Koiwai Farm Makiba-en
A farm park in sight of Mount Iwate, beside barns where about 300 cows live.
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Koiwai Farm Makiba-en
SaveA farm park in sight of Mount Iwate, beside barns where about 300 cows live.
A covered tractor carriage takes you into the 100-Year Forest, an area otherwise closed to visitors.
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How long you need at Koiwai Farm Makiba-en, and the route to take with children
Opening moved from 9:00 to 8:30 in holiday week. Sheep feeding 9:00, horses from 10:00; in and out in 90 minutes.
iwatemorioka.com2025
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Koiwai Farm: a hands-free barbecue with the kids was the best part
A roofed barbecue in the woods: 6,300 yen fed four, tools and seasoning included. Cash only, queues after noon.
for-better-life.com2024
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Walking from Koiwai station to Koiwai Farm, part 1: the road
Six kilometres, 90 minutes on foot from Koiwai station: a signal-free road, cars overtaking, no pavement and no shade.
note.com2023
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Travelling with the kids: the Koiwai Farm day
Cherry blossom, holiday week. A 45-minute wait at the Sanrokukan restaurant; kids' lunch comes on a locomotive plate.
ameblo.jp2025
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- Fee：Admission is 800 yen for adults, meaning junior-high age and up, and 300 yen for children from 5 years old to sixth grade. A dog is 500 yen, which includes the dog run. The fee table has no line for children under five, so their price is not stated. Visitors with a disability pay half for adults and children alike; the dog fee is not discounted. A season passport - 3,000 yen adult, 1,000 yen child, 1,800 yen dog - is valid from 11 April 2026 to 11 January 2027 and lets you in as many times as you like. Note that eleven places inside take cash only, among them the ramen counter, the soft-serve house, horse riding and the craft classes, so carry notes and coins.■■
- Hours：The park runs from 1 April to mid-November, 9:00-17:00, with last entry at 16:00. It is shut for the winter. Read the two dates carefully: the park's own season starts on 1 April, but the table of individual facilities and attractions, and the admission prices, both start on 11 April - so the first ten days may not have everything running. Timed activities are fixed: the guided Kamimaru cattle-barn tour at 10:00 and 15:30 (about 45 minutes), sheep feeding at 10:30 and 13:30, the sheep's mogumogu feeding show at 11:45 and 15:00 from late April, horse riding 10:00-12:00 and 13:30-15:30, and the tractor ride at 10:30, 11:30, 13:30 and 14:30. The restaurant stops serving food at 15:00, well before the park closes, and the shuttle bus pauses between 11:30 and 13:00. Hours change with the weather.■■■
- Time needed：240 min
- Booking：You can turn up and buy a ticket at the gate. Two things are worth doing in advance: a digital advance-entry ticket, sold so that you skip the ticket window, and the season passport, which also lets you walk past the queue. Inside the park, the Farm Tractor Ride is booked at the information centre immediately on your right after the entrance. Groups are charged differently and have their own page. Dogs need a signed agreement, which you can print beforehand or sign at the entrance window.■■■■Official booking site ↗
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- Official: Diaper changing table, Nursing space, Family restroom
- Official: Indoor / outdoor
- Official: Indoor / outdoor
- Official: Stroller access notes
- Official: Stroller access notes
The barns next door are where Koiwai's dairy began; nine of them are national Important Cultural Properties, still in use. The guided visit runs at 10:00 and 15:30 and takes about 45 minutes. Sheep feeding also happens at set times, so the day is planned around the clock. Book the tractor ride at the information centre just right of the entrance. Nursing is possible in one place only, the management centre, while four toilets have changing tables. Eleven counters take cash only. The animal area shuts for winter.
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| Diaper changing table | Yes (4) | Four places to change a nappy: the toilets at Sanrokukan, at Makiba Hall, in front of the park management centre, and beside the taxi and bus waiting area. Shops and facilities can be shut depending on the season. | Web-checked | checked Aug ’26 | koiwaifarm.com |
| Nursing space | Yes (1) | One nursing room only, at the park management centre. It is listed as a place for feeding, for babies' meals and for nappy changes. Shops and facilities can be shut depending on the season. | Web-checked | checked Aug ’26 | koiwaifarm.com |
| Family restroom | Yes (7) | Seven toilets are listed as usable in a wheelchair: Sanrokukan, Makiba Hall, in front of the park management centre, beside the taxi and bus waiting area, the outside-gate shop and food area, the Important Cultural Property gallery, and the Makiba astronomy hall. | Web-checked | checked Aug ’26 | koiwaifarm.com |
| Diaper disposal bin | Not checked yet | ||||
| Kids' toilet seat & step stool | Not checked yet | ||||
| Elevator | Not checked yet | ||||
| Indoor / outdoor | Indoor & outdoor | Mostly outdoors on open pasture, with indoor places to retreat to: the air-conditioned Sanrokukan restaurant, the Milk Hall, the Important Cultural Property gallery, the astronomy hall and the wooden kids' corner. There is an official rainy-day model course. The outdoor barbecue garden can close in rain. | Web-checked | checked Aug ’26 | koiwaifarm.comkoiwaifarm.com |
| English support | Not checked yet | ||||
| Outside food allowed | Not checked yet | ||||
| Steps & slope caution | Barrier-free | The park describes its facilities as almost all barrier-free, while saying some cannot be used. Five wheelchairs are lent free - ask at the ticket window. Four places to eat are listed as wheelchair-accessible: the Sanrokukan restaurant, the barbecue garden, the farm kitchen and the outside-gate shop and food area. | Web-checked | checked Aug ’26 | koiwaifarm.com |
| Child switch (rider swap) | Not checked yet | ||||
| Official family-friendly certificationExtra info — guide only | Not checked yet | ||||
| Best-fit ages (guide)Extra info — guide only | Not checked yet | ||||
| Crowding (guide)Extra info — guide only | Not checked yet | ||||
| Quietness (guide)Extra info — guide only | Not checked yet | ||||
| Lost-child supportExtra info — guide only | Not checked yet | ||||
| Stroller access notesExtra info — guide only | Yes | Parking is free, 1,500 spaces for cars and 30 for coaches. By car it is about 15 minutes (12km) from Morioka IC on the Tohoku Expressway; the map code is 81 872 669*6. From JR Morioka station, the bus leaves from stand 10 and takes about 35 minutes for 750 yen, and a taxi takes 30-40 minutes for roughly 6,000 yen. Koiwai station is nearer but the walk is about 80 minutes over 6km, so take a taxi (10-15 minutes, about 2,000 yen); buses from Koiwai station can involve a wait for the train connection. From Iwate Hanamaki airport, an express bus reaches Morioka station in about 45 minutes, or a hire car takes about 50 minutes. Eleven places inside take cash only. Self-propelled toys - tricycles, scooters, kids' bikes - cannot be brought in, and staff may refuse other items at the gate; nothing is said either way about pushchairs. Dogs cost 500 yen and need a signed agreement, but cannot enter indoor buildings or the animal area; cats, rabbits and other pets cannot come in at all. Guide, hearing and assistance dogs may go inside. The shuttle bus around the park runs 9:30-11:30 and 13:00-16:30. Enquiries: 019-692-4321, 9:00-17:00. | Web-checked | checked Aug ’26 | koiwaifarm.comkoiwaifarm.comkoiwaifarm.com |
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Child switch (rider swap), Official family-friendly certification, Best-fit ages (guide), Crowding (guide), Quietness (guide), Lost-child support