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Akita

Michi-no-Eki Akita Port

A free 100-metre view from Akita's port tower

Port Tower Selion, 143 metres of glass at Tsuchizaki harbour, doubles as a roadside station. Ride...

Akita, Japan
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Kanagawa

Michi-no-Eki Ashigara Kintaro-no-Furusato

Ashigara tea and Kanagawa meat in Kintaro country

Minamiashigara's first roadside station, opened in 2020 on Prefectural Road 78 about ten minutes ...

Minamiashigara, Kanagawa, Japan
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Hokkaido

Michi-no-Eki Boyo Nakayama

Fried potatoes at the top of Nakayama Pass

The summit stop on Route 230 between Sapporo and Lake Toya or Niseko, named for its view of Mt. Y...

Kimobetsu, Hokkaido, Japan
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Fukushima

Michi-no-Eki Fureai Park Kita-no-Sato

Kitakata ramen and a hot bath on the road to Yonezawa

A station on Route 121 just north of Kitakata, where the restaurant makes its ramen with flour fr...

Kitakata, Fukushima, Japan
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Yamaguchi

Michi-no-Eki Hagi Sea Mart

A fish market next to Hagi's harbor

A roadside station built as a public market beside Hagi's fishing port and fish auction. Fishmong...

Hagi, Yamaguchi, Japan
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Fukuoka

Michi-no-Eki Harazuru

Fuyu persimmons at the gate to Harazuru Onsen

A farm market on Route 386 at the entrance to Harazuru Onsen, five minutes from Haki IC. Asakura ...

Asakura, Fukuoka, Japan
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Ibaraki

Michi-no-Eki Hitachi-Omiya Kawa Plaza

Western vegetables and river views on the Kuji

A riverside station on Route 118 that opened in 2016 beside the Kuji River. The farm shop draws o...

Hitachi-Omiya, Ibaraki, Japan
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Ibaraki

Michi-no-Eki Kasama

Kasama chestnuts and pottery town gateway

Opened in 2021 on Route 355, about 2 km from Tomobe IC, as the gateway to Kasama. Chestnuts are t...

Kasama, Ibaraki, Japan
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Yamaguchi

Michi-no-Eki Kitaura Kaido Hohoku

Squid and sea views on the road to Tsunoshima

The closest roadside station to Tsunoshima Bridge, on Route 191 above Waku fishing port. Eat a se...

Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, Japan
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Gifu

Michi-no-Eki Kokindenju-no-Sato Yamato

A courtyard of food stalls and a hot spring near Gujo

A few minutes from Gifu-Yamato IC on the road north to Shirotori and Shirakawa-go, this station w...

Gujo, Gifu, Japan
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Kyoto

Michi-no-Eki Mizuho-no-Sato Sarabiki

Kyotamba soba and produce on Route 173

Mizuho-no-Sato Sarabiki pairs a produce market with soba made from Kyotamba buckwheat on Route 17...

Kyotamba, Kyoto, Japan
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Fukuoka

Michi-no-Eki Munakata

Genkai Sea fish near Munakata's ports

Fish from Kanezaki, Oshima and the other nearby ports arrives here every day, and the seafood sec...

Munakata, Fukuoka, Japan
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Saitama

Michi-no-Eki Ogawamachi

Handmade washi and organic farm food in Ogawa

A Route 254 roadside station built around the Saitama Traditional Crafts Hall, reopened in May 20...

Ogawa, Saitama, Japan
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Aomori

Michi-no-Eki Shichinohe

Nagaimo, tomatoes and votive art by the Shinkansen

A Route 4 station a five-minute walk from Shichinohe-Towada Station on the Tohoku Shinkansen. It ...

Shichinohe, Aomori, Japan
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Chiba

Michi-no-Eki Tomiura Biwa Club

Loquat soft serve in the heart of Boso loquat country

Chiba’s first roadside station, on Route 127 near Tomiura IC, built around the Boso loquat. Order...

Minamiboso, Chiba, Japan