Farm Chiyoda in Biei

24 August 2023

After doing the Sugatami Pond hike at Mount Asahidake in Daisetsuzan National Park, we drove through Biei’s scenic farmland to Farm Chiyoda.

On the way we drove pass Lake Chubetsu but did not stop for photos as we were pretty hungry after the morning exertions.

Biei’s landscape is pretty too with yellow padi fields and views of the mountain range in the background.

  Driving through Biei to Farm Chiyoda.

    Padi fields with golden yellow rice almost ready for harvesting.

We arrived at Farm Chiyoda at about 1.15 PM.  This farm raises many types of cattle, including Japanese Biei beef.

There is a restaurant "Farm Restaurant Chiyoda" inside the farm, where we planned to taste Japanese Biei beef. Although Hokkaido is famous for their seafood and not their beef, we cannot come to Japan and not eat some wagyu beef during our trip.

Although it was past lunch hour, we still needed to queue. We registered for a table and were told to be back at 2 PM. With 45 minutes to spare, we went to the cafe next to the restaurant to get soft serve ice cream made from Jersey milk for 500 yen each.

With ice cream in hand we went to see the farm animals. There are unmanned booths with animal feed for visitors to purchase at 100 yen to feed the goats, sheep and ponies.

Rare white peacock and a couple of white peahens in a large cage.

 

The farm gave off a western vibe. I felt like l was visiting a farm in the US or Australia.

Chance upon these 3 yellow butterflies flying in unison.

  We were not able to enter the cattle shed but I managed to take photos through the entrance using the zoom function in my Canon G5X camera.

  Udder full of milk. 

We went back to the restaurant at 2 PM and were seated promptly on a table by a tall glass wall with views of the greenery.

  Outside Farm Restaurant Chiyoda.     

This restaurant serves mostly Western dishes including salad, soup, steaks, hamburgers, beef stew and some rice dishes. There is also a kids menu.

  Menu at Farm Restaurant Chiyoda (source: from their website).

We ordered a clam chowder soup, a highly raved wagyu beef stew and two wagyu sirloin steaks served sizzling on hotplates.

  Clam chowder made with plenty of rich jersey milk freshly squeezed from the on-site ranch.

Juicy and tender wagyu sirloin steaks cooked just right.

 

The beef stew is a highly recommended dish. The thick dark stew is best eaten with the bread.

We were given options for rice or bread with our main course and all of us chose to try the highly recommended bread and butter. Accordingly to the restaurant, their chewy, additive-free "milk bread" is baked using only local wheat from Biei and rich milk and butter from Jersey cows from Farms Chiyoda.

We also tried the Furano red wine but it was nothing to rave about.    

Overall, if you are craving some wagyu beef and is looking for a place for lunch while exploring the Biei’s scenic countryside, Farm Restaurant Chiyoda would be a good choice.  In addition, the kids and animal lovers would have a good time exploring the farm and interacting with the farm animals.