# Michi-no-Eki Futami

> A beach park and roadside station on Route 378, the coast road nicknamed the Yuyake Koyake Line. Stepped seawall seats face west over the Iyo Sea, and the sunset here made the list of Japan's 100 Best Sunsets.

- Prefecture: Ehime
- Type: Michi no eki
- Address: Iyo, Ehime, Japan
- Opening hours: Mon–Sun 08:30–17:00
- Closed: Closed on the third Tuesday of each month, except in July and August.
- Hours note: Shops and food counters keep separate schedules. Check the official notices for closures and last orders; parking access does not mean the shops are open.
- Parking and toilets: free, open 24 hours
- Official site: https://www.futamiseaside.com/

Futami is built around one thing: the sun going down over the Iyo Sea. The station shares its grounds with Futami Seaside Park, a white sand beach where the stepped seawall doubles as rows of seats facing west. Route 378 runs past along the coast, and the stretch from Futami toward Nagahama carries the nickname Yuyake Koyake Line for exactly this view.

At the middle of the beach is Koibito Misaki, a spot marked by a monument with a hole in it. Around the spring and autumn equinoxes the setting sun drops right into the hole, and photographers line up for it. A 2021 renovation brought Mondo Bleu, a restaurant looking out to sea, a produce stand and Agemono Ichiban selling jakoten fish cakes fried on the spot.

Time your visit by the sunset, not the shop hours. The tenants close around 17:00, earlier than sunset for much of the year, and the station has been listed as closed on the third Tuesday of each month outside July and August. It is about 20 minutes by car from Iyo IC, or five minutes on foot from JR Iyo-Kaminada Station.

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Source: Michi-no-Eki Futami — Japan Voyage