Takachiho Farm
About 80 dairy cows and 60 sheep graze this 42-hectare farm below the Kirishima mountains.
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Takachiho Farm
SaveAbout 80 dairy cows and 60 sheep graze this 42-hectare farm below the Kirishima mountains.
Milking runs only on Sundays, public holidays and the second and fourth Saturdays, indoors in the rain.
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Takachiho Farm is a dairy farm open to visitors, at the foot of the Kirishima mountains in Miyakonojo, Miyazaki Prefecture. Despite the name, it is not in the town of Takachiho and not at Takachiho Gorge.
Across about 100 acres it keeps some 80 dairy cows — roughly half Jersey, 40 percent Holstein, the rest Guernsey — along with about 60 sheep and two ponies.
Two shops elsewhere carry the same name, one in Miyazaki City and one in Kagoshima Prefecture, and neither of them is the farm.
Sources and evidence (15)
- The address is 5265-103 Yoshinomoto-cho, Miyakonojo, Miyazaki Prefecture, at the foot of the Kirishima mountains, neither in the town of Takachiho nor at Takachiho Gorge.source
- The milking area works in the rain, so a wet day does not cancel it.source
- The photo course is open from age three, and the two led rides from age four.source
- The butter comes out about the size of a golf ball and goes home with you in a cooler bag whose ice pack holds for three to four hours.source
- Sausage making is suspended at the moment, so leave it out of the plan.source
- Children in the lower grades of elementary school and younger often need a hand with the hands-on sessions, so an adult takes part alongside them.source
- The information center holds a first-aid room and a baby-care room, and the AED is kept there as well.source
- There is a nursing room and a multipurpose restroom, and staff stay at the information center to help people across the grounds.source
- All three multipurpose restrooms have sliding doors and are wide enough for a wheelchair.source
- The multipurpose restroom in the parking lot is split by sex, with a door 81 cm (32 inches) wide, a floor 212 by 210 cm — about 7 feet square — and a pull-cord faucet.source
- The one behind the information center is unisex, with a door 81 cm (32 inches) wide, a floor 182 by 207 cm (6 feet by 6 feet 9 inches), and a warm-water bidet seat.source
- The one between the restaurant and the shop is unisex, with a door 82 cm (32 inches) wide, a floor 153 by 196 cm (5 feet by 6 feet 5 inches), and a warm-water bidet seat.source
- The first pasture holds about 80 dairy cows, roughly half of them Jersey, 40 percent Holstein and a tenth Guernsey, plus about 60 sheep and two ponies, as of September 2025.source
- Meals come from two places: the indoor Makiba Restaurant, with grilled meat, jingisukan (grilled lamb), spaghetti and curry, and an outdoor food court with pizza, cubed steak, udon and other light dishes, plus soft serve.source
- Two shops named Takachiho Farm sit elsewhere, one in the basement of the Miyazaki Yamakataya main store in Miyazaki City and one at Aeon Town Aira in Kagoshima Prefecture, and neither is the farm itself.source
With kidsThe part that matters
Admission and parking are both free, so you can leave whenever the kids have had enough and it will have cost you nothing.
Any day the farm is open you can walk the pastures among about 80 dairy cows and 60 sheep, and milking, horse riding and butter making run on top of that — the horses and the butter on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.
Milking runs on fewer days — Sundays, public holidays and the second and fourth Saturdays — and takes only the first 30 people, so collect a numbered ticket at the information center as soon as you arrive and you will have a place in the 11:30 session.
On the horses, a three-year-old can sit for photos and a four-year-old can ride while a handler leads, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and with no reservation, so you can decide on the spot.
The grounds run to about 100 acres, so borrow a stroller at that same counter or call the free cart from the phone box in the parking lot, and nobody has to cross all of it on foot.
