Rest Spot Spots in Hokkaido Area

Area

Hokkaido
- Japan
- Hokkaido / Tohoku
  
  Hokkaido
  
  Aomori
  
  Iwate
  
  Miyagi
  
  Akita
  
  Yamagata
  
  Fukushima
- Kanto
  
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  Tochigi
  
  Gunma
  
  Saitama
  
  Chiba
  
  Tokyo
  
  Kanagawa
- Koshinetsu / Hokuriku
  
  Niigata
  
  Toyama
  
  Ishikawa
  
  Fukui
  
  Yamanashi
  
  Nagano
- Tokai
  
  Gifu
  
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  Aichi
  
  Mie
- Kinki
  
  Shiga
  
  Kyoto
  
  Osaka
  
  Hyogo
  
  Nara
  
  Wakayama
- Chugoku
  
  Tottori
  
  Shimane
  
  Okayama
  
  Hiroshima
  
  Yamaguchi
- Shikoku
  
  Tokushima
  
  Kagawa
  
  Ehime
  
  Kochi
- Kyushu / Okinawa
  
  Fukuoka
  
  Saga
  
  Nagasaki
  
  Kumamoto
  
  Oita
  
  Miyazaki
  
  Kagoshima
  
  Okinawa

Category

Travel / Tourism

Rest Spot

Roadside Station Shiretoko Rausu

4.0

200 Reviews

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Hokkaido Menashigunrausuchou Honchou 361-1

Directly in front of Shiretoko Rausu Rest Area is Nemuro Strait, and behind is Mt. Rausu, one of Japan’s top 100 mountains. The rest area is the closest rest area to Kunashiri Island of the Northern Territories and is so close you can see the island’s trees on a clear day. The rest house is located at the entrance to the Shiretoko-Odan Road on the Rausu side, on Route 335. It’s close to one of the best whale and bird watching points in Japan and from here you can check departure and latest information on the bulletin boards at the tourist information office. There are places to eat where you can try some fish from Rausu and of course you can purchase different kinds of sea related products too.

Great place to stop by to obtain some information, bathroom break, grab some drinks from the vending machine etc. Since Rausu is quite small, this is a welcoming place to pick up souvenirs or just to...
Niseko View Plaza

4.0

263 Reviews

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Hokkaido Abuta-gun Niseko Machi Motomachi 77-10

This rest area is in Niseko Town, Abuta County. The Information Plaza sells works by local artists and craftspeople, as well as local specialties, the Toilet Hall has a view of the splendid Mt. Yotei and the Free Space Hall sells local food ingredients. It's very popular with those in search souvenirs, as well as a break from driving.

This market sells all sorts of fresh produce like potatoes , jam , vegetables etc . There is a stall that sells cheese egg tarts - 250 yen per piece . Fantastic tarts - must try .
Roadside Station Ryuhyo-Kaido Abashiri

3.5

270 Reviews

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Hokkaido Abashirishi Minamisanjouhigashi 4-chome

The Roadside Station Ryuhyo Kaido Abashiri, situated on the Abashiri Port Line Road and located at the mouth of Abashiri River, is a good spot for sightseeing with views over the Sea of Okhotsk and Shiretoko. Here you can get tourist information and buy local farm produce and processed goods. The drift ice sightseeing & icebreaker ship Aurora, which runs from the latter half of January through to the end of March every year, departs from a dock on the Abashiri River in front of the Road Station. It’s worth checking their departure times before you travel.

Well organized site. Sign boards in English provide a lot of information. Interesting to see how prisons evolved and changed over the years. Well worth the visit.
"Roadside Station Biei ""Okanokura"""

3.5

173 Reviews

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Hokkaido Kamikawagumbieichou Motomachi 1-9-21

A roadside station housed inside a remodeled storehouse built of local soft stone in Biei Town. Inside, the extensive use of Biei Japanese larch wood gives the station a warm, inviting atmosphere. Here you can buy cider modeled after Biei's famous Blue Pond; local specialty products like Biei milk, pork, and flour; and wood and ceramic pieces by local artists. Events such as solo and photo exhibitions featuring artists connected to Biei are periodically held in the station's event space.

