Roadside Station Ryokan no Sato Washima

4.0

A roadside station situated along National Route 116 in Nagaoka City, Niigata Prefecture. The facility has a route information terminal useable 24 hours a day, community center, art zone consisting of two art museums, and more. The Motenashiya community center, a former old private home moved to the site, serves local dishes such as dango-jiru soup and Ryokan musubi rice balls. There’s also a shop corner selling local specialty and agricultural products. The Ryokan no Sato Art Museum presents calligraphy and poems created by Edo period Zen priest, poet, and calligrapher Ryokan as well as his apprentice Teishinni. The Kikumori Memorial Museum displays sculptures and paintings gathered by Yoshio Kikumori.

Spot details

Address: Nigata Pref. Nagaokashi Shimazaki 5713-2 Map
Area: Nagaoka Area
Phone: 0258418110
Hours: [Ryokan no Sato Art Museum, Kikumori Memorial Art Museum, Deai no Iori, Museum of History and Folklore] 9:00-17:00 [Road Information Terminal] Open 24 hours [Yawaragiya] 10:00-17:00 (depending on the season)
[Motenashiya] 10:00-17:00 (Meals 10:00-15:00)
Closed: [Ryokan no Sato Museum, Kikumori Memorial Museum, History and Folklore Museum, Hospitality House] 1stMonday, New Year's Holiday
[Enai no Iori] New Year's Holiday
[Waragiya] 1stMonday (open everyday in case of public holiday), Tuesday, New Year's Holiday
Fees: [Ryokan no Sato Art Museum (Admission fee)]
[Adult] 500 yen
[Elementary and junior high school students] 300 yen

[Kikumori Memorial Art Museum]
[Adult] 400 yen
[Children] 250 yen

[History and Folklore Museum]
100yen

Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN

Review

良寛さんの里

Reviewed : 2020.10.12

地元の美味しいものが沢山ありました。お米は新米！珍しいガンジー牛乳のソフトクリームも美味ピスタチオのソフトクリームが、これまた美味！キバナコスモスが咲いてのんびり、広々。近くには良寛さんの紹介施設もあり、先を急がなければ、もう少し滞在したかったです。
新潟への道すがら

Reviewed : 2019.11.09

新潟方面に向かう道の途中にあり、帰省などの際に立ち寄りやすいよいばしょにあります。買い物や食事ができます
上越方面に向かう休憩所

Reviewed : 2019.09.04

上越方面や新潟方面に向かう時、道路沿いにあるので丁度いい休憩所になります。テナントは野菜（地元）のモノは売っています。食事もできますから、いいですね