# Michi-no-Eki Kirara Taki

> A Nordic-looking station on a terrace above the Sea of Japan, on Route 9 west of Izumo. Taki figs are the local crop, sold fresh in season and turned into soft serve, and Kirara Beach below is listed among Japan's top 100 sunset spots.

- Prefecture: Shimane
- Type: Michi no eki
- Address: Izumo, Shimane, Japan
- Opening hours: Mon–Sun 09:00–18:30
- Hours note: The produce corner and food court open and close at different times, and the station has occasional closing days outside July and August. Check the official site before a sunset visit.
- Parking and toilets: free, open 24 hours
- Official site: https://kirara-taki.co.jp/
- Hours and fees checked against the official site: 2026-10-09

You spot this one from the road by the big KIRARA letters and the Scandinavian-style building on the bluff. Steps lead straight down to Kirara Beach, a shallow stretch of the Kiku coast that is picked as one of Japan's 100 best places to watch the sun set. On a clear evening it is worth timing the drive so you are here at dusk.

Taki, now part of Izumo, grows figs, and the produce corner is built around them: fresh fruit in season, fig soft serve and a range of fig sweets the rest of the year. The food court adds simple meals such as takoyaki made with local seafood and ramen. Taki Ichijiku Onsen, a day-use hot spring, and the Kirara Cottage lodgings are close by if you want to stay longer.

The San'in Expressway's Izumo-Taki interchange opened in March 2025, so the station is now an easy break on the way between Izumo and Iwami Ginzan or Hamada. Fresh figs are a late-summer and autumn crop, so outside that window expect processed fig products only. The station closes on occasional days outside July and August.

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Source: [Michi-no-Eki Kirara Taki — Japan Voyage](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/michi-no-eki-kirara-taki)
Last updated: 2026-10-13