Welcome to Togokusan Fruits Park
About us
Togokusan Fruits Park is located at the foot of Mt. Togoku (198.3 meters above sea level) on the outskirts of north-eastern Nagoya City. Here, you can enjoy rich greenery, pure water, bright sunshine and fresh air in a beautiful natural environment.
Togokusan Fruits Park opened in 1980, and is one of three Nagoya City-owned multipurpose agricultural parks. Its aim is to provide urban residents with a place where they can enjoy walking, viewing and studying fruit on the farm whilst helping promote urban fruit farming.
Fifteen kinds of popular fruit, such as pears and apples, grow in the fruit farm area. The World Tropical Fruit Greenhouse provides a unique opportunity to observe about 100 kinds of tropical and subtropical rare fruit trees. The Fruit House introduces a lot of information about fruit, and its fruit shop and sweets bar inside give you a chance to enjoy shopping and tasting fruit, respectively. In addition, the Rest House(restaurant), with many fruit-related dishes, and the park’s fishing pond will surely make your visit here an enjoyable one.
| Open | 9:00 ~ 16:30 |
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| Park Holidays | A)Monday (When a Monday is a national holiday, the park is open that day, but is closed the next day.) B)December 29 ~ January 3 |
| General Admission | Free |
| Separate Admission tothe World Tropical Fruit Greenhouse | Adult: ¥300 Seniors(Ages 65 & over, Nagoya City residents): ¥100 Children(Ages 14 & under): Free Group Discount(30 or more): 20% discount Yearly Pass: ¥900 |
| Parking (840 parking spaces) | Free Except during the park's three annual festivals 1) Standard-sized car: ・The Weeping Cherry Festival(About a week in spring): ¥650 per day ・The Tropical Fruit Fair(About three days in May): ¥350 per day ・The Autumn Fruit Fair(About three days in October): ¥350 per day 2) Bus: ¥1,200 per day 3) Motorcycle: ¥150 per day |
| Caution | Animals are not allowed to enter, except servicedogs |
Facilities
Main Office Building
The park office room and a lactation room are here on the 1st floor. Many fruit-related courses (reservation required) are held in the conference room here.
Wheel-chairs are available for free. Please contact us to request one if necessary.
Monument“Mebae”(A Young Shoot)
This monument is located in the middle of the main path between the North Gate and the South Gate. It has been one of the symbols of this park since it opened in 1980.
The World Tropical Fruit Greenhouse
This two-domed greenhouse was modeled after the “Zenpoukoen-hun”(a large ancient Japanese burial mound for those who reigned over the region), many of which were found around Mt. Togoku.
This greenhouse is home to around 300 fruit trees, which grow over 100 types of rare, tropical and subtropical fruit, including bananas, papayas and coconut palms.
Admission
Adult: ¥300
Seniors(Ages 65 & over, Nagoya City residents): ¥100
Children(Ages 14 & under): Free
Group Discount(30 or more): 20% discount
Yearly Pass: ¥900
The Rest House (also dubbed “Fruit Park Terrace”)
The Rest House, which was refurbished in 2019, serves good food, fruit dishes, sweets and soft drinks, which children and adults alike can enjoy. Naturally, the interior design motif is fruit, plants, and nature.
The restaurant has begun collaborating with culinary and nutrition students from Kinjo Gakuen University in order to come up with inventive new fruit recipes. Please try it during your visit here.
The Fruit House(also dubbed “Fruit Park Marche”)
This building plays multiple roles:
1) Place for studying about fruit
2) Place for exhibitions, such as flower arrangements and pictures of fruit and flowers
3) Fruit shop:
Seasonal fruit and vegetables(including those produced in the park), processed fruit(Dried fruit, pickled plums etc.), confectionary etc.
4) Fruit sweets bar
5) Consultation for growing fruit and other plants
6) Kids room (Toy and puzzles)
The Central Open Area
This area is the best place for kids to run around and for families and friends to chat and laugh. During the park’s three annual festivals, this place turns into the main event space for concerts and dances.
The Lawn Open Area
This area (4,450 square meters) is large enough for families to have a picnic and for art-lovers to paint pictures and take photos.
The Recreation Area
This area (3,500 square meters) is equipped with slides, stilts and other playground equipment for children to enjoy.
The Four Seasons Flower Garden Area
Many flowers and other plants, such as hanamizuki(flowering dogwoods), momiji(maples) and suisen(narcissuses), grow around the pond here. The beautiful views here can be enjoyed each season throughout the year.
The Fishing Pond Area (Catch & release fishing)
This area has two large ponds where you can enjoy fishing for free with your own fishing rod. Rental fishing gear is also available here at reception, so you can come empty-handed and enjoy fishing.
Open 9:00 ~ 16:30 (April～October)
9:00 ~ 16:00 (November～March)
Admission: Free
Rental fishing gear (Rod, bait etc. included)
Adult: ¥500
Children: ¥400
Fishing etiquette
1) Please keep a safe distance from your neighboring fishers.
2) Please do not cast your line too close to where you are standing.
3) Please do not use reels, lures, backstitchesor chum.
4) Please try not to disturb other fishers.
The Japanese Garden Area
Momiji (maples), matsu (pines), tsuwabuki (farfugium japonicum) and other trees grow in this area.In autumn, you can enjoy beautiful colored leaves here.
The Wetland Area
The pond waterin this area comes from the Aichi Canal. The park is planning to plant aquatic plants around the pond. Many visitors will be impressed looking up at the huge metasequoias near the pond.
The Rock Garden Area
Various wildflowers, such as shiran (bletilla striata), ominaeshi (patrinia scabiosaefplia) and tsuwabuki (farfugium japonicum), grow in this area. Please enjoy viewing beautiful flowers here.
The Togokusan-kohun No. 31 Area
A cluster of ancient Japanese burial mounds have been found around Mt. Togoku (about 50). They are called the “Togoku-kohun-gun”(Togoku burial mounds), which are said to be built from the mid-6th century to the 7th century. One burial mound, known as “Togokusan-kohun No. 31,” used to be in this area of the park. Today, you can only see some part of the stonework of the burial room of the ancient burial mound.
The Furusato Nagoya Lemon-en (the lemon farm of our hometown Nagoya)
This lemon farm opened in 2018 as a collaboration between the Nagoya City Green Association, which has tried to provide city residents with more opportunity to understand the importance of local agriculture and diet through its management of the Togokusan Fruits Park, and POKKA SAPPORO Food & Beverage Ltd., which hopes to help Nagoya (POKKA’s birthplace) to become a better place to live via lemons.
In winter, you can take part in some events held in this lemon farm where you can try planting lemon seedlings and picking some lemons.
In addition, the park promotes culinary and nutrition education using lemons, sells freshly picked lemons, and serves lemon dishes in its restaurant.
The Free Rest House
While enjoying walking around the park, please feel free to take a break here, except when the park is holding a jam-making class. (Sorry for the inconvenience)
The Mt. Togoku Observatory
Mt. Togoku – the east of the Togokusan Fruits Park – has the highest altitude (198.3 meters)in Nagoya City, and, along with Owaribe Shrine at the summit, is popular to city residents. Also, a cluster of ancient Japanese burial mounds have been found around this mountain.
The well-managed walking track up to the top of Mt. Togoku starts near the park, and it takes about 30 minutes (750 meters) to reach the top.
You can enjoy a splendid view of the Nobi plains, including Mt. Ibuki and Nagoya Port, from the observatory built on the summit.
