We run our farm in Makkari Village which is located at the southern foot of the magnificent Mt. Yotei and surrounded by the Niseko mountain range. The vegetables produced in Makkari are very sweet, because the location surrounded by mountains creates a big temperature difference between day and night and results in the crops in the field storing up sweetness in them at night as growing big. In addition, the village is blessed with a fertile land as well as pure spring water called Kamui Wakka (“God's water” in Ainu language) provided from Mt. Yotei. The Shiribetsu River of the Makkari River system is also such a clear stream that its water quality has ranked at the top in Japan. For some anglers, a stream flowing through our farm is known as a secret fishing spot.
While the farm is a vast inland field, New Chitose Airport and Tomakomai Ferry Terminal, the main gateways to Hokkaido, are only 90 km away and the geographical advantage enables us to deliver fresh vegetables to the consumers’ dinner table in different regions in the country just a day after the harvest in Makkari.
As the region included in a heavy snowfall zone, all the land here gets covered with snow in winter. Our work in the field begins with the spring thaw.