International Green Tourism to be Recommended / Sagiyama, Saitama-City, Saitama-Pref.

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Farm Inn Sagiyama

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1.Overview of accepting organization

Regions handled	Saitaima PrefectureSaitama City
Name of accepting organization	Farm Inn Sagiyama
Name of contact organization	Farm Inn Sagiyama
Department in charge	Farm Inn Sagiyama
Name of person in charge	Satomi Hagiwara	Title	Manager
ZIP code	336-0977	Means of contact	282 Kaminoda Midori-ku Saitama-City, Saitama-Pref.
Address	FAX (in principle)
TEL	048-878-0459	FAX	048-878-0459
Hours available	8:00-9:30 & 12:00-13:30
E-mail	n/a
Homepage	n/a
Organizational structure	・"Kachan Juku" (facility for agricultural experience); Rural life experience ・Suwano (farm restaurant); dishes with rustic flavors
Characteristics of organization	My family was engaged in the production of nursery plants but, in 1996, after the end of the "bubble economy," nursery plants did not sell and there was an increaseing number of vacant fields. At that time, I conducted classes in life environmental studies and tought children how to grow sweet potatoes, how to create straw craftwork or how to cook rice using an cast iron cauldron. I still see their energetic smile. Then, I came across this phrase "Green Tourism" in a magazine and then took the correspondence courses in management, law and practical methodology. When I joined a green tourism project in Germany and France, Mr. Henri Grolleau said to me, "You live within 30 km from the capital. Your success will lead to the revitalization of local areas. I hope you'll be a center to send local information." I couldn't forget his remark. So, in April 1997, I opened up my family's wooded area and fields near the Minuma Paddy within 30 km from the capital and established "Kachan Juku/Farm Inn Sagiyama."

2.Overview of accepting region

Introduction to accepting region	Geographical conditions Also close to the Urawa Station and Omiya Station on Saitama Pref.; although surrounded by heavy-traffic highways, the Hagiwara premises have lots of woods, fields and various trees in an nature-rich environment. Natural resources Saitama City (ex-Urawa and Omiya cities) in the southern part of Saitama Pref. preserves a natural environment called Minuma Paddy. The Minuma Irrigation Canal draws its water from a wide range of the Tonegawa (Tone River) from Tokyo to Gyoda City, Saitama's border with Gunma, to provide it for the Minuma Paddy, which is reserved and prevented from being used for estate development. Farm Inn Sagiyama neighbors on the Minuma Paddy. Cultural resources Sagiyama Memorial Park has a museum for herons; Open Mon-Sun; Hours 9:00am-5:00pm (last entry 4:30pm; free of charge)
Introduction to surrounding tourist sites and facilities

Introduction to accepting region

Geographical conditions: Also close to the Urawa Station and Omiya Station on Saitama Pref.; although surrounded by heavy-traffic highways, the Hagiwara premises have lots of woods, fields and various trees in an nature-rich environment.
Natural resources: Saitama City (ex-Urawa and Omiya cities) in the southern part of Saitama Pref. preserves a natural environment called Minuma Paddy. The Minuma Irrigation Canal draws its water from a wide range of the Tonegawa (Tone River) from Tokyo to Gyoda City, Saitama's border with Gunma, to provide it for the Minuma Paddy, which is reserved and prevented from being used for estate development. Farm Inn Sagiyama neighbors on the Minuma Paddy.
Cultural resources: Sagiyama Memorial Park has a museum for herons; Open Mon-Sun; Hours 9:00am-5:00pm (last entry 4:30pm; free of charge)

Introduction to surrounding tourist sites and facilities

3.Access from nearby major cities to the excepting region

Closest city	Saitama City	Assembly point in accepting region	Bus stop Daiyama
By a car (bus)	15 min.	Route	"Bus station at the Urawa-Misono Station on Saitama Expressway Destination: Omiya Station, east exit Leave the bus at Daiyama one fixed-route bus per hour taxi fare: some 1,500 yen"
By train, plane, boat		Route

Closest city	Saitama City	Assembly point in accepting region	Bus stop Daiyama
By a car (bus)	30 min.	Route	"Bus station: bus stop in front of Takashimaya at the east exit of the JR Omiya Station Kokusai Kogyo Bus Destination: Urawa-Misono & Urawagakuin High School Leave the bus at Daiyama"
By train, plane, boat		Route

Closest city	Saitama City	Assembly point in accepting region	Bus stop Sagiyama Memorial Park
By a car (bus)	30 min.	Route	"Bus station: bus stop West exit of JR Urawa Station Kokusai Kogyo Bus Destination: Sagiyama Memorial Park Leave the bus at the terminal, Sagiyama Memorial Park"
By train, plane, boat		Route

4.Maximum number of overnight guests in accepting region

Maximum number of overnight guests

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Overview of experiential programs

