Shigisan Nodokamura: A Hands-on Farm above the Yamato Basin
A working-style rural park for seasonal fruit and vegetable picking, animal encounters, cooking activities, picnics and farm food.
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Shigisan Nodokamura is an agricultural park on the Sango side of Mount Shigi. Its appeal comes from doing rather than viewing: the farm offers seasonal harvests, egg gathering, food-making classes, day camping and barbecue, alongside animals and places to eat. The season determines what visitors can actually do. A strawberry visit, for example, depends on the harvest still being available that day; a cooking lesson or barbecue may have separate conditions. Treat the farm as a day-out venue whose live activity calendar matters more than a fixed promise of fruit or animal access.
Choose an activity by season, not by a generic farm label
The operator's site describes strawberry, blueberry, grape and vegetable harvesting, egg gathering, flower viewing, barbecue, animals and cooking activities. The town's tourism page independently confirms seasonal fruit and vegetable picking, egg gathering, food-processing classes, day camping and barbecue. The operator lists weekly closure on Thursday (open on public holidays), with Wednesday and Thursday closures in winter from December through February. It also lists its exact seasonal admission prices and group discounts. This does not mean every crop is ready or every activity is running. Check the current notice and call before travelling for a particular harvest, class, animal encounter or group plan.
Know what admission includes
The operator currently lists general entry at ¥600 for adults and ¥350 for children, with a winter rate of ¥300 and ¥100 from December through February. Entry is separate from harvest tickets, barbecue, food, and other activities unless a specific set plan says otherwise. The site also advertises an entry-and-Shigi-no-Yu bathing set at ¥1,400 adult / ¥750 child on weekdays and ¥1,450 / ¥800 on weekends and public holidays. The operator does not state whether the bath is open every day the farm is open; check both venues' current hours before buying it. Groups of 30 or more receive 10% off and groups of 100 or more 20% off standard rates, excluding winter rates. Ask about age thresholds and what a child admission covers.
Build a meal and family visit around the farm
Sango Town highlights the farm's free-range hen eggs in pudding, egg-over-rice and pizza. The operator also shows a restaurant, café in a greenhouse, produce sales and cooking classes. Some foods and farm products may sell out, and the town's description does not promise that each menu is available every day. If you have allergies or dietary needs, contact the farm in advance rather than inferring ingredients from a dish name or a photo.
Reach the hilltop site and protect your return plan
The address is 1-7-1 Shigi-minamihata in Sango Town. The operator's directory describes a weekend-and-holiday shuttle from Oji Station in a seasonal mid-September-to-November period, and a pickup arrangement from Takasuyama cable-car station when visitors call ahead; verify that either is actually running on your date. Kintetsu Shigisanshita is another approach point, but onward transport is limited. Driving is common; confirm parking, road conditions and the return bus before committing to a full day. Do not assume that the seasonal bus matches the farm's closing time.
Visit as a working farm, not a petting attraction
The town describes free-ranging chickens and food made with their eggs. Follow staff instructions around livestock, fields, greenhouses and harvest rows; do not feed animals unless staff explicitly permits it, and supervise children near equipment and produce. No general commercial photography permission was found. Ask before photographing staff, customers, children, animal areas or workshops, and obtain consent from anyone recognizable in your images.
What to look for
Seasonal fruit and vegetable picking, egg gathering and food-making activities
Farm eggs used in dishes such as pudding, egg-over-rice and pizza
Rural family day out with barbecue, animals, flowers and produce
Photo notes
The farm does not state a general commercial filming licence. Ask staff before filming harvest activities, animal areas, food preparation or interiors; do not publish recognizable visitor or child images without consent. Follow staff directions around animals, machinery and crops.
Make a day of it
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Sources & editorial status
Original MyNara draft based on the linked sources. Sources reviewed 20 October 2026. Opening arrangements, prices and offers may change; use the operator's current information before travelling.
- Shigisan Nodokamura — current hours, admission, weekly closures, group discounts, bath set and access
- Sango Town — official overview, address, phone, farm activities and foods
- Official Nara Travel Guide — activities, seasonal shuttle and access notes A00510
- Nara Prefecture official tourism guide — harvest seasons, weekly closure and winter rates
- Kintetsu — regional attraction listing and current overview