Ikeda Herb Center - Kitaazumi District

We bought very freshly picked giants and apples at a low price. It was a great product and sweet enough to be surprised. I only bought 2 buns this time, but if I was able to taste it, I would have bought more (* ≧ ∀ ≦ *) Although it was a fruit, the vegetables were fresh and nice. I want to stop by again.

Lots of vegetables and souvenirs There are lots of lavender in the store and you will be healed. Soft serve ice cream is also mini size It was good to be able to choose.

It was a roadside station where handmade sweets using herbs were impressive. The souvenir shop is substantial. It's a roadside station that is relatively in the city, so access was pretty good. How about going out and seeing it?

Ikeda-cho seems to be a famous herb producing area, and in addition to directly produced vegetables, we also sell herbs and dried flowers. I also had lavender and mint soft serve ice cream, so I bought it ☺ The photo is a mini size 150 yen.

3 hours by JR Azusa from Hachioji, Tokyo. Get off at Shinano Matsukawa Station-Herb Center-Craft Park-Azumi-Oiwake Station. Kuriki's favorite diet walk. Approximately 10 km course ヽ (● ´∀ ｀ ●) ﾉ After a business trip, I stopped by at Ikeda-cho, a herb village recommended by Ginza NAGANO, in early September. There is only one train per hour, but I don't mind. Because you can get a panoramic view of the Northern Alps! ︎ The town is easy to walk on with flat roads. There are no condominiums or buildings, and the scenery is always wonderful. As I walked around, I arrived at the herb center where I was healed by the picturesque sight of an elementary school student carrying a school bag on his way home from school and a golden rice field. The herb field that spreads all over is a little more on the mountain. However, the collaboration between mountains, rice fields and herb fields and the blue sky were healed from the perspective! The footbath was discontinued as a measure against corona, but it would be great if you could relax while taking a footbath. The aim is the mulberry tea production area that I checked in advance! I didn't have time, but I want to go see the mulberry field and chamomile field next time. I bought mulberry tea, mulberry powder, and Kita Shinshu home cooking recipe book as souvenirs as long as they fit in my backpack. Mulberry tea has a component with sugar-like properties, and when it is drunk before meals, it binds to glycolytic enzymes, and the sugar that comes later passes through the small intestine and goes to the large intestine to feed good bacteria. Roughly speaking, a natural sugar absorption-suppressing herb! It is also a raw material for crude drugs, and is rich in vitamins and minerals, so I simply like the taste. Shimane is famous for producing mulberry. Besides, although it is cultivated all over the country, it was a characteristic impression that there is no habit because it is in the Azumino area where the water is delicious. I like to drink mulberry powder with green juice with water before meals, or mix mulberry powder with protein (plain). Recommended by women at the shop! It's a blended tea, but I also got a delicious mulberry herb blended tea when I sprinkled it on rice (* ´﹃ ｀ *) Look at the ingredient list, yeah, yeah ... There were some imported foods (edible acorns) that had the image of lol ... Lol The Herb Center was a healthy and attractive product lineup with local agricultural products lined up and a variety of nutritious wild grasses and herbs unique to Nagano. I found a tofu dessert in the fridge, bought it, and ate it as a snack while cooling down in the evening at the craft park! It is located in the middle of the city and is a good resting point for walking around. There is a bus, but the last bus of the cheap patrol taxi instead of the bus is 15:00. Lol Nagano is like a car society. If you go to the gym on a regular basis and walk a lot, I recommend the 10km course because it's a good distance. Also, I will go for a walk.

I'm glad I could buy local herbs at a good price. I also enjoyed selling rare vegetables and looking around. The greenhouse and footbath across the road are operated by another company, so it was a pity that we were closed during the winter.

I go from the city once a month. It's a favorite place because you can buy vegetables that aren't in the supermarket and you can get them cheaply ? And the soft serve ice cream is delicious and recommended ?

I stopped by for a break during the touring. There was a cute Teru Teru Bozu Jizo in the parking lot. Herbal soft serve ice cream was on sale at the shop, so I definitely want to try it the next time I visit.