[2026] 10 Free Outing Spots in Okayama to Visit with Kids

• Table of Contents
• 1. Dinosaur Park (Kasaoka City)
• 2. Okayama Farmers Market North Village (Shoo Town)
• 3. Makiba no Yakata (Misaki Town)
• 4. Okayama Prefecture Nature Conservation Center (Wake Town)
• 5. Tsu Wildlife Interaction Village (Maniwa City)
• 6. Hiruzen Jersey Land(Maniwa City)
• 7. Okayama Wake Yakult Factory (Wake Town)
• 8. Science and Future Museum SciPIA (Okayama City)
• 9. Okayama City Waterworks Memorial Museum (Okayama City)
• 10. Michi-no-Eki Miyama Park (Tamano City)

1. Dinosaur Park (Kasaoka City)

There are eight life-sized dinosaurs, including a 27-meter-long Diplodocus and a Tyrannosaurus Rex, making it feel like Jurassic Park. All of them were created under scientific supervision, with meticulous reproductions of skin wrinkles and muscle structure. It is also located next to the "Horseshoe Crab Museum," which focuses on the horseshoe crab, a nationally designated natural monument.

Dinosaur Park

714-0043 1946-2 Yokoshima, Kasaoka City, Okayama Prefecture

This park is adjacent to the world's only horseshoe crab-themed "Horseshoe Crab Museum." There are three zones: forest, desert, and ocean, and eight life-sized dinosaurs of seven types are on display, created under academic supervision. You will feel like you have traveled back in time to the dinosaur era.

2. Okayama Farmers Market North Village (Shoo Town)

This park offers a variety of facilities, including a petting zoo, athletic facilities, craft workshops, a barbecue area, and a lawn area, making it a great place for a full day of family fun. They also offer hands-on activities such as ice cream making, butter making, and bread making (fees apply).

Okayama Farmers Market North Village

709-4311 1100 Oka, Katsuo-cho, Katsuta-gun, Okayama Prefecture

This is an agricultural-themed exchange experience facility. In a quiet environment designed in a northern European style, you can enjoy a variety of experiences for both adults and children. [Petting Zoo] Goats, rabbits, ducks, ducks, etc. [Harvesting experience] Blueberries, strawberries, sweet potatoes, kiwi, and other vegetables [Processing experience] Ice cream, sorbet, butter, bread

3. Makiba no Yakata (Misaki Town)

The 5-hectare site includes a herb garden, a lavender garden, walking trails, and a petting zoo. Visitors can also tour the processing facilities that use raw milk produced at the Okayama Prefecture Prefectural Livestock Center to make yogurt, soft serve ice cream, and ham, and there's a restaurant where you can enjoy these products on-site. The facility reopened on April 29, 2023, as an experiential facility, offering a variety of activities throughout the year, such as ice cream making and sausage making. (Experiences are subject to a fee and require reservations.)

Makiba no Yakata

2272 Kita, Misaki-cho, Kume-gun, Okayama Prefecture 709-3401

[Watch, touch, and play in nature] Makiba no Yakata is a facility built with the aim of helping people become more familiar with and understand livestock farming. Within the 5 hectares (3.8 hectares including the lawn area) you will find a lavender garden that is in full bloom from June to July, a field of approximately 2 million cosmos flowers that are in full bloom in late October, approximately 70 types of herbs, an athletic field, and a day camp site, all of which are great places for children to play freely. The restaurant offers a barbecue menu and the famous jumbo cream puffs, as well as dairy products such as soft serve ice cream and yogurt made with freshly squeezed milk from the Okayama Prefecture Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Center Livestock Research Institute. It will be reopened as an experiential facility on April 29, 2023, and will now offer a variety of experiences throughout the year, including ice cream making and sausage making.

4. Okayama Prefecture Nature Conservation Center (Wake Town)

You can observe a variety of creatures and plants throughout the seasons in areas such as insect fields, bird sanctuaries, and wetland botanical gardens. Furthermore, it boasts the largest number of Japanese cranes (a natural monument) in captivity in Japan. Nature observation events, open to everyone, are held every month.

