Matsusaka Agricultural Park Bell Farm

The English Garden is an authentic English-style garden where visitors can enjoy seasonal flowers. The Takumi no Yakata sells Matsusaka meat, gelato, bread, and snacks made from Matsusaka meat, as well as local agricultural products and other specialties.

The agricultural park covers an expansive area of approximately 23 hectares and is based on the concepts of “food education,” “green education,” and “health education.
With plazas, ponds, farms, and gardens, visitors can fully enjoy Matsusaka’s natural beauty.

The main attraction is the English Garden (site area: approx. 1.4 ha), which has various faces throughout the four seasons.
It consists of nine areas, including a rose garden and a herb garden, each with a different appearance.
The rose season from May to June is the most spectacular in terms of both color and fragrance.

The best time to visit is in the English Garden (site area of approximately 1,4 ha), which has a variety of faces throughout the four seasons. The rose season from May to June is the most spectacular in terms of both color and fragrance.

Shopping can be enjoyed at “Bell Farm Farm Farmer’s Market,” a direct sales outlet for local agricultural products, and “Matsusaka Shokai,” which offers a variety of Matsusaka’s specialties and souvenirs. The farmers’ market is also home to the “Yasai Hatake” bread store, where visitors can purchase handmade bread made from 100% domestic wheat, freshly baked, deep-fried, and freshly prepared.

Shopping can be enjoyed at “Bell Farm Farm Farmer’s Market,” a direct sales outlet for local agricultural products, and “Matsusaka Shokai,” which offers a variety of Matsusaka’s specialties and souvenirs.

For meals, visitors can enjoy homemade gelato and sweets, lunch prepared by a vegetable sommelier using plenty of seasonal vegetables at “Garden Cafe Rubel,” a Japanese wheat bread store “Yasai Hata,” freshly cooked Mie Koshihikari rice, hot pork miso soup, and a set meal menu with four to five different rice dishes that change daily at “Ookamado Rice and Soup Mon Shokudo The set meal menu includes freshly cooked Mie koshihikari rice, hot pork miso soup, and four or five different rice accompaniments that are changed daily.

Various hands-on events are also held at Manabino Farm, including a parent-child agricultural nutrition education experience and a hands-on class (advance reservations required) on sweets made from local ingredients at Manabino Kobo (Takumi no Yakata).

Handmade experience classes are also held. Making tarts and daifuku (sweet rice cake) using seasonal fruits and ingredients are popular. There is also soap making using soap base and herbs from the English Garden, and pizza making using local Matsusaka beef and seasonal vegetables. (Reservations required at least 3 days in advance. (Reservations required 3 days in advance (5 days for tarts and daifuku).