Rest Spot Spots in Shimanto River / Ashizuri Area

  • Roadside Station Nabura Tosa Saga
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    4.0
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    Kouchi Pref. Hatagunkuroshiochou Saga 1350
    You’ll find this rest stop along National Route 56 in Kuroshio Town, Hata County, Kochi Prefecture. It is popular for its delicious bonito. The facility contains a food court that is well-known for its “seared (tataki) bonito burgers,” and there’s also the “seared bonito set,” “Kuroshio bonito rice bowl,” which is topped with bonito roasted over a straw-fueled fire, “bonito cutlet curry,” and more. The rest stop also hosts bonito roasting demonstrations and a farmer’s market that offers fresh fish, vegetables, and more, making it perfect for taking a break during a drive or doing some shopping.

    ランチで利用しました。入って右にレストランがあり、食券を買って呼び出しを待つスタイルです。明神丸のレストランなので、カツオのたたきがおすすめですが、ほかにも各種カツオ料理がありました。 塩たたき丼をいただきましたが、とてもおいしかったです。また、カツオたたきの定食は5切れ、7切れなど選べます。ひと切れがとても大きくてびっくりしました。

  • Roadside Station Shimanto Towa
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    4.0
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    Kouchi Pref. Takaokagunshimantochou Towakawaguchi 62-9
    This Roadside Station, located on National Route 381 in Shimanto-cho, Takaoka County in Kochi Prefecture, is in the perfect location to enjoy the magnificent scenery of the Shimanto River. Its shops sell many locally-sourced vegetables and processed goods, focusing on locally-produced and locally-consumed as well as original items. It is lined with the bounty of the Shimanto River basin such as wild sweetfish, river prawns, shiitake mushrooms, tea and sweets made from Shimanto chestnuts. The restaurant serves seasonal cuisine using local ingredients such as wild sweetfish and eel. There is also a buffet of local cuisine every Wednesday.

    道の駅四万十とおわは、高知県高岡郡四万十町十和川口(こうちけんたかおかぐんしまんとちょうとおわかわぐち)にある道の駅だ。 2021年5月22日、この日は自宅を車で出発し、土佐ICから高知自動車道に乗る。 四万十中央ICで高速道路を下り、国道56号線に入る。 県道から国道381号線へ。 道の駅四万十とおわに到着だ。 駐車場はとても広い。 まず売店に入ってみた。 店頭で野菜を販売している。 ズッキ...

  • Roadside Station Otsuki
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    4.0
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    Kouchi Pref. Hatagunotsukichou Hiromi 2610
    This roadside station is located on the side of National Route 321 in Hiromi, Otsuki Town, Hata County. It offers the town’s local products including fresh fruits and vegetables harvested each morning, fresh fish, and side dishes. Other offerings include soft-serve ice cream made with local milk, strawberry shaved ice featuring strawberries grown on the on-site farm, and more. The station’s restaurant offers meals made with local ingredients, coffee made with beans roasted locally with Binchotan Charcoal, and more. The station, which features a park equipped with a large playset, also hosts Coral Illumination in Otsuki event during the winter.

    ツアーで立ち寄りました。小さめの道の駅ですが、品ぞろえが充実していました。 特に地元のものを使った商品が多く、お土産選びが楽しかったです。「ばんかん」という名の柑橘のゼリーがおいしかったです。 生鮮食品もたくさんありましたが、旅行途中で買えず、残念でした。

  • Roadside Station Bios Ogata Hinataya
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    Kouchi Pref. Hatagunkuroshiochou Ukibuchi 953-1
    This is a roadside rest station along National Route 56 in Kuroshio Town, Hata County, Kochi Prefecture. It is at a great location about one minute walk from the ocean and visitors can enjoy resting, shopping and eating overlooking the Pacific Ocean. The cafeteria’s specialty is the “seared bonito burger”. There are also a variety of dishes that use ingredients from Kochi’s mountains and the sea such as “mackerel cutlet set meal” and “bonito miso chazuke (boiled rice in soup)”. At the wholesale store, seared bonito, local vegetables, dried products, town specialty products, and ice creams are sold.

