Japan: Sightseeing-Style Urban Farm in Tokyo Promotes Delicious, Healthful Blueberries

Yano Takayuki, a 17th-generation farmer, opened his urban sightseeing-style blueberry farm in 2023 in Higashi-Koiwa, Edogawa City on the plot where his grandparents formerly grew komatsuna.
Tokyo Update
Aug 19, 2026
Excerpt:
Yano was working as a company employee when his grandfather suffered a stroke and was no longer able to manage the family farm, which had been in operation in Tokyo’s Higashi-Koiwa since the Edo period (1603-1868). With his parents deciding not to take on the family agricultural mantle, Yano realized that the continuation of the farm—located on the family plot just adjacent to their home—would be up to him alone. He decided to take on the challenge, explaining that he wanted to help maintain the local farming tradition in his area.
While his grandparents had specialized in growing komatsuna, Yano also decided to take the farm in a completely new direction: blueberries. Explaining that he was also interested in operating a sightseeing-style farm, Yano says he thought blueberries would be the most accessible to families, since the shrubs’ low height would allow children and elderly persons to reach them easily. He also realized that blueberries’ growing season additionally coincided nicely with kids’ summer vacations, since they ripen between June and August.
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