Special feature on charming roadside stations in Yamaguchi City

• Table of Contents
• What is a roadside station?
• ①Roadside Station Kirara Ajisu
• ②Roadside Station Aio
• ③Roadside Station Niho no Sato
• ④Roadside Station Nagato Gorge

What is a roadside station?

A roadside station has basic facilities such as a 24-hour telephone, clean restrooms, and a spacious parking lot, as well as rest facilities such as restaurants and hot springs, as well as road information, history, culture, local products, and other facilities. A rest area with three functions: ``information dissemination function'' such as an information board introducing tourist spots, a museum, and a product sales corner, and a ``local cooperation function'' where towns work together to create a vibrant community. It refers to facilities.

①Roadside Station Kirara Ajisu

There are shops selling fresh local vegetables, seafood from the Seto Inland Sea, special products such as kanzuke and soy sauce balls, freshly made bread and mochi, and a restaurant.

Special product corner

At the roadside station Kirara Ajisu, you can enjoy soft serve ice cream made with Achisu's specialty pumpkin ``Kurimasaru''!

Kurimasaru Soft

Popular souvenirs are madeleines, pound cakes made with Achisu manju and Kurimasaru.

Kurimasaru pound cake

Achisu Manju

In addition, ``Ajimusume'', a shochu made with ``Kurimasaru'', is refreshing and easy to drink, with a faint pumpkin flavor aftertaste, and is only sold at Roadside Station Kirara Ajisu.

Ajimusume

Furthermore, there is a flower garden next to the roadside station where you can enjoy seasonal flowers such as rape blossoms in spring, zinnias and sunflowers in summer, and cosmos in autumn.

②Roadside Station Aio

It is located in the Akiho area, which is known as the birthplace of prawn farming, so the cherry blossom-colored building is characteristic of prawns.

Specialty product prawns

In addition to prawns, we also offer Akiho specialties such as honey made in Akiho, mandarin oranges grown in the warm climate of the Seto Inland Sea, and rich, high-sugar tomatoes grown slowly from winter to spring. You can buy it.

Special product corner

Akiho tomato

Akiho Mikan

At the restaurant attached to the roadside station, you can enjoy fried shrimp set meals using Akiho shrimp, shrimp tempura udon and soba, and fried shrimp curry.

fried shrimp curry

③Roadside Station Niho no Sato

In addition to fresh locally grown vegetables, flowers and fruits, there are also sweets and rice cakes made with locally grown vegetables, a bakery, a restaurant, and a udon shop.

local fresh vegetables

The peaches and grapes are especially popular, with lines forming even before the store opens.

``Niho cucumber'' is a type of Yamaguchi's traditional vegetable ``chihiro cucumber,'' and unlike regular cucumbers, it grows by crawling on the ground. They are larger than the cucumbers you find in supermarkets and have a crunchy texture.

Niho cucumber

A popular recommended item is the ``Hoppetaochimashu'' cream puff made at the sweets workshop.

The smooth custard has just the right amount of sweetness and is so delicious that it will melt your cheeks.

My cheeks are dry

Also, as Children's Day approaches in May, many carp streamers are displayed in the Niho River next to the roadside station, creating a view that looks like carp swimming in the sky.

④Roadside Station Nagato Gorge

This roadside station faces National Route 9 and is the gateway to Nagato Gorge, a nationally designated scenic spot.

The JR Yamaguchi Line runs right in front of the roadside station, and you can see the SL Yamaguchi and DL Yamaguchi trains up close.

The Ato region, located in the northern part of Yamaguchi City, is located in the mountainous region of the Chugoku Mountains, so it is rich in nature and has many delicious specialty products such as rice, Wagyu beef, tomatoes, apples, pears, and honey.

At the specialty products corner, you can purchase carefully selected Ato Wagyu beef and SL goods, and at the takeout corner, you can find rice flour soft serve ice cream made with Ato rice (*not available in winter), freshly fried Ato Wagyu croquettes, and Tokusa apple juice. You can enjoy the charm of Ato.

Meat shop

rice flour soft serve

Ato Wagyu Beef Croquette

⑤Roadside station wish fulfillment hot spring

Kanjiju Onsen, located on the prefectural border with Shimane, is a famous hot spring surrounded by clear air and lush greenery.

Since the store is located on the prefectural border, we mainly carry special products from Ato, Yamaguchi City, and Tsuwano Town, Shimane Prefecture.

Specialty product corner

In addition, the open-air bath leading from the large bath with sauna is spacious and has a Japanese garden-like structure, and you can enjoy seasonal baths such as yuzu bath and rose bath.

The state of the bath

Additionally, you can take a free footbath from 7am to 9pm, and towels are provided for wiping your feet.

free footbath

Each roadside station has a different charm, so why not stop by when you come to Yamaguchi City?