Sources and evidence (4)
- One visitor arrived late and most sessions were over. The shop is a five-minute walk from the parking lot.source
- Set meals come with all-you-can-eat rice, soup and salad. Soft-serve is about 400 yen, and a cart runs up the hill.source
- From Kagoshima Airport the bus takes two changes: Maruo 1, walk to Maruo 3, then Kirishima Jingu and the Miyakonojo bus.source
- A June visit with girls of eight and four: the sheep, shorn at Golden Week, had no fluff. The children tried milking.source
By age0-1 / 2-3 / 4-6
- Ages 0-1The first pasture holds about 80 dairy cows, some 60 sheep and two ponies (as of September 2025), and you can push a stroller round to see them. The way from the car park to the entrance is a paved slope, and the entrance has no step but a ramp. Strollers are lent at the information centre beside the shop. Entry and parking are both free, so cutting the visit short costs nothing.The information centre has a nursing room and a baby room, plus a first-aid room and an AED, with staff on duty. There are three multipurpose toilets, all with sliding doors: in the car park (81 cm doorway, separate for men and women), behind the information centre (81 cm, unisex, warm-water bidet seat) and between the restaurant and the shop (82 cm, unisex, bidet seat). The site runs to 42 hectares and the walking is long, so count on a borrowed stroller or the free cart shuttle from the car park to the shop - call from the phone box in the car park and staff come to fetch you. To prevent disease, no pets other than guide and assistance dogs may enter. Check the opening calendar on the top page for closed days before fixing your date.
- Ages 2-3Milking is 500 yen a person and comes with a voucher for soft-serve ice cream; the milking area works even in the rain. Once they are three, they can get up on a horse for the photo course (800 yen) and be photographed. The farm also keeps about 60 sheep and two ponies.Milking runs only on Sundays, public holidays and the second and fourth Saturdays, for the first 30 people. Pick up a numbered ticket at the information centre; sign-up closes at 11:00 and 13:30 for starts at 11:30 and 14:00, so be at the site ten minutes before it begins. Cash only. Horse riding is Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, 11:00-15:00, no reservation, with tickets from the machine just before the Hitsujigaoka viewpoint (cash only); the photo course is from age three and the two led-horse courses from age four. The ice-cream and butter workshops run weekends and holidays only and are booked three days ahead on 0986-33-2102. Children of lower primary age and under may need a hand, so an adult joins in with them. Strollers are lent at the information centre.
- Ages 4-6From age four they can ride a led horse: about 70 m for 1,500 yen, about 250 m for 3,000 yen, or the photo course on horseback for 800 yen. At milking (500 yen a person, soft-serve voucher included) they squeeze with their own hands. Butter from the workshop (800 yen, about 30 minutes) is roughly golf-ball size and goes home with you; ice cream from its workshop (1,300 yen, about 40 minutes) cannot be taken away, so it is eaten on the spot. And they can walk the 42-hectare farm on their own feet.Dress for movement to ride; skirts and heels are not allowed on the horse. The horses take a rest of about an hour, so buy tickets with time in hand. All the activities are cash only. The ice-cream workshop (sign-up by 10:00, start 10:30) and the butter workshop (sign-up by 14:00, start 14:30) run weekends and holidays only, ten people maximum each, booked three days ahead on 0986-33-2102. The butter comes in a cool bag whose ice pack lasts three to four hours. The sausage workshop is suspended at present, so keep it out of the plan. Milking is Sundays, holidays and the second and fourth Saturdays only, first 30 people, with numbered tickets from the information centre.
By weatherRain, heat, cold
- Rainy dayThe milking area can be used even on rainy days. Eating, though, splits between the indoor Makiba Restaurant and an open-air food court, and you cross the 42-hectare grounds on foot.
- Hot dayNot checked yet
- Cold dayNot checked yet
Time needed3 h
How was it with your kids?
