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Aoi Park, Hekinan City Agricultural Revitalization Center

Hekinan-City Aoi Park, Hekinan City Agricultural Revitalization Center

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Agriculture, food, and health: A hands-on facility bringing farmers and consumers together

Aoi Park is located in Hekinan City—known for its rich agriculture—and offers visitors a farmers' market, hands-on harvest farm, greenhouse tours, a restaurant, herb bath, and other experiential and exchange-oriented features. Farmers' markets provide produce grown outdoors in Hekinan, one of the few locations in Aichi to do so. The city is particularly known for its signature carrots, which you can buy in large quantities.
At the hands-on farm, you can harvest strawberries and onions in spring; melons in summer; carrots, yams, and taro roots in fall; and daikon, carrots, and cabbage in winter. Try your hand at farming all year-round.

Note:
• Prices vary by season.

Sweet and sumptuous Hekinan Bijin brand carrots

Hekinan Bijin Carrots—bijin meaning "beauty" in Japanese—are exactly as the name suggests: real beauties with a rich orange color. They were created from another traditional variety of Hekinan to become the unique brand of produce beloved by many today. Plus, Hekinan's soil is ideal for growing carrots with great drainage properties, making for the perfect conditions for the perfect carrot both inside and out.
Hekinan Bijin Carrots are available for purchase at Aoi Park during the growing season, so don't forget to grab a bag... or five!

Note:
• Hekinan Bijin Carrots are available during the growing season. Keep in mind that they are popular and sell out quickly.

Hands-on harvest periods

Facility info

• Strawberries: Early Dec–mid-May
• Melons: Mid-Aug–early Sep
• Carrots: Mid-Nov–mid-Apr / Mid-Jun–mid-Jul
• Onions: Early Apr–early Jul
• Daikon: Early Oct–mid-Apr
• Potatoes: Late May–mid-Jul
• Yams: Late Jul–late Oct
• Peanuts: Late Jul–late Oct
• Cabbage: Early Feb–late Mar

Note:
• Harvest periods differ by year due weather and other conditions.

Hands-on harvest farm
• Hours: 9:00 am–5:00 pm (admission until 4:30 pm)
• Price: Prices vary by produce harvested. Check the official Aoi Park harvest experience info page (external link)

Fresh Produce Plaza farmers' market / Green house tours
• Hours: 9:00 am–5:00 pm

Restaurant Daidokoro
• Hours:
　Weekends: 9:00 am–10:30 am (morning combo service / 9:00 am–2:00 pm and 5:30 pm–9:00 pm (orders taken until 8:30 pm)
　Tue–Fri: 9:00 am–10:30 am (morning combo service / 9:00 am–2:00 pm and 5:30 pm–8:00 pm (orders taken until 7:30 pm)

Note:
• Business hours on operation days coinciding with national holidays and Mondays are the same as the hours for Tuesday to Friday.

Herb bath
• Hours: 11:00 am–9:00 pm (reception until 8:30 pm)
• Prices
　Junior high school ages and older (one-time admission ticket): JPY 400
　Elementary school ages (one-time admission ticket): JPY 200
　Preschool ages (one-time admission ticket): Free of charge

　Junior high school ages and older (11-ticket set): JPY 4,000
　Elementary school ages (11-ticket set): JPY 2,000

SPOT OVERVIEW

Location	: 〒447-0825 3-15-3 Eguchi-machi, Hekinan-shi, Aichi
Fee	: Admission free of charge Note: • Prices are subject to change. Check the official site, etc. for the most up-to-date information.
Opening days / hours	: 9:00 am–9:00 pm
Place	: Aoi Park

Parking	: Available, free of charge • Standard-size vehicles: 330 spaces • Buses: 12 spaces
Restrooms	: Available
Holidays	: • Mon (open should Mon coincide with a national holiday and closed the following weekday) • Year-end/New Year holiday: Dec 30–Jan 3 Note: • May close at different times due to weather and other conditions.
Phone number	: 0566-43-0511

Note: This page may not be current due to update time differences between site databases.
Should accuracy be critical, please verify this information using a direct source, whenever possible.

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Parking

Handicapped parking	〇　9 spaces

Restrooms

Accessible restrooms	〇　2
Width of accessible restroom	〇　100 cm
Western-style restroom	〇
Baby bed	〇
Changing table	〇
Electric wheelchair usage	×
Tactile guide map of restroom layout	×
Equipped for ostomy pouches	×

About accessibility within the building

Stairs and steps	×
Stair handrail	×
Elevator (door width)	×
Elevator floor display	×
Elevator voice guidance	×
Escalator	×
Escalator voice guidance	×
Ramp (width)	〇　154 cm

Services

Wheelchair rental	〇
Stroller rental	×
Reading glasses rental	〇
Nursing corner	〇
Assistance dogs allowed	〇
Assistance dog relief area	×
Facility guide map in Braille	×
Stair handrail signage in Braille	×
Tactile paving for the visually impaired	〇

LINK

Aoi Park, Hekinan City Agricultural Revitalization Center site (Japanese)

ACCESS

Access by public transport

Next to the Aoi Park Bus Stop, after a change to the Kurukuru Bus's Ao Course from Nagoya Station or Hekinan-Chuo Station on the Meitetsu Line.
Access by car

• Approx. 35 min. from Agui Interchange on the Chitahanto Road.
• Approx. 1 hr. and 10 min. from Okazaki Interchange on the Tomei Expressway.
• Approx. 30 min. from Toyota-Minami Interchange on the Isewangan Expressway.

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