# Michi-no-Eki Kurukuru Naruto

> A large food-focused roadside station on Route 11, a few minutes from the Naruto interchange. Come for sweets and bread made with Naruto Kintoki sweet potatoes, and arrive early if you want a restaurant table.

- Prefecture: Tokushima
- Type: Michi no eki
- Address: Naruto, Tokushima, Japan
- Opening hours: Mon–Sun 09:00–17:00
- Closed: Open every day of the year.
- Hours note: The station lists 9:00 to 17:00 and no regular closing day, but calls these hours provisional and subject to seasonal change. The Naruto Eemon counter closes earlier.
- Parking and toilets: free, open 24 hours
- Official site: https://www.kurukurunaruto.com/

Michi-no-Eki Kurukuru Naruto opened on 29 April 2022, on Route 11 between the Naruto and Tokushima interchanges. It is a newer station than most, and it shows: the building is big and busy, and the whole thing is built around local food. Naruto Kintoki sweet potatoes and lotus root turn up everywhere, from soft serve to the sweet potato anpan at Imohoreta Bakery.

For a proper meal, Ouzu Shokudo is known for a rice bowl topped with a whole Tokushima eel. The Naruto Eemon counter sells quicker snacks. Menus change with the season and special events, so treat any one dish as a likely find rather than a promise.

The roof doubles as a tsunami evacuation area, a reminder of how low and close to the coast this part of Naruto sits. The whirlpools of the Naruto Strait are a short drive north, so the two fit easily into one day. On weekends and holidays, earlier is better for a table.

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Source: Michi-no-Eki Kurukuru Naruto — Japan Voyage