didnt see too much here...just a wayside stop and a place where folks sold some natural produce. there was a nice apple crepe shop next to it.
Salmon Park Chitose

4.0

141 Reviews

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Hokkaido Chitoseshi Hanazono 2-4-2

A roadside station standing along National Route 337 connecting the cities of Chitose and Otaru. The Chitose River flows through the grounds and when in season you can see salmon swimming upstream here. The rest area has a large children's space and many families with children stop by here. The Chitose Aquarium, one of the largest freshwater fish aquariums in Japan, adjoins the station, and here you can see salmon as well as freshwater fish from around the world. A fish wheel on the river is used to catch salmon and you can observe the salmon fishing process.

the nearby salmon aquarium is good. doesnt look like much from the outside but a hidden gem. we ate at the pizza shop this time and another hidden gem. pizzas were excellent.. with good variety...
Roadside Station Mashu Onsen

4.0

151 Reviews

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Hokkaido Kawakamigunteshikagachou Yunoshima 3-5-5

This roadside station is located along National Route 241 in Yunoshima in Teshikaga-cho. It provides information about attractions in Teshikaga-cho, lodging, hot springs and transportation. There are also two computers that you can freely use. In addition, there is a gallery, pamphlet corner and rest corner, making it a place where tourists can relax. In the special product sales corner for Teshikaga, there are products rooted in the local community such as sweets made locally and works by local artists. There is also a simple alkaline foot bath on the premises, giving you a place to heal the wear from your travels.

Clean and effificient and the same as all the other roadside service areas. Good coffee available plus usual souvenirs.
Roadside Station Ashoru Ginga Hall 21

3.5

127 Reviews

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Hokkaido Ashorogunashorochou Kitaichijou 1-3

This roadside station is at the intersection of National Routes 241 and 242, in Ashoro Town, Ashoro County, Hokkaido. It incorporates the Ashoro Station building from the Furusato Ginga line, closed since 2006. Inside, there is the Furusato Ginga Line Information display area, and on the second floor is the Ginga Hall, used for concerts and more. The hall is famous for its Chiharu Matsuyama Area displaying information about the Ashoro-native singer.

国道２４２号上り方面の道の駅。足寄と言えば足寄が生んだシンガー・ソング・ライターの松山千春氏に尽きるでしょう。氏のステージ衣装やリリース作品の歴史などを展示しているギャラリーはファンならずとも目を見張るものがあります。聖地巡礼に推奨します。
Roadside Station Nakasatsunai

4.0

135 Reviews

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Hokkaido Kasaigunnakasatsunaimura Odoriminami 7

This roadside station is located at the junction of National Route 236 and the Shimizu-Taiki line of the Hokkaido Prefectural Route at the entrance to Minami Tokachi Kanko. The country plaza adjacent to a parking lot has an information facility introducing agriculture and attractions of Nakasatsunai, and restaurants with menus using fresh local ingredients. In addition, there are also facilities such as a takeout corner with fresh local vegetables, processed goods and curry, and a Pioneer Memorial with exhibitions of old clothing and toys. As an attached facility, you can also enjoy learning at the Beans Museum built on the relocated and restored former Potato Foundation Seed Farm.

For a roadside rest area this place is pretty nice. There are a couple of stalls selling chicken shish kebobs (yakitori) and chicken nuggets (zangi) which are pretty tasty. There are also 2...
Roadside Station Asahikawa

3.5

118 Reviews

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Hokkaido Asahikawashi Kagurayonjou 6-1-12

Located about five minutes from Asahikawa Station by car, this is Hokkaido's 66th roadside station. Located in Asahikawa City, where four main national highways pass through and that is a center for tourism in the prefecture, this roadside station has very convenient access along National Route 237. Inside the facility, you can find a large exhibition hall where several kinds of events can be held, rental classrooms for training and meetings, a shop, a food court and tourist information. The shop has a rich selection of specialty products from northern Hokkaido. Freshly picked local vegetables are also available for sale. You can get a taste the local dish Asahikawa Ramen in the food court, and freshly baked bread at the bakery and cafe.

