Summer in Minami Alps is characterised by a little rain, tropical noontime temperatures and cool nights. This weather enhances and refines the flavour of the fruit growing in Minami Alps. Early to mid-summer is the best season for fruit picking and is rivalled only by the mountain climbing. Keen mountaineers come from all over to conquer one of the 3000 metre peaks located in the Southern Alps.
While Yamanashi prefecture and Minami Alps are known for their hot summers, it is for the delectable fruit and towering mountains that people travel here.