Hamanako Farm has been a quail farmer for three generations in Kosai City, on the west side of Lake Hamana.

It is said that 90,000 quail are raised and 60,000 eggs are harvested a day!

Mr. Kondo, the representative of Hamanako Farm, is raising these quails with great love.

I went on a quail egg harvesting experience led by Mr. Kondo.

Interaction time with quail chicks

Before experiencing egg harvesting, we first met a small quail chick that was only a few weeks old.

On this day, the quails were 3 weeks old, about the age of a first year junior high school student.

Mr. Kondo taught us how to hold and touch quails, and we started interacting with them.

If you hold it in your hand and stroke its belly with your fingers, it will feel good and the quail will relax.

At Hamanako Farm, the quails are hatched on their own farm, so you can interact with the small quail chicks.

*There are times when the chicks do not hatch, so you may not be able to interact with the chicks.

Mr. Kondo's talk "Let's learn about quail!"

After interacting with the quail chicks, we will hear from Mr. Kondo about his day at Hamanako Farm and the quails.

He also gave quizzes as part of his talk, so the children who participated had fun thinking about it together while listening.

Quail begin to lay eggs when they are two months old and continue to lay eggs for about 300 days.

If the egg shell is whitish, the egg is from a healthier quail. The white color is said to be a barrier to prevent bacteria from entering. You can tell the condition of a quail by looking at the different eggshells!

After learning about quail and how to identify delicious eggs, it was time to experience quail egg harvesting.

Harvest your favorite eggs yourself! Quail egg harvesting experience

*Please wear a mask when entering Ushisha.

When you receive the case containing the eggs, the quails will pop out from the shelf and greet you.

All the eggs there were laid from the previous day to that day, and the ones at the back of the shelf are freshly laid eggs and are still slightly warm.

During the harvesting experience, each person can harvest 10 eggs of their choice, and you can take home the eggs you harvested yourself!

We also received smoked eggs (pack of 5) made with carefully selected ingredients and manufacturing methods as a souvenir.

Mr. Kondo recommends that you first try the quail eggs you bring home, such as boiled eggs or rice with eggs. I think you can feel the richness of the egg. It goes well with sweet and spicy seasonings such as sukiyaki and gyudon♪

To boil eggs, put them in boiling water for 3 minutes. The key is to put it in boiling water, not in cold water!

Six quail eggs are equivalent to one chicken egg. Please use this as a reference when using for cooking or making sweets.

Mr. Kondo will also tell you the recommended way to eat it.

Why Hamanako Farm’s quail eggs are delicious

At Hamanako Farm, we raise healthy quail without the use of vaccines or fungicides, with the motto “Delicious eggs come from healthy quail.”

The reason Hamanako Farm’s quail eggs are delicious is:

①Clean air

② Groundwater of the Kosai Mountains water system

③Bait blended with lactic acid bacteria

The secret to staying healthy is eating food rich in lactic acid bacteria!

Also, the quail at Hamanako Farm seem to be drinking green tea as well!

We hope that people will become healthy by receiving the safe and secure eggs laid by healthy quails and the tiny life of a quail.

The naming of “Capsule of Life” reflects the thoughts of Mr. Kondo and his colleagues.

Quail harvesting experience

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Click here to make a reservation

https://hamamatsuat.hamamatsu-daisuki.net/experience/384/

Cycle of life! We grow mandarin oranges and sweet potatoes using quail organic fertilizer.

At Hamanako Farm, mandarin oranges, lemons, and sweet potatoes grown with reduced pesticides and using quail organic fertilizer made from fermented quail droppings are also popular.

Sweet Spring, a cross between Satsuma mandarin and Hassaku, is also very popular every year!

Sweet potatoes grown with quail organic fertilizer have a strong sweet taste, and the dried potatoes that are slowly steamed in a kiln have been renewed. Each piece is carefully made by hand. Please try “Kama-steamed and dried sweet potatoes grown from Lake Hamana quail”♪

Capsules of Life, quail eggs, and mandarin oranges and sweet potatoes grown with quail fertilizer can also be purchased from our online shop.

[Hamanako Farm Facility Information]

Address : 5991 Shirasuka, Kosai City, Shizuoka Prefecture

Phone : 053-579-0501

Access : 10 minutes by taxi from JR Shinjohara Station / Parking available for those arriving by car

Hamanako Farm HP :  https://www.hamanako-f.com/

〈Quail harvesting experience〉

Date : Every Sunday from 13:00 (Meet at 12:50)

Participation fee : 1,100 yen / person (includes souvenirs of 10 quail eggs and 5 smoked eggs)

*There are irregular holidays, and advance reservations are required.

*You will be required to wear a mask when entering Ushisha, so please bring your own.

Quail harvesting experience

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Click here to make a reservation(Japanese link)

https://hamamatsuat.hamamatsu-daisuki.net/experience/384/

Harvesting experience that everyone from children to adults can enjoy♪

It seems that there are also guests from outside the prefecture who have stayed at Lake Okuhamana and Bentenjima.

Please come along with the Lake Hamana Flower Expo being held this spring!