This site is centrally located with McDonalds and supermarket just behind. A 24H laundry is also located near by, 5 mins walk. This site is smaller and tighter space than other michi no eki. Arrive...
Roadside Station Lake Utonai

3.5

96 Reviews

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Hokkaido Tomakomaishi Uenae 156-30

A roadside station standing along National Route 36 in Tomakomai City, Hokkaido. Here you can purchase a variety of agricultural and marine products, like oshizushi pressed sushi and Hokkidama fried dumplings made with Sakhalin surf clams. The facility also has a rest space overlooking Lake Utonai and visitors can observe a variety of wild birds here depending on the season.

千歳へと戻る際に時間調整で立ち寄りました。ここは半分近くがテーブル席で、自由に休めるようになっていますが、同じことを考えている方が多いようでほぼ満席に近い状態でした。お弁当とかいろいろ売っていますしね。
Roadside Station Shikabe Geyser Park

4.0

111 Reviews

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Hokkaido Kayabegunshikabechou Shikabe 18-1

A roadside station located in Shikabe Town with a geyser on its grounds. Discovered in 1924, the geyser blows every 12 minutes or so; the roadside station also has a footbath filled with waters from the hot spring that fuels the geyser. In the local specialty products shop, you can buy marine products like Shikabe cod roe, fresh seafood, and local vegetables. There's an adjoining facility offering hot spring-steamed and barbecued food. Women from the Shikabe Fishery Cooperative serve seafood dishes in the Hama no Kasan Shokudo restaurant and also hold short classes on how to make local meals.

We had the local cuisine experience at Hamano Kaasan, to learn cooking with fishermans wives and this place was just next to it. We had a good 10-15 minute foot bath ( I believe the admission fee...
Roadside Station Yubari Meroad

3.0

97 Reviews

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Hokkaido Yubarishi Momijiyama 526-19

This rest area is connected to JR Shin-Yubari Station, along National Route 274 in Yubari. They offer the famous Yubari Melons, as well as farm-fresh foods from direct sales areas, and their take-out area has Yubari sweets to try. The Yubari Melon Baum Kuchen, made in limited batches each day, are a big hit.

We decided to stop over at this roadside station on our way to Sapporo from Obihiro. Upon arrival, we were surprised to find that it was closed (given the GPS location) and soon realised the actual...
Roadside Station 230 Rusutsu

4.0

106 Reviews

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Hokkaido Abutagunrusutsumura Rusutsu 127-191

This roadside station is located along National Route 230 that runs through Rusutsu-mura. It is placed in a scenic area where you can view Yoteizan, nicknamed Ezo Fuji, from within the facility. The restaurants there have menus that use local ingredients. In addition, at the direct sales store for agricultural, forestry and fishery products, they cheaply offer fresh vegetables harvested in the village as well as processed foods. Rusutsu-mura is known as the setting for the nursery rhyme Akai Kutsu (Red Shoes), and Akai Kutsu Furusato park is located right next to the roadside station 230 Rusutsu. In the park, besides a bathroom corner with a triangular roof where the melody of the children's song Akai Kutsu is played, there is also a bust of the famous pioneer of shiatsu (finger pressure) massage Tokujiro Namikoshi, where many people take commemorative photos.

We can only select some sweet corns to take home since we stay at westin hotel. But there are great foods every places we visited.
Roadside Station Minami Furano

3.5

93 Reviews

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Hokkaido Sorachigunminamifuranochou Ikutora 687-1

This michi-no-eki roadside station is on National Route 38 in Minami Furano Town, Sorachi County, Hokkaido. There's a massive fish pool with live Sakhalin taimen and white spotted char from the nearby Sorachi River, and the Butter Potatoes made with local Minami Furano potatoes are a hit. Canoes are also quite popular with locals, so the building itself was designed to resemble one.

We aimed for this Michi-no-Eki to eat Ezoshika Deer, served here as a cutlet with vegetables like pumpkin, eggplant, and shishito covered in a slightly spicy curry. Delicious. The meat was soft...
Roadside Station Lake Saroma

3.5

68 Reviews

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Hokkaido Tokorogunsaromachou Naniwa 121-3

This roadside station is on National Route 238 in Saroma Town, Tokoro County, Hokkaido. Their Hokkai Shrimp Burgers, limited to 20 a day and made with Hokkai shrimp from lake Saroma, are quite popular. You can also enjoy charcoal grilled scallops and pumpkin soft-serve ice cream. The building was designed to resemble a cow barn and silo in tribute to the town's booming dairy industry.

