Michi-no-Eki Yoshinoji Oyodo i-Center

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Prefecture

Nara

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About This Destination

A roadside station on Route 169 in Oyodo, a gateway to the Yoshino mountains and their cherry blossoms, with a farm-produce shop, a restaurant, and a soft serve made from Oyodo's sun-dried bancha and sencha tea.

Michi-no-Eki Yoshinoji Oyodo i-Center sits on National Route 169 in Oyodo, on flat land along the Yoshino (Kino) River just past the Ashihara tunnel, about 35 km south of Nara city. It works as an information center and rest stop for travelers heading into the Yoshino mountains, famous for their spring cherry blossoms, and has a farm-produce market and a restaurant. Oyodo is known for hihoshi-bancha, a sun-dried roasted tea, which is the base for the station's tea soft serve.

Location

Prefecture: Nara

Address: Oyodo, Nara, Japan

Best time to visit: Spring for the nearby Yoshino cherry blossoms; the tea soft serve is sold year-round

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Food Options: The in-station restaurant Tokin serves a roasted-bancha soft serve and a first-flush sencha soft serve at about 450 yen each, made with Oyodo's local sun-dried tea. The market sells the tea and other Yoshino produce; hours are roughly 8:30 to 17:00, closed Tuesdays.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What tea soft serve can I get at Michi-no-Eki Yoshinoji Oyodo i-Center?

The restaurant Tokin serves two teas as soft serve: a roasted-bancha soft serve and a first-flush sencha soft serve, about 450 yen each, both made with Oyodo's local sun-dried tea (hihoshi-bancha). It is an easy stop on the drive toward the Yoshino cherry blossoms.