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Start at FARM CIRCUS and turn the fields, flowers and fun of northern Kobe into a full day at this roadside station.
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Eat, shop, play, take in the view or rest. Choose from the station’s strengths to suit your day.
Looking at seasonal vegetables and fruit, Kobe seasonings and processed foods first can help you choose a dining hall or cafe afterward.
The cafe is a handy break with children. Seasonal choices include strawberries in spring, watermelon and sweet corn in summer, and pumpkin in autumn.
Choose a quick meal, a fuller vegetable meal, or a sit-down pizza or pasta lunch. At weekend lunchtime, keeping more than one option in mind makes things easier.
Fruit-picking days, last admission and sellouts can change. Leave room to switch to the amusement park or lawn with younger children.
This northern Kobe base lets you add shopping around five minutes away by car or Kirin Brewery Kobe and Mentaiko Park around ten minutes away.
Michi-no-Eki Kobe Fruit & Flower Park Ozo sits just off the Ozo Interchange on the Rokko Kita Toll Road. Starting with FARM CIRCUS's farm market, cafe and dining hall, you can connect fruit picking, flowerbeds, an amusement park, a hot spring and winter illuminations within one park. Shop for vegetables and fruit from Ozo-cho in Kobe's Kita Ward, pause for Kobe strawberry soft serve or a meal featuring seasonal vegetables, then take the children to the rides or lawn. It works for a quick shopping stop or a half-day outing. Fruit picking and events depend on growth, weather and schedules, so check official notices for your visit date.
FARM CIRCUS brings together a market, cafe, dining hall, burger shop, Italian restaurant and food education garden at the entrance. Vegetables and fruit from local farmers, Kobe processed foods and Fukuju sake from Kobe Shushinkan give you a reason to stop either before eating or on your way home.
Peaches, grapes, pears and apples come into season at different times. Fruit picking does not take reservations, and it may end when the fruit runs out or close in bad weather. The flowerbeds change too: July features angelonia, begonias and marigolds, among others. Check that day's opening and flower information before planning your route.
Across the park are Kobe Otogi no Kuni amusement park, a lawn, go-karts, miniature golf, a summer pool, barbecue facilities, a hot spring and a hotel. At a large roadside station like this, family members can split up to shop, play or rest in the hot spring instead of all following the same plan.
Spend your time at the station or add somewhere nearby. These ideas help you plan around your companions and the weather.
After parking, browse seasonal vegetables and fruit at FARM CIRCUS MARKET, then have Kobe strawberry soft serve or a seasonal drink at the cafe. Even without a dining hall meal, the market and sweets give you a taste of this station.
Parking → MARKET → CAFE → restroom → departure
Bring a cooler bag if buying fresh produce, and avoid leaving it in a car in summer.
Choose the FARM CIRCUS dining hall for vegetables, Yorimichi Burger for a hamburger, or DAYS KITCHEN for a slower sit-down meal. Decide how you want to enjoy Kita Ward ingredients such as local vegetables, Hokushin miso, Ikemoto soy sauce and seasonal vegetable pizza.
See what's in season at MARKET → dining hall or DAYS KITCHEN → cafe for dessert → more farm-market shopping
Menus and hours differ between weekdays, weekends, public holidays and extended breaks. Check each outlet's official page if a particular meal is your goal.
If fruit picking is open, register first, then head to Kobe Otogi no Kuni amusement park or the lawn. If picking is closed, you can switch to the cafe, market, amusement park or go-karts, helping keep a family outing on track.
Check opening information → fruit-picking registration → CAFE or dining hall → amusement park and lawn
Fruit picking cannot be reserved, may end when the fruit runs out and may close in bad weather. Plan to arrive well before last admission.
Shoppers can head to MARKET and the select shop, children can play on the lawn or at the amusement park, and anyone seeking rest can visit Kinsenka no Yu. With many destinations in the park, everyone need not wait in the same line all day.
Lunch → split up by interest within the park → meet again at the hot spring or hotel area
The hot spring, barbecue and hotel facilities have different hours and contact points from the roadside station's farm-market area.
Shop at the market and visit the cafe by day, then move on to Illuminage in the evening for a different view of the park. Allow for cold weather and traffic on the way home; eating and using the restroom earlier can make the visit easier.
Daytime shopping → early meal → illumination venue → journey home
Illuminage dates, prices, lighting hours and special days change each year. Follow the official notice for the year you visit.
The flowerbeds peak at different times. July information lists angelonia, begonias and marigolds.
Hours vary by season. In 2026, summer hours of 9:00–16:00 were announced for August 1 to September 18.
The weekday buffet and holiday menu may change during extended school breaks.
Seasonal drinks and ice cream vary by time of year.
Reservations are not accepted; registration is on the day only. The 2026 peach, grape and pear seasons have ended, and apples were announced for around early October. Picking may be cancelled, temporarily closed or ended according to remaining fruit, weather and ripeness.
The 2026–27 Kobe Illuminage was announced for October 23, 2026 to February 14, 2027, with lights on 17:30–21:30. Check the event organizer's official information for prices.
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The park is large; a short farm-market and cafe break may be easiest.
Strollers can be used, but heat and ground conditions make fruit picking and the lawn more or less demanding. In summer, avoid a long stretch outdoors and leave time to return to the cafe or car.
