Transportation Spots in Kumamoto Area

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  • Aso Roadside Station
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    4.0
    13 Reviews
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    Kumamoto Pref. Asoshi Kurokawa 1440-1
    An excellently situated roadside station which offers superb views of Mt. Aso to the south and the outer rim of a volcanic greater standing beyond agricultural land to the north. There is an information booth inside the facility staffed by guides who will be happy to tell you about local tourist attractions and recommend special local products. The facility stands at a key crossing point between the Aso Tozan Road, National Route 57, and National Route 212.

    ＪＡＦの会員が選ぶ２０１９年の九州・沖縄「イチオシ道の駅グランプリ」で、４回連続で熊本県内１位となった道の駅。国道５７号沿いで阿蘇駅に隣接。正面南側には阿蘇山が堂々と聳え立っています。インフォメーションは英語対応可能で外国人に人気も頷けます。

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  • Roadside Station Ozu
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    4.0
    74 Reviews
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    Kumamoto Pref. Kikuchigunodumachi Hikinomizu 759
    This roadside station is in Ozu Town, Kikuchi County. Its specialty shop sells items from around the prefecture, as well as handicrafts, daily essentials, and women's clothes. Their popular taiyaki treats are made with sweet potatoes (the region grows the most in the prefecture). You can watch vendors make ikinari dango dumplings, a Kumamoto favorite, as well as spicy mustard filled lotus root. The restaurant serves fare like gyudon beef rice bowl, steak, and yakiniku (Japanese style barbecue) featuring the local Aka beef.

    ・Croissant sweet potato tai-yaki →There is a volume.And,the combination of sweet potatos and red bean paste are good. We can enjoy croissants and Taiyaki together. ・Red bean tai-yaki →It is softer...

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  • Roadside Station Ariake “Rippleland”
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    3.5
    62 Reviews
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    Kumamoto Pref. Amakusashi Ariakemachikoutsura 1955
    This roadside station is on National Route 324 just as you're entering Amakusa City. Its shop has lots of items featuring octopus, a local specialty. Stop at the restaurant for a bowl of takoten-don, octopus tempura on rice. Its popular day-use hot spring facility Sazanami-no-Yu has a great view of the Ariake Sea. It also has its trademark tower and a playscape for the kids.

    天草の有明タコ街道をドライの途中トイレ休憩で立ち寄りました。道の駅を併設した広い施設には物産館やレストラン、シンボルタワー、アスレチックなどの施設があり有明町の特産「タコ」を使った名物料理などの楽しめるレストランもありました。

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  • Roadside Station Kamiamakusa Sunpearl
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    3.5
    61 Reviews
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    Kumamoto Pref. Kamiamakusashi Oyanomachinaka 11582-24
    This roadside station is on National Route 266 in central Oyano-machi. You can buy local seasonal produce and seafood from their specialty shop. The restaurant primarily serves fare made with local ingredients like seafood dishes and fried tonkatsu cutlet meal sets featuring Amakusa Bainiku brand pork. Bus parking is available, so it sees a lot of Oyano tourists.

    トイレと小規模な直売があるのみ、地元で地産の名物を食するといった道の駅ならではさはまったくありめせん。施設もたいしてきれいではありません。

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  • Roadside Station Mizube Plaza Kamoto
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    4.0
    23 Reviews
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    Kumamoto Pref. Yamagashi Kamotomachikajiya 1257
    This road station includes a natural hot spring where water gushes out at 90 liters per minute, overnight accommodation, and a restaurant which uses seasonal ingredients. One can try pizza and bread making, and with its oversized playground equipment it is a popular place to bring children. In spring and summer one can also try their hand at canoeing.

    時間調整に立ち寄りましたが、思ったより農産物のお買い得品がたくさんあり、買ってしまいました。日帰り湯は利用しませんでしたが、いちご狩りとのセットがお得なようでした。

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  • Roadside Station Kahoku (Ogurigo)
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    4.0
    44 Reviews
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    Kumamoto Pref. Yamagashi Kahokumachiwano 4186-130
    This roadside station on National Route 3 sells fresh produce, rice, and jagadango potato dumplings when the potatoes are newly harvested. The eatery serves the local favorite known as dago dumpling soup, and their Mokuyu-kan has workshops in woodcraft and making stone oven-baked pizzas. You can also enjoy strolls through the natural surroundings as well as their family pool in the summer.

    国道3号線の福岡県と熊本県の県境にある大型の道の駅。地元の名産品や郷土料理レストランが充実しています。特にイチゴなどの農産品が安くて豊富に揃っています。

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  • Roadside Station Namino (Kaguraen)
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    4.0
    34 Reviews
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    Kumamoto Pref. Asoshi Naminoshouchino 1602
    This roadside station is on National Route 57 which connects Kumamoto and Oita. Its ample facilities include an eatery, a shop selling local specialties, and an event area. They also provide information on local kagura, an ancient form of ritual music and dance. You can also view performances. They hold workshops for making tasty soba noodles by hand too.

