EDITORIALS
Once you participate, you will become a fan of the town! Enjoy the "delicious charms" of Memuro by bicycle with all five senses!
What is "Memuro Scatter Ride" to enjoy the town of Memuro with all your senses?
The town of Brimuro supports Japan's food production. The "food" produced by agriculture, the "rural landscape" created by the careful work that has been passed down from generation to generation, and the "people" who create it.
Memuro Scatter Ride" is a fun way to experience the charms of this town with all five senses while riding through it on a bicycle.
Guides and supporters full of love for the local area will lead you on the best course for the season and time.
Electric bicycles, helmets, and gloves are available for rent.
The tour starts with a lecture on how to ride a bicycle, stopping along the way for a leisurely ride, so even those who do not normally ride bicycles can easily enjoy this tour with nothing.
The uphill climb to the New Arashiyama Sky Park Observation Deck is also easy with an electric-assist bicycle!
Dashing through the vast fields
Memuro Scatter Ride" allows you to enjoy the town from various angles
There are currently six tours open for participation in the "Memuro Scatter Ride.
The "Memuro Scatter Ride" currently has six tours open for participation, including "Bakery Scatter Ride" to visit bakeries, "Moo Moo Scatter Ride" to experience feeding milk to calves, and "Quick Scatter Ride around Shinarashiyama" to enjoy the beautiful scenery of the town of Memuro.
The Domingo editorial staff experienced these events in August, so they are not included in this list, but we participated in the mini-tomato & corn picking tour.
Harvesting tour to experience the appreciation for vegetables and the joy of harvesting.
The tour I participated in this time was a corn and mini-tomato harvesting experience, starting at JR Brumuro Station.
Our guide this time was Mr. Oikawa of the NPO Qucurcus.
After borrowing an electrically power assisted bicycle, helmet, and gloves, we set off immediately.
After a short ride through the city center, we entered a vast field.
We stop to learn the difference between corn for food and corn for feed, and ask questions such as, "What is planted here? We cycled for about 15 minutes, asking questions such as, "What is planted here?
We arrived at the corn field of Mr. Takano, a young farmer who takes pride and dedication in his farming.
Before entering the field, we put on covers over our shoes to prevent the crop from getting sick, and finally began the experience of harvesting the sugarcane!
Wearing covers in the field to prevent the crop from getting sick.
Fine corn, ready to be harvested!
Freshly picked "Gold Rush" peppers
This time we were allowed to harvest the "Gold Rush" variety. I was told to try the freshly picked peppers raw, so I bit into one and found it to be very sweet and juicy! So I bit into it and found it to be very sweet and juicy!
The sweet corn grown in the town of Brimuro, a major sweet corn production area, was very tasty and impressive.
After enjoying the corn, we visited Mr. Takano's mini-tomato greenhouse, where he also grows mini-tomatoes, to experience harvesting them.
Farmer Mr. Takano
Freshly picked mini-tomato "Carol
Mr. Takano tells us that these mini-tomatoes are of the "Carol" variety.
Glossy and sweet, it was a delicious tomato that I couldn't stop eating!
Mr. Takano with his dog, Aki
If you are lucky, you may even meet Mr. Takano's family dog or cat.
Enjoying the vast landscape of the town of Brimuro, cycling while feeling the air, and being impressed by the taste of freshly picked vegetables. It was truly a fulfilling time to enjoy the charms of the town of Brimuro with all five senses.
We hope that you will enjoy the town of Brimuro with all your senses and become a fan of the town!
We spoke with Mr. Oikawa of the NPO Qucurcus, which operates such "Memuro Scattering".
We want participants to experience more than just seeing the scenery of the town of Memuro. Through interaction and experience with people, we want to bring more fans back to this town! I would be very happy if the number of fans who want to come back to this town increases through interaction and experiences with people.
Mr. Oikawa himself has traveled to many places in the past and knows from first-hand experience that the most important thing in becoming a fan is "people and connections.
I value communication with the tour guides and the people at the places we stop during the tour to help them make connections.
What did people who experienced the "Memuro Scatter Run" say?
"I have changed the way I look at vegetables after listening to the stories about vegetables and actually harvesting them!
I was surprised that vegetables I had only seen in the supermarket grew like this in the field! I was surprised to see them growing like this in the field!
"I learned about the care and attention to detail that goes into growing vegetables, and it changed the way I eat and live afterwards!
I was also surprised to learn about the time and effort that goes into growing vegetables in the field!
I myself became a fan of Mr. Oikawa, Mr. Takano, and the town of Brimuro after participating in the tour, learning about vegetables from the guide, Mr. Oikawa, and the farmer, Mr. Takano, and actually experiencing harvesting. I am sure that you too will become a big fan of "Memuro Scatter Run" after experiencing it!
You can experience "Memuro Sansho" now!
As I mentioned earlier, there are currently six types of "Memuro Scattering" available.
The vegetables that can be harvested differ depending on the season, so it may be a good idea to participate with your eyes set on the vegetables you are looking for.
This weekend, there is an event to harvest "sea berries" in Shihoro! Please check it out!
Shihollo Scatter Run Seaberry Edition
To participate in the "Memuro Scatter Run", please use the application form on our website and Facebook!
Please check the calendar posted on the website for the dates of the event before applying!