Flowerbeds, lawn and small amusement-park rides offer easy changes of pace.
The park is large, so link MARKET, a sweet treat and a short amusement-park visit instead of trying to cover everything.
Fruit picking, the amusement park, go-karts and lawn can each be a main activity.
Fruit-picking registration and closing may move earlier, so go there first on an open day. Check ride height rules and tickets at the amusement park.
Add food education events, fruit picking or a nearby factory tour.
You can spend the day at the station or add Kirin Brewery Kobe or Mentaiko Park. Break up long waits while adults shop with time on the lawn.
Growth, weather and remaining fruit can change when registration closes. On an open day, register before lunch.
A cooler bag, drinks and hats help on days combining market produce with outdoor play, the pool or lawn.
MARKET, the dining hall, DAYS KITCHEN, hotel facilities and nearby Mentaiko Park can form a rainy-day plan.
The park alone is large. Choose one main activity instead of squeezing the amusement park, fruit picking, hot spring and outlet shopping into one day.
The park is large. Starting near the farm market, cafe and restrooms at FARM CIRCUS lets you settle in before walking farther.
The dining hall, DAYS KITCHEN and hotel restaurants have different hours. If they are busy, switch to a shorter visit for sweets and market shopping.
The park's hot spring, nearby outlet shopping and factory tour can fill a day, but walking distance and traffic on the way home make it easier to choose one extra stop.
Permanent spaces and dated events are listed separately. Events can change both the atmosphere and crowds; use the official links for details.
Checking event dates.
An outdoor-leaning space for food education events, local-farmer fairs and workshops, bringing eating, shopping and learning together.
A frequent starting point for park-wide events such as Tomato Circus, where you can combine photos with a walk around the grounds.
Active during peach, grape, pear and apple harvest seasons. Check last admission and how much fruit remains first.
During Kobe Illuminage, this becomes an evening destination. Crowds, cold and admission prices differ from a daytime roadside-station visit.
Practical ideas and things to consider when spending time here.
FARM CIRCUS is designed around buying vegetables and fruit from local farmers and eating dishes made with seasonal produce. Browsing MARKET before choosing the dining hall, cafe or burger shop makes the most of the station's food offerings.
Visitors often mention FARM CIRCUS vegetables, the terrace, barbecue and sweets. When it's crowded, keeping the dining hall, DAYS KITCHEN, cafe, burger shop and market takeaway in mind can reduce waiting.
Fruit picking takes no reservations and may end when fruit runs out or close in bad weather. Visitor accounts also mention ways to keep grapes cool, drinks and picnic mats. In summer, preparing for heat as well as harvesting makes the outing more comfortable.
Family accounts mention the merry-go-round, airplane rides and attractions suitable even for four-year-olds. If shopping takes time, a stop at the amusement park or lawn lets family members move at different paces.
Much of this large park is outdoors, so weather changes the experience of its flowerbeds, fruit picking and lawn. In rain or extreme heat, spreading the day among MARKET, the cafe, DAYS KITCHEN, hot spring, Mentaiko Park and outlet shopping may be more comfortable.
During Illuminage, more people come in the evening, while lighting hours, prices, cold and return traffic differ from an ordinary visit. Planning market shopping and a meal by day, then illuminations by night, helps separate the two parts of the visit.
Opening and closure days, individual businesses and facilities for children or dogs can affect your plans.
Specialities, places to eat, sweets and bakeries can all give you a reason to stop. Check individual menus for current prices and availability.
A meal, a sweet treat, market shopping or something to take away: choose a focus for the day instead of trying everything at once.
Take time choosing dinner ingredients or souvenirs. With plenty from Kobe producers and local farmers, shopping can be satisfying even if you do little snacking as you walk.
Popular fresh fruit and vegetables may dwindle through the day. Expect a smaller selection late in the afternoon.
Dining hall choices for a day when you want a proper local-vegetable meal. Service varies between weekdays, holidays and extended breaks.
A light meal before the amusement park or lawn, and an easy switch when children tire of sitting down.
A sit-down lunch for adults or an indoor-leaning meal when the weather turns. Listed hours extend to 20:00, making an early evening visit possible.
In summer, the pool, barbecue and farm market can fill a day. Check the hotel's official information for reservations and operating details.
FARM CIRCUS often hosts food events with local farmers. Consider the day's stalls and workshops alongside the regular outlets.
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Start at FARM CIRCUS and turn the fields, flowers and fun of northern Kobe into a full day at this roadside station.
A first stop within the park for northern Kobe vegetables, fruit, Kobe processed foods and seasonal sweets.
Pick peaches, grapes, pears and apples in season, with same-day registration and no reservations.
A place for children to move around in the park while others shop.
Add a hot spring or barbecue within the park after shopping and play.
For a quick break, seasonal shopping, a sweet stop with children or souvenirs on the way home.
For family outings built around seasonal fruit or a half-day visit from summer to autumn.
For play from preschool through primary school, while others shop, or to stretch after a meal.
For ending a full day, taking a break in rain, or summer barbecue and pool visits.
For adding major shopping after the farm market and a meal. Allow for traffic on nearby roads on holidays.
For an adult food-themed trip, an indoor rainy-day stop, or an extra destination booked in advance.
For rainy or very hot days, families with preschool or primary-school children, or another food-themed stop.
Send your travel companions a possible stop.