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- ElevatorElevator：not checked
- Stroller OKStroller friendly：with conditionsconditions
- RentalStroller rental：not checked
- NursingNursing space：with conditionsconditions
- ChangingDiaper changing table：not checked
- Family WCFamily restroom：with conditionsconditions
- Own foodOutside food allowed：not checked
- EnglishEnglish support：not checked
* Other not checked (7)
Diaper disposal bin, Kids' toilet seat & step stool, Official family-friendly certification, Best-fit ages (guide), Crowding (guide), Quietness (guide), Lost-child support
Green = we confirmed it. Gray = not checked yet. Gray with a line through = the place does not have it.
Worth a look before you go
Japanese · opens translatedFirst-hand
One visitor arrived late and most sessions were over. The shop is a five-minute walk from the parking lot.
Takachiho Farm: reviews, access and what is nearby (Miyakonojo)
Japanese · opens translatedGuide
Set meals come with all-you-can-eat rice, soup and salad. Soft-serve is about 400 yen, and a cart runs up the hill.
Free to enter, a whole day out: Takachiho Farm (Miyazaki), its activities, food and access
Japanese · opens translatedOfficial
From Kagoshima Airport the bus takes two changes: Maruo 1, walk to Maruo 3, then Kirishima Jingu and the Miyakonojo bus.
Bus route from Kagoshima Airport to Takachiho Farm
Japanese · opens translatedFirst-hand
A June visit with girls of eight and four: the sheep, shorn at Golden Week, had no fluff. The children tried milking.
Miyazaki: we went to Takachiho Farm
Takachiho Farm · Links & reads ▾
Where it is
5265-103 Yoshinomotocho, Miyakonojo, Miyazaki 885-0223source2
Before you go
- To keep disease out, pets cannot come in; guide dogs, service dogs and other assistance dogs are the exception.source
- Milking is offered only on Sundays, public holidays and the second and fourth Saturdays, so a weekday visit does not include it.source
- Ice cream making is offered on weekends and holidays only, for up to 10 people, and is booked by phone on 0986-33-2102 at least three days ahead.source
- Butter making is also weekends and holidays only: 800 yen a person in cash, sign-ups close at 2 p.m. for a 2:30 start, about 30 minutes of work, up to 10 people, booked by phone three days ahead.source
- Bookings and questions about the hands-on sessions are taken on 0986-33-2102.source
More notes (3)
- Milking takes the first 30 people, who collect a numbered ticket at the information center.source
- Horse riding runs on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., no reservation needed; buy the ticket from the machine just before the Hitsujigaoka lookout.source
- Horse riding pauses for about an hour while the horses rest, and riders need clothes they can move in, so no skirts and no heels.source
Basics
- Fee: Entry and parking are both free. The experiences are paid and cash only: milking 500 yen per person (with a soft-serve voucher), horse riding 1,500 yen for the 70 m lead-rein course, 3,000 yen for the 250 m one and 800 yen for the photo course, ice cream making 1,300 yen and butter making 800 yen. Sausage making, 1,300 yen, is suspended.source2
- Hours: 9:00-17:00. Closing days are marked in color on the calendar on the front page, so check the month you are going. The experiences run on their own timetable, mostly on weekends and on public holidays: milking on Sundays, public holidays and the 2nd and 4th Saturday, with sign-up by 11:00 for the 11:30 round and by 13:30 for the 14:00 one; horse riding Saturday, Sunday and public holidays 11:00-15:00, with about an hour off while the horses rest; ice cream making sign-up by 10:00 for 10:30; butter making by 14:00 for 14:30.source2
- Time to allow: 3 h
- Booking: You can walk in: entry is free and the milking and horse riding corners take no booking. The ice cream and butter making classes do - phone 0986-33-2102 three days ahead, ten people at most. Milking is first come, first served for 30 people, with a numbered ticket from the information desk. Horse riding tickets come from the machine by the corner itself.source
Basics in detail (10)
