OSAKA, JAPAN - Media OutReach - 24 October 2019 - AgricultureBureau, Kaohsiung City Government, spares no effort to promote the farm villageexperience. "One-day Farmer in Kaohsiung" is the traveling itinerary combiningfruit-picking and farming experience and features the in-depth experience infarm villages. From Namasia firefly season, Baolai plum blossom season and hotspring season, to Dashu Pineapple and Litchi Festival, the seasonal itinerariescorresponding to the local characteristics are deeply loved by the tourists athome and abroad. It is good time to pick fruit all year round in Kaohsiung,such as Liugui Jinhuang mangos and wax apples, Qishan bananas, Yanchao guavas,Dashu pineapples, and Meinong cherry tomatoes, especially mangos and bananas,which are the favorite of the Japanese tourists.

Many interested Japanese are inquiring about rural tours in Kaohsiung.

This year, "One-day Farmer in Kaohsiung" will present thewinter and spring itineraries to the Japanese tourists, such as digging outturmeric by hand, tasting the turmeric dishes and making litchi wood tablewarein Qishan, watching fireflies and enjoying the indigenous cuisine and handmadepizza in Namasia, picking passion fruit, enjoying the farmers' special meals,and experiencing the indigo dye DIY in Shanlin. At the promotion of Nagoya,they are well received by the travel agencies in central Japan. In response tothe modern trend in favor of slow travel and in-depth exploration, theitineraries of shopping in the foreign countries have gradually been replacedby those of the local experiences. What's more, the distance between Taiwan andJapan is not far, and the Taiwanese people are friendly and enthusiastic.Therefore, the number of the Japanese visiting Taiwan every year is growingsteadily.

Director of Agriculture Bureau, Kaohsiung City Government,Wu Fang-ming, said it is only a thirty-minute drive from the city center ofKaohsiung to the farm villages such as Dashu and Qishan. Besides receiving thegroup tourists, "One-day Farmer in Kaohsiung" also provides the exclusiveitinerary for the independent travelers. It is good time to pick fruit all yearround in Kaohsiung. Besides, the farm village community partners offer thedifferent DIY experiences. For more related information, please contact odfkcg@gmail.com.