# Michi-no-Eki Shizukuishi Anekko

> The last big stop on Route 46 before the mountains to Akita. It has a day-use hot spring with an outdoor bath next door, Shizukuishi beef in the restaurants, and a produce hall rebuilt in 2023.

- Prefecture: Iwate
- Type: Michi no eki
- Address: Shizukuishi, Iwate, Japan
- Hours note: The shops, restaurants and hot spring keep different hours, with shorter hours in winter. The campground and herb garden close for the winter season.
- Parking and toilets: free, open 24 hours
- Official site: https://anekko.co.jp/

Route 46 is the old Akita road between Morioka and Akita, and Anekko sits near the prefectural border, about 30 minutes west of Morioka IC. It is a good place to stop before the road climbs into the mountains. The name means "young woman" in the local dialect.

The produce hall reopened after a renovation in March 2023 and sells Shizukuishi vegetables and local products. There are several places to eat, and Shizukuishi beef turns up on most menus. Hitomebore soft serve, made with local milk, is the cheap treat. At the soba shop Shizuku-an you can book a soba-making session, at least seven days ahead.

Next door, Shin-Hashiba-no-Yu is a day-use hot spring with a sauna and an outdoor bath; adults paid 520 yen at last check. The Nijiiro Park campground and the Japan Herb Garden on site close for winter. Beyond here Route 46 crosses the mountains to Lake Tazawa, so allow for snow in winter. There is a quick charger for electric cars.

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Source: [Michi-no-Eki Shizukuishi Anekko — Japan Voyage](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/michi-no-eki-shizukuishi-anekko)
Last updated: 2026-10-15