Grapes have been grown in Yamanashi for over a thousand years. You can pick your own grapes in this beautiful Kofu City vineyard on the lower slopes of Mount Atago. It was an easy 15 minutes on foot from Kofu Station. I visited on a showery afternoon in mid-August, and was offered 5 different varieties of grape to try. The vineyard was a very beautiful place, even on such a damp, grey day. It must be wonderful when sunshine filters through the canopy of vines. As for the flavor of the grapes, they were absolutely the best grapes I have ever eaten!
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Atago-En Vineyard
Pick your own delicious grapes in Kofu

By Cathy Cawood
Community writer

They look so delicious

Atago-En Kofu Budo-Kyo

Festive small pink and white lanterns

If there's nobody around, ring the bell

A visitor chats with one of the owners

Different varieties of grapes for sale

Five different kinds of grape, all of them delicious.

Green filtered light under the vines

Each bunch of grapes has its own paper cover

Heading up the slope to pick some grapes

A red and white awning covers a long table

These big black grapes were my personal favorite

Close-up of some green grapes

It was a fascinating place, even in the rain. If the sun was shining it would have been magical!
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