyo.
Blueberries are popular with all ages for their refreshing sweetness and health benefits such as improving eyestrain. They were first cultivated as a crop in Japan in the city of Kodaira, Tokyo in the 1960s. Today, they’re grown primarily in the Tama area, including the cities of Hachioji, Hino, Kokubunji, and Kodaira. In 2015, Tokyo produced the highest crop yield in the country.
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You can go blueberry picking during harvest season.
In Tokyo, blueberries are in season from mid-June to mid-September. In the vicinity of Kodaira, not only are there orchards selling fresh blueberries, but there are also tourist farms here and there where you can pick blueberries.
The juicy freshness of just-picked blueberries is especially good.
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