Experience

2026 Minamiuonuma Koshihikari Rice Harvesting Experience

Japanese name:令和8年度 南魚沼産コシヒカリ稲刈り体験

📅 Wed, Sep 23, 2026

📍 Yuzawa, Niigata

About this event

A harvesting experience where you reap by hand! Why not harvest delicious Minamiuonuma-grown Koshihikari rice with your family? The overnight stay plan is exclusive to Tuesday, September 22 (public holiday), and includes a 1-night stay with dinner and breakfast, rice harvesting and hazakake (drying) experience, post-experience lunch, and various special perks. Reservations are also currently accepted for day-trip experiences that include lunch and free access to the large hot spring public bath. The rice harvesting experience takes place on Wednesday, September 23 (public holiday). The venue is NASPA New Otani, with convenient access about 3 minutes by free shuttle bus from the West Exit of JR Echigo-Yuzawa Station. The overnight plan is priced from 26,800 yen per person for 1 night, 3 meals, and the rice harvesting experience; the day-trip experience is 10,000 yen per person including lunch and the rice harvesting experience.

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Venue

NASPA New Otani / Niigata Echigo-Yuzawa

2117-9 Yuzawa, Yuzawa-machi, Minamiuonuma-gun, Niigata 949-6101

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