Okayama Prefecture Nature Conservation Center | Okayama Tourism Website

5. Tsu Wildlife Interaction Village (Maniwa City)

This nature park, themed around a traditional Japanese rural landscape, offers opportunities to interact with seasonal flora and fauna, and enjoy activities like barbecues amidst its rich natural environment. Nature observation and experience events are also held here.

Tsuguro Kimono Fureai no Sato

1077 Hiruzen Shimowa, Maniwa City, Okayama Prefecture 717-0513

Located at the headwaters of the Asahi River, this is a nature park with an area of ​​about 16 hectares of satoyama where you can come into contact with a rich natural environment such as thickets, wetlands, streams, and mountain streams, as well as a wide variety of rare flora and fauna that live there.

6. Hiruzen Jersey Land(Maniwa City)

In the grazing area overlooking the Hiruzen Sanza, you can see Jersey cows grazing peacefully. There are also restaurants where you can enjoy souvenirs made with their prized Jersey milk, as well as Jersey beef steaks, cheese fondue, and more.

Hiruzen Jersey Land

956-222 Hiruzen Nakafukuda, Maniwa City, Okayama Prefecture 717-0501

Located at the foot of Kami Hiruzen Mountain, you can see the majestic sight of Hiruzen Sanza and Jersey cows grazing leisurely. You can see through the window a factory that manufactures dairy products such as Jersey yogurt and cheese made from Jersey milk, which has a refreshing and rich flavor, and you can enjoy soft-serve ice cream and assorted Jersey sausages at the restaurant and shop. There are also dishes made with Jersey beef, and in addition to steaks and curries, there are more than 10 dishes that allow you to enjoy the deliciousness of red meat, such as roast beef bowls.

7. Okayama Wake Yakult Factory (Wake Town)

You can learn about the "Lactobacillus casei Shirota strain" found in Yakult's dairy products through a fun video and actually tour the production line. In addition to the factory tour, there are other facilities to enjoy, such as a large screen in the lobby displaying Yakult products from around the world and unique overseas commercials, and games in the PR hall.

Okayama Wake Yakult Factory | Okayama Tourism WEB

8. Science and Future Museum SciPIA (Okayama City)

The "Science Experience and Learning Plaza," equipped with experimental and video devices and various equipment, hosts science classes and science shows on weekends and during summer vacation, providing a place where people of all ages can learn about and enjoy science. (Planetarium admission fee applies)

Science and the Future Museum SciPIA | Okayama Tourism Website

9. Okayama City Waterworks Memorial Museum (Okayama City)

Located within the grounds of the Mino Water Treatment Plant, this brick building, a renovated water pump room from the water supply's founding in 1905, allows visitors to learn about the mechanisms of water purification and the importance of water, as well as learn about the properties of water in a fun way through water-based attractions.

Okayama City Waterworks Memorial Museum | Okayama Tourism Website

10. Michi-no-Eki Miyama Park (Tamano City)

This roadside station is located in a lush green area at an altitude of 50 to 180 meters. It features a shop selling agricultural and marine products and local specialties, as well as a bakery and restaurant. Within the park , there is a nature-filled "strolling zone" with over 300 types of flowers and trees, and a playground where families can enjoy themselves with play equipment, playing catch on the lawn, or having a picnic.

Miyama Park Roadside Station

706-0001 2-4644 Tai, Tamano City, Okayama Prefecture

This roadside station is located in a lush green area at an altitude of 50 to 180 meters, almost in the Chuo of Tamano City . It has a shop selling agricultural and marine products and local specialties, as well as a bakery and restaurant. Food trucks are also set up outside, mainly on weekends and holidays. There is plenty to see in the adjacent park, including a "walking zone" full of nature with over 100 types of flowers and trees, a "play zone" with a putt-putt golf course and a playground, and an "English garden."