Michi-no-Eki Kokindenju-no-Sato Yamato

Michi-no-eki

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Gifu

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Plan a trip with Michi-no-Eki Kokindenju-no-Sato Yamato

About This Destination

A few minutes from Gifu-Yamato IC on the road north to Shirotori and Shirakawa-go, this station wraps shops, a bakery and food counters around a courtyard. Add a foot bath, ice cream made with Hirugano milk and a hot spring next door.

Kokindenju-no-Sato Yamato takes its name from the old Yamato area of Gujo, where a medieval lord of the Tono clan handed down the secret teachings on the Kokinshu poetry anthology. The poetry is mostly left to the separate Field Museum down the valley. The roadside station is about food: shops, a bakery and places to eat arranged around an open courtyard, a short drive from Gifu-Yamato IC on the Tokai-Hokuriku Expressway.

Look for the Kototoi ice cream and yogurt, made with raw milk from the Hirugano highlands farther up the road. A foot bath in the courtyard is a good place to sit with it. If you have more time, Yamato Onsen Yasuragi-kan shares the site and has an outdoor bath with a slide that children love. The baths open later than the shops and close at night, so they suit the end of a day's driving.

It is a popular stop with families on the way to Hirugano, Shirotori and Shirakawa-go, so the car park fills on holiday weekends. Several sources list Tuesday closures and different hours for each shop and the baths; check the current schedule before you plan a meal here.

Location

Prefecture: Gifu

Address: Gujo, Gifu, Japan

Opening hours: Mon, Wed–Sun 09:00–18:00

Closed: Closed on Tuesdays (the next weekday if Tuesday is a public holiday) and over the New Year holidays.

Hours note: Shops, restaurants and the hot spring keep separate schedules, and sources list a Tuesday closure. Check the official notices before visiting; parking access does not mean the shops are open.

Parking and toilets: Free, open 24 hours

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