Not a bad place to have a rest if you are travelling in the Yubetsu and Saroma area. Scallops are the specialty for the place when we visited, offering scallop noodles and curry rice. Grilled...
Roadside Station Date Rekishi no Mori

4.0

79 Reviews

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Hokkaido Dateshi Matsugaechou 34-1

This roadside station is on National Route 37 in Date City, Hokkaido. The fresh produce direct from the farmers often sells out by noon. The Kinki no Izushi, made with mature, high quality kinki rockfish, and Gold Pork are famous. The dining area, Handsome Shokudo, is popular for their Handsome Yaki desserts, with sweet bean paste or cream.

洞爺湖から室蘭へと向かう道すがら立ち寄りました。なんというか、完全にスーパーですね、ここは。このタイプの道の駅って他だと夕張がそうだったかな。地元物産も扱っていますが、観光客というよりは地元民向けでしょう。
Hakucho (Swan) Bridge Memorial Hall (Roadside Station Mitara Muroran)

3.5

78 Reviews

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Hokkaido Muroranshi Shukuduchou 4-16-15

This roadside station was constructed as a memorial hall for the Hakucho (Swan) Bridge on National Route 37 in Muroran City, Hokkaido. Try Muroran City's famous scallop tamayaki (fried dough balls) or fresh soft-serve ice cream made with Hokkaido milk. A model of the Hakucho Bridge, materials used, and more are displayed in the second-floor exhibition room. You can also view the bridge and Enrum Marina from the observation deck.

There is a shop for selling local food specialities as well as some souvenirs. Also there is a some tables for you to sit and eat foods that available at the place.
Roadside Station Mukawa Shiki no Yakata

3.5

58 Reviews

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Hokkaido Yufutsugunmukawachou Miyuki 3-3-1

A roadside station standing along National Route 235 in Mukawa Town, Yufutsu County, Hokkaido. Dedicated to the theme of promoting health, the station is equipped with a hot bath facility and a sports plaza. In addition, the station's restaurant, Tanpopo, serves seafood dishes like shishamo smelt, a local specialty, and Sakhalin surf clam rice bowls.

The obvious attraction here is the onsen, which is not spectacular compared to the ones Ive visited, but I guess for 520 yen, this place will suffice for a couple of hours of soak. It also has an...
Roadside Station Misogi-no-sato Kikonai

4.0

58 Reviews

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Hokkaido Kamisogunkikonaichou Honchou 338-14

Roadside station along Hokkaido Route 383 in Kikonai Town, Kamiiso, Hokkaido. Located right by Kikonai Station on the Hokkaido Bullet Train Line, here you can find their resident tourism concierges. Try the Misogi salt ice cream, or popular Italian restaurant Dounan de's Ocuda Spirits, supervised by the internationally successful chef Masayuki Okuda. The building was also constructed using local Japanese cypress.

It has all the brochures and tourist services. It is also a bakery, cafe, grocery store, bus office and stop, and an Italian restaurant. There is a childrens playground out the back, too.
Roadside Station Iwanai

3.0

44 Reviews

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Hokkaido Iwanaiguniwanaichou Mandai 47-4

Roadside station in Iwanai Town, Iwanai County, Hokkaido. Come to Tara-Maru-Kan, a tour guide center based on a yacht, to get tourist information. Come and see locally made specialties in the Special Products Exhibition Corner. Visit nearby cultural centers such as the art gallery or Iwanai Local Culture Center.

Information center with Japanese gift shop and a cool Iwanai mascot right across the Bus Station. worth a small visit

Travel / Tourism Rest Spot

Hokkaido Areas

Not just a prefecture but an island of its own, Hokkaido is the most northerly prefecture and island of the Japanese archipelago. Arriving in Hokkaido, which is rural and bursting with breathtaking nature, means entering a world where vast national parks, towering mountains, and natural hot springs can be found at every turn. Come December, these natural splendors freeze over and morph into a winter wonderland.