    阿蘇山から祖母山登山口への移動の途中で、遅めのランチ、閉店間際にもつ煮定食を頂きました。平日の16:00過ぎはお客も無くほぼ貸切、閉店までのんびり過ごさせて頂きました。もつ煮のお皿が少し小さくかも。

  • New Kusasenri
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    4.0
    23 Reviews
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    Kumamoto Pref. Asoshi Nagakusa 2391-15
    This drive-in facility has a specialty shop, a café, and a restaurant. The restaurant serves regional cuisine including Aka beef steak and rice bowls that you can dine on while absorbing the magnificent view of Mt. Aso and Kusasenri (green grassy plain). The café has excellent coffee and gelato, and the shop sells souvenirs from Kumamoto and Aso.

    It is a best choice when you are in the Aso volcano area. Ordering can be made from the vendor machine, the pick up the dish from counter. You can enjoy the volcano view from the windows.

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  • Roadside Station Kikusui (Roman kan)
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    3.5
    24 Reviews
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    Kumamoto Pref. Tamanagunnagomimachi Eta 455
    This roadside station in Nagomi Town, Tamana County sells locally grown fruit and vegetables. It has a park with facilities for camping and canoeing and a hot spring spa with a large bathing area and a family bath. Its soft hot spring water is said help alleviate nerve pain, sensitivity to cold, and fatigue. The roadside station bustles with locals out to shop or relax and road trippers stopping off for a break.

    食事処と小さなスーパーとゆーか八百屋があります。野菜は地物で結構安いです。肉屋パン屋も外にあるので買い物にも良いかも

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  • Roadside Station Komoriuta no Sato Itsuki
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    3.5
    17 Reviews
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    Kumamoto Pref. Kumagunitsukimura Kou 2672-54
    This roadside station is in Itsuki Village, Kuma County. Its specialty shop sells shochu liquor made with local rice, venison, seasonal produce, and prepared items like gelatin and juice made with village grown citrus fruit. Watch for the vendors preparing salt grilled masu trout. Their spa is equipped with a whirlpool and electric bath. There are also a traveler's center providing information on sightseeing events and more and a natural hot spring bathhouse.

    色々な山の幸，田舎の幸を買うことができます（いわゆる土産用の菓子もあります）。とにかく「しっかりずっしりした豆腐」と厚揚げが最高だった。また買いたいなあ。

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  • Roadside Station Suika no Sato Ueki
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    3.5
    17 Reviews
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    Kumamoto Pref. Kumamotoshikitaku Uekimachiwano 160-1
    This roadside station is located on Prefectural Route 329, the Haruueki Line. It sells agricultural produce year-round, including citrus fruit and various melons, including watermelon. They offer products made with watermelon too, like baumkuchen cake, nigori cloudy sake, and cosmetics. Known as Kumamoto City's north entrance, the roadside station also has a tourist information center and a rest area, so lots of people drop in while sightseeing.

    数日前久留米からの観光客として初来駅しました。山鹿の八千代座周辺と田原坂古戦場を巡り終え久留米に帰る前の寄り道。お目当ては夕食用の惣菜。結果は大外れ！ スイカも売っている道の駅かと思いきや、スイカしか売ってない道の駅みたいな施設。家人も私も目が点に。実際には惣菜売り場もどきのコーナーがあり、少し売れ残っていたので2品持ち帰りました。 スイカの品揃えには驚きました。さすが植木！ 買い求めたのは10...

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  • Roadside Station Kyokushi
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    4.0
    13 Reviews
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    Kumamoto Pref. Kikuchishi Kyokushikawabe 1886
    This roadside station is in Kikuchi City. Its specialty shop sells locally produced agricultural products, including healthy Kyokushi brand beef with moderate marbling. Shokusaikan, its restaurant, offers yakiniku Japanese barbecue and a variety of other fare made with local produce. Customers can also enjoy their steak and hamburger steak meal sets.

    注文してから揚げる旭志牛のメンチカツが美味しいです。店内には色んな土産や特産品などがあります。野菜も新鮮。隣接してレストランもあります。

  • Roadside Station Minamata
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    3.5
    14 Reviews
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    Kumamoto Pref. Minamatashi Tsukinoura 54-162
    This roadside station is on the grounds of Eco Park Minamata on National Route 3. It's well known for its rose garden with about 750 varieties. They have rose soft serve ice cream made with domestically produced rose extract. Its restaurant Aji-no-Eki Takenko has a lunch buffet that's popular with locals and tourists alike.

