The summer 'must do' list: blueberry picking

Each year, I bring the kids blueberry picking in summer. Thankfully, in some places you can pick blueberries as early as June when its still not too hot outdoors. This year, we went to a really nice blueberry picking farm in Sakado, "Masaki Farm". They also have corn picking there too. However, the latter you have to book in advance. For the blueberry picking you can just rock up on the day.

Normally we go blueberry picking early in the season to avoid the hot temperatures. But last year we went in August for the first time, because there is a farm in Konosu, "Genki Farm", I had wanted to go to for years as they grow sunflowers too. Luckily the farm also had a little indoor cafe on site, selling strawberry flavored kakigori with strawberries grown at the farm earlier in the year. Moreover, the cafe is air conditioned so we got to cool down after 40 minutes outdoors. Even though we had visited in the early morning it was still like being in an oven! 

The nicest blueberry farm we ever went to, quite a few years ago now, was in Namegawa Town. Like "Genki Farm" it has a cafe on site. But the cafe at "Hilltop Farm" is much larger than the one at "Genki Farm". Moreover, it is open all year round. They too sell food that uses ingredients grown at the farm. 

Have you ever been blueberry picking in Japan? Anywhere you would recommend?