Mikuriyaichi

Quite unusual in Japan, this farmers market is located inside a train station building. The Mikuriya Station building is the oldest station building in the San'in region and it still looks much as it did when railway lines were first built in the area. The market sells fresh agricultural products and foods from local farms. Filled with fresh vegetables, fruits, and seafood, the market operates out of the former administrative area of a station building which has been in use for over 100 years since it first opened in 1902. Visitors can the interior of the old station building as well as baggage stands and other original furnishings over a century old. Trains continue to stop at the station, and the market is truly a community-based establishment connecting producers directly with consumers.