    道の駅を探すが、ナビ上の位置に水俣観光物産館とある、どちらも同じ電話番号。 物産館内は、精製食品関係と民芸品や菓子類等のコーナに分かれる。 海産物の加工品とかんきつ類が豊富であった。 昼時で、ドライブ途中で食べられるお弁当。御握り購入・

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  • Roadside Station Ashikita Dekopon
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    4.0
    10 Reviews
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    Kumamoto Pref. Ashikitagunashikitamachi Sashiki 443
    This roadside station is in Ashikita Town, Ashikita County. It has a farmers market run by JA Ashikita that sells seasonal vegetables, including a local specialty fruit called dekopon. They also offer Ashikita beef, fresh fish, prepared products, and their popular homemade omanju buns and sekihan red beans and rice. There's a restaurant and a tourist information center too.

    品揃えは豊富です。 が、地元の商品は少ないようで、JA店舗のような印象です。お肉やお魚が充実していました。

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  • Roadside Station Shiranuhi
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    4.0
    5 Reviews
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    Kumamoto Pref. Ukishi Shiranuhimachieino 1910-1
    This roadside station faces the Shiranui Sea. Its specialty shop sells fish, fruit, decopon citrus wines, and other prepared products. The restaurant serves the freshest fare available including meal sets with sashimi and shellfish. It has a hot spring spa, too.

    日本旅遊在路上經過的駅站，很多都附有餐廳，大多數都不會抱有太大期望，然而這間在不知火町駅的餐廳卻有很大驚喜，可算是這裡的名物。 貝汁定食是當地出產的蜆仔煮成的味噌湯，由於當地特產，因此非常新鮮，在餐廳旁的產物店，也有新鮮的蜆仔出售，煮成味噌湯非常鮮甜。珍寶大蝦天㷌羅定食，有三隻大蝦，份量十足，而且炸得非常香脆，連蝦頭也很好吃。

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  • Misumi West Port
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    Kumamoto Pref. Ukishi Misumimachimisumiura
    This is a natural harbor at the western tip of the Uto Peninsula. It is counted among the three biggest harbors of the Meiji era, with a 756-meter-long stone pier, waterways, and beautiful western architecture. Retaining the same form as it held at the time of construction, it has been designated a National Important Cultural Property and in 2015 a World Cultural Heritage site.
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  • Roadside Station Ono Onsen
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    4.5
    3 Reviews
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    Kumamoto Pref. Ashikitagunashikitamachi Amatsuki 1000
    This roadside station is in Ashikita Town, Ashikita County. Surrounded by greenery, it provides tourist information and sells locally harvested vegetables and handmade prepared items. Its restaurant offers a healthy buffet featuring lots of local vegetables. They also have an on-site ground golf course and a hot spring facility.

    お湯が柔らかくて、気持ちよかったです。車がないと行けないところですが、売店には地元のものが売ってあり、とてもほっこりしました。

  • Roadside Station Misato Samata no Yu
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    3.5
    2 Reviews
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    Kumamoto Pref. Shimomashikigunmisatomachi Samata 705
    This roadside station is in Misato Town, Shimomashiki County. They sell seasonal produce as well as prepared products and specialty items like tofu moromi pickles made with local ingredients. Soak your fatigue away at their on-site hot spring spa. It has hot tubs like an open-air bath surrounded by garden greenery and a hinoki cypress bath. There's a lodge in a separate building where you can spend the night.

    九州の味、熊本の味、いなかの大地の味。 温泉に入る前、入った後に楽しめる施設です。サービスなどは期待せず、ただ食事をする場所です。

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  • Roadside Station Oguni
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    Kumamoto Pref. Asogunogunimachi Miyabaru 1754-17
    "This roadside station is in Oguni Town, Aso County. It's also known locally as ""Yu Station."" Completely covered in mirror glass and made with local Oguni cedar, it's Japan's first wooden-space truss building. The first floor has a gift shop selling specialty products, and the second floor is a tourist information center providing all you need to know about the region. It's on the site of what was once the Japanese National Railway's Higo-Oguni Station."
  • Roadside Station Uki
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    Kumamoto Pref. Ukishi Matsubasemachikugu 757-3
    This roadside station is in Uki City near the center of Kumamoto Prefecture. Apart from providing tourist information, they have a specialty shop that sells fruit like locally harvested strawberries, melons, pears, and decopon citrus, as well as vegetables, meat, and flowers. They also offer syrups made with local fruit such as figs and lemons and other specialty products too.
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Kumamoto lies in the center of Kyushu, a calm prefecture perfect for easy strolls around the historic center and lazy evenings in the natural hot springs at Kurokawa Onsen. For a slightly more strenuous activity, head to Mount Aso, whose surrounding hills offer hiking opportunities aplenty with views over the active volcano.

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