BBQ Lunch and Grape Picking @ フルーツ公園桃李館

Our first stop on the tour was フルーツ公園桃李館 (furûtsu kôen tôrikan), where we walked through the rows of apple trees, picked grapes and ate a BBQ lunch. Their website is only in Japanese, but has a lot of good pictures. I snapped a few pictures of the local scenery.

We were also met by Ms. Arai who gave us a number of pamphlets in English explaining many interesting places in Gunma prefecture.

Lunch was Japanese BBQ pork, a local specialty of northern Gunma. For those who do not eat meat or pork, there were also vegetarian options like Udon available.

After lunch, we took a tour under the grape vines and sampled the three varieties of local grapes. After comparing the different styles, we set out to pick our own bunch.

 

The grapes were Pione (ピオーネ), Beni izu (紅伊豆) and Takasumi (高墨) from left to right, respectively

This is the bunch I picked--beni-izu grapes that were still a little green (and tart)

After selecting the perfect grape to take as a souvenir, we headed back inside to enjoy Gelato.