    四国に訪れた際は伺います 毎回楽しみにしてます 今回は空いていたのでしらす丼頂きました 人気のラーメンもかつおのたたき定食も頂きました コロナ対策もバッチリで 皆さん笑顔で頑張ってました ただご当地ガチャポンがお金を入れても出てこなくて残念でした

  • Roadside Station Aguri Kubo River
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    Kouchi Pref. Takaokagunshimantochou Hiragushi 284-1
    This roadside station is located on the side of the Nakamura Highway in Hiragushi, Shimanto Town, Takaoka County. It sells local specialties with a focus on items from Shimanto Town and the Shimanto River watershed, local sake, Niidamai rice, processed ginger products (the area is Japan’s biggest producer of ginger), and more. Its restaurant provides items made with local seafood, the fruits and vegetable of the land. It also features a shop that carries produce grown by local farmers, processed products, and handicrafts, as well as a shop that specializes in ice cream made with fresh raw milk produced by dairy farmers in the Shimanto River watershed.

    This is one stop you must do.Noce pork over rice. leave some space for those bbq pork along the walkway.

  • Roadside Station Shimanto Taisho
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    Kochi Takaoka-gun Shimantocho Taisho 16-2
    Roadside Station Shimanto is one of the country's older roadside stations. Its famous restaurant has been making fare with the same recipes since its founding. Run by members of a women's organization tied to Kochi's agricultural cooperative, their items made with dashi broth are especially good. Don't miss the soup that accompanies the udon noodles and meal sets. Their Udon Set and Shimanto Unakaba Rice Bowls come recommended.

    四万十川の中間地点(全長196kmの中間)にある道の駅の食堂。リーズナブルな各種うどんメニューのほかに四万十鰻メニューも有り、鰻専門店より安価で食べられました。

  • Roadside Station Yotte Nishi Tosa
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    Kouchi Pref. Shimantoshi Nishitosaekawasaki 2410-3
    This roadside station standing next to Shimanto River, the river that is said to have the last clear stream in Japan, is in Nishi Tosa, Shimanto City, Kochi Prefecture, on National Route 441. Produce such as natural Ayu sweetfish and eel caught in the Shimanto River and locally grown organic vegetables and rice harvested in the mountainous areas are sold. In the facility, there is an Ayu market, where you can buy freshly cooked Ayu sweetfish grilled with salt, a market selling produce directly from the farmers, a cafeteria, and an observation deck, as well as a café where unique Shimanto sweets can be enjoyed.
  • Roadside Station Sukumo
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    Kouchi Pref. Sukumoshi Sakanoshita 1023-44
    This roadside station is located on the side of National Route 321 in Sakanoshita, Sukumo City. It features a number of shops including a shop that offers fresh fish and processed seafood products, a coral accessory shop, a café, and an okonomiyaki (savory pancake) restaurant. An observation deck has been built on the grounds, which face the Sukumo Bay, from which visitors can sometimes see a special phenomenon in which the setting sun looks like a Dharma doll from autumn to winter.
  • Roadside Station Meji Kanosato Tosashimizu
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    Kochi Tosashimizu-shi

    メジカとはソウダガツオのことで、カツオより血合肉が多いことから一般的に旨味が強いとされる宗田節の原料です。土佐清水の新鮮な魚や野菜が売られていて小規模ながら商品が魅力的でした。「宗田屋」という食堂もあり宗田節のダシの味と香りの楽しめるうどんやラーメンをいただけるのも良かったです。

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The largest of Shikoku’s prefectures, Kochi is endowed with some of the island’s most exceptional sand beaches lining the Pacific Ocean, which narrows into the Shimanto-gawa, a huge river that stretches 196 kilometers into the prefecture, passing verdant mountains and hosting countless riverside activities. Whether you’re a pilgrim or not, Kochi’s 16 Buddhist temples that make up one leg of the Shikoku Pilgrimage are worth a visit, particularly Chikurin-ji for its five-tier pagoda.

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