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Hachimantai, Iwate / 安比高原牧場

Appi Kogen Farm

A highland farm with a fishing pond, a maze and baumkuchen-making with Nanbu wheat and Appi milk; the café terrace's farm pizza with house-made cheese is popular.

A mare and foal grazing on a green pasture with orange azaleas and a wooden fence behind
Horses at Appi KogenPhoto: Photo AC · Terms of use · Source

Last official check

25 Sept 2026

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Next scheduled check

24 Dec 2026

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Getting there
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Admission
Paid (see the price below)

Before you go

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Opening hours

The fishing pond in Appi no Mori is open 10:00-16:00 (last entry 15:30). In 2026 it opened on weekends and holidays from 29 Apr to 12 Jul, daily from 18 Jul to 30 Aug, and on weekends and holidays from 5 to 23 Sep (the 2026 season has ended). No booking needed.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site
Admission

Fishing pond: rod and bait 500 yen per set, charcoal grilling 800 yen per fish, take-away 500 yen per fish (tax included).

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site
Getting there

A shuttle bus for hotel guests links Morioka Station (west exit) and ANA Crowne Plaza Resort Appi Kogen in about 1 hr 10 min (adults 2,000 yen one way; book by 23:59 the day before; 1 Apr-4 Dec 2026).

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site
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Address: Hachimantai, Iwate (Japanese address: 岩手県八幡平市安比高原171)

Official site: https://iwatetabi.jp/spots/59906/

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Visiting respectfully

  • Local etiquetteEnquiries: Appi Kogen Farm (0195-73-6995).Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site
  • Local etiquetteIt is both a working dairy farm and a visitor farm with animals, a fishing pond and barbecues (the tourist association lists it as "Appi no Mori (Appi Kogen Farm)").Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site
  • RulesDo not release caught fish back into the pond.Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site

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