Michi-no-Eki Kaki-no-Sato Kudoyama

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Wakayama

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About This Destination

A roadside station at the foot of Mt. Koya in Kudoyama, a gateway to the Koya pilgrimage routes, with a farm market, a bakery-cafe, and a persimmon soft serve made from the town's prized Fuyu kaki.

Michi-no-Eki Kaki-no-Sato Kudoyama opened in 2014 at the foot of Mt. Koya, on the roads into Kudoyama and the UNESCO-listed Koya pilgrimage area. It has a farm-produce market called Yottette, a bakery-cafe, and tourist information, and it doubles as a rest stop for pilgrims and hikers. Wakayama is Japan's top persimmon-producing prefecture and Kudoyama's Fuyu kaki is the local specialty, which is what the station built its signature sweet around.

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Prefecture: Wakayama

Address: Kudoyama, Wakayama, Japan

Best time to visit: Autumn for the Kudoyama persimmon harvest; the persimmon soft serve is sold year-round

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Food Options: The signature treat is a persimmon (kaki) soft serve at about 440 yen, made by blending Kudoyama's Fuyu persimmon into a vanilla base for a sorbet-like cone with a gentle persimmon aroma. The Yottette market sells fresh persimmons in season plus jams and other local produce, and the bakery-cafe has light meals.

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What is the persimmon soft serve at Kaki-no-Sato Kudoyama?

It is a persimmon (kaki) soft serve, about 440 yen, made by pureeing Kudoyama's prized Fuyu persimmon into a vanilla base. The result is sorbet-like and lightly sweet with a gentle persimmon aroma. It is the station's namesake treat, fitting for Wakayama, Japan's top persimmon prefecture, and is sold year-round.