Cherry Picking Season has Started

Cherries Sold at an Orchard's Stand

Cherry picking is an amusing outdoor activities for city dwellers in this season.

In Yoichi and Niki, Otaru's neighboring towns and well known as fruits production areas, many farms open up their orchards for tourists to pick and eat cherries as much as they like within a certain time for a fixed price at this time of year.

The farmers also set up roadside produce stands, you can buy cherries to take home.  

Annual Cherry Festival is held at "Fruits Park Niki" next Sunday(July 18). If you have chance, please visit the site and enjoy good cherries.