- Admission and parking are both free, and the lot in front of the gate holds 1,020 cars and 20 large buses.source
- Milking costs 500 yen a person, cash only, and comes with a voucher for a soft-serve cone.source
- Horse riding is cash only: a led ride of about 75 yards (70 m) is 1,500 yen, one of about 270 yards (250 m) is 3,000 yen, and the photo course is 800 yen.source
- Ice cream making costs 1,300 yen a person in cash, sign-ups close at 10 a.m. for a 10:30 start, it takes about 40 minutes, and what you make cannot be taken home.source
- The farm is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and the phone number is 0986-33-2102.source
- The calendar on the farm's home page marks closed days in color, so check the month you are traveling before you fix the date.source
- Sign-ups for the morning milking close at 11 a.m. for an 11:30 start, and the afternoon ones close at 1:30 p.m. for a 2 p.m. start; be at the milking area 10 minutes before either.source
- The nearest station is Kirishima-Jingu on the JR Nippo Line, over in Kagoshima Prefecture, about 10 minutes away by taxi; for a taxi, the Daiichi Kotsu office at Kirishima-Jingu is 0995-57-0061.source
- The bus from Kirishima-Jingu Station takes about 30 minutes but involves a change: ride to the Kirishima-Jingu stop, switch to the Takasaki Kanko bus bound for Miyakonojo Station, and get off at Takachiho Bokujo.source
- By car it is about 40 minutes from Kagoshima Airport and about 70 minutes from Miyazaki Station or Miyazaki Airport, which makes the Kagoshima side the closer approach.source
Once you've decided
evidence & sources (5)
- Official: Stroller friendly, Nursing space, Family restroom
- Official: Stroller access notes
- Official: main site
Most of the activities run only on weekends and public holidays. For milking, take a numbered ticket at the information desk and arrive ten minutes early. Horse riding is 11 to 3 on those days: the photo course takes children from three, the led walk from four. Ice cream and butter making need booking three days ahead by phone, and everything is cash only. Strollers are lent at the information desk. A cart will collect you from the parking lot if you call from the phone box.
| Stroller friendly | Yes | Strollers and wheelchairs are lent out at the information desk beside the shop; ask a member of staff. From the parking lot to the entrance is a paved slope, the entrance has no step and there is a ramp. The grounds are 42 hectares, so it is a long push. | Web-checked | checked Aug ’26 | takachiho-bokujou.co.jp |
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| Diaper changing table | Not checked yet | ||||
| Nursing space | Yes | A nursing room, plus a baby room and a first-aid room at the information desk. How many, and whether there is hot water, is not stated. | Web-checked | checked Aug ’26 | takachiho-bokujou.co.jp |
| Family restroom | Yes (3) | Three multi-purpose toilets, all sliding-door. In the parking lot: men's and women's separately, 81 cm door, 212 x 210 cm, pull-cord tap. Behind the information desk: unisex, 81 cm door, 182 x 207 cm, heated seat. Between the restaurant and the shop: unisex, 82 cm door, 153 x 196 cm, heated seat. | Web-checked | checked Aug ’26 | takachiho-bokujou.co.jp |
| 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 a hillside of 42 hectares. Indoors there are the restaurant, the shop and the milking corner, which runs in the rain. | Web-checked | checked Aug ’26 | takachiho-bokujou.co.jp |
| Outside food allowed | Not checked yet | ||||
| English support | 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, 1,020 cars and 20 coaches, with 8 accessible bays. A cart runs free of charge from the parking lot to the front of the shop for anyone who needs it - call from the phone box in the parking lot and staff come. Pets cannot come in, apart from guide and assistance dogs, to keep disease out. The nearest station is Kirishima-Jingu on the JR Nippo line, in Kagoshima Prefecture, ten minutes by taxi; by car it is about 40 minutes from Kagoshima Airport and about 70 from Miyazaki Station or Miyazaki Airport. | Web-checked | checked Aug ’26 | takachiho-bokujou.co.jp12 |