Overview of outdoor experiential programs

Main outdoor experiential programs
Genre	Agricultural experience		Program name	All-year seasonal agricultural experience
Content	Kachan (Mama) Juku: Focusing on growing vegetables in an area of 33m2 per family, plus traditional events & environmental activities
Location	Organizer Ms. Satomi Hagiwara's home and neighboring fields		Response to rainy weather	Not to be postponed/cancelled in case of light rain
Capacity (number of persons)	30 families with children	Charge per person (including tax)	Annual membership fees: 22,000	Time needed (minutes)	360
Name of providing organization	Kachan Juku		Times available	All year
Notes	10 projects between March and December, every second Saturday morning

Main outdoor experiential programs
Genre	Agricultural experience		Program name	Assistance with agricultural activities
Content	Planting vegetables, weeding and fertilizing
Location	Organizer Ms. Satomi Hagiwara's home and neighboring fields		Response to rainy weather	Not to be postponed/cancelled in case of light rain
Capacity (number of persons)	40 (approx.)	Charge per person (including tax)	3,000 (approx.)	Time needed (minutes)	240
Name of providing organization	Farm Inn Sagiyama		Times available	All year
Notes	Available all year; Help with seasonal agricultural activities; Rice and soup to be offered for lunch

Main outdoor experiential programs
Genre	Hometown experience		Program name	Kakishibu dying
Content	Dyeing silk cloth with persimmon tannin; Keep the dyed cloth as a souvenir; Can be used as a scarf or a tablecloth
Location	On a blue plastic sheet in the field or in a plastic greenhouse or Farm Restaurant Suwano		Response to rainy weather
Capacity (number of persons)	Over 10	Charge per person (including tax)	2,000	Time needed (minutes)	60
Name of providing organization	Farm Inn Sagiyama		Times available	All year
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Menus of food that can be provided

Menu	Content	Location	Charge	Notes
Dishes with rustic flavors	Tea-ceremony-style dishes with seasonal vegetables	Suwano	3,500	Available by reservation only
A menu with rice balls	Rice, tonjiru, pickles & tea	Outdoor	1,000	Performance: Cooking rice in a cast iron cauldron
Others	Available at your request
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Overview of accepting facilities

Overview of accommodation facilities

Guest houses run by farming, forestry, and fishing families (homestays)
Type of facility	Guest houses run by farming, forestry, and fishing families
Number of houses
Total number of rooms
Total capacity
Overview of expenses per child	Lifestyle experience charge (including preparing dinner)
Overview of expenses per child	Lifestyle experience charge (without preparing dinner)
Overview of expenses per adult	Lifestyle experience charge (including preparing dinner)
Overview of expenses per adult	Lifestyle experience charge (without preparing dinner)
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Guesthouses run by farming, forestry, fishing families/Public accommodation facilities
Type of facility	Guest houses run by farming, forestry, and fishing families
Number of houses
Total number of rooms
Total capacity
Overview of expenses per child	Lifestyle experience charge (including preparing dinner)
Overview of expenses per child	Lifestyle experience charge (without preparing dinner)
Overview of expenses per adult	Lifestyle experience charge (including preparing dinner)
Overview of expenses per adult	Lifestyle experience charge (without preparing dinner)
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Type of facility	Public accommodation facilities
Number of houses
Total number of rooms
Total capacity
Overview of expenses per child	Lifestyle experience charge (including preparing dinner)
Overview of expenses per child	Lifestyle experience charge (without preparing dinner)
Overview of expenses per adult	Lifestyle experience charge (including preparing dinner)
Overview of expenses per adult	Lifestyle experience charge (without preparing dinner)
Notes

Possibility of billeting	Possible

Overview of main facilities providing experiences (indoor experiences, facilities that can respond to rainy weather)

Facility	Capacity	Use charge	Main intended uses
Dished with rustic flavors	30	Negotiable	Lunch, kakishibu dying etc.
PVC greenhouse	60	Negotiable	Lunch, kakishibu dying etc.

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Introduction to model plans for spring, summer, fall, and winter

Introduction to model plans for day international green tours in spring, summer, fall, and winter

Introduction to model plans for day trips throughout the year
プラン名	Assistance with agricultural activities	実施可能時期	April 1st-December 31st

First day (hours)	Program name	Content in parentheses (location, cost, etc.)
Afternoon	"10:00 Meeting, explanation of activities & self-introduction 10:15 Assistance with agricultural activities (1) 12:00 Lunch (rice & tonjiru) 13:00 Assistance with agricultural activities (2) 14:00 Termination"	Planting potatoes, weeding, fertilizing and harvesting; Lunches are prepared with local products; Performance of cooking rice in a cast iron cauldron. Enjoy rice cooked in cast iron cauldron and experience as well.

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