# Michi-no-Eki Yoshinoji Oyodo i-Center

> 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.

- Prefecture: Nara
- Type: Attraction
- Address: Oyodo, Nara, Japan
- Admission: Free
- Official site: https://yoshinoji-oyodo.com/

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.

## FAQ

### 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.

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Source: Michi-no-Eki Yoshinoji Oyodo i-Center — Japan Voyage