Category: Roadside Stations

Roadside Station Kirara-Taki in Shimane Prefecture

.Reading time 8 minutes.

We made a stop here during our New Year’s Road Trip. We had been on the road for quite a while and were looking to take a short rest. Roadside Station Kirara-Taki in Shimane was conveniently located right off of National Route 9 and just behind Kirara Beach. The waves at the beach were a […]

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Roadside Station Uminpia Oi in Fukui Prefecture

.Reading time 6 minutes.

We exited the ETC toll road at the Obama-nishi IC. We got on National Route 27 and headed west. The road skirted the coast and passed through a number of quaint seaside towns. We were surprised as there were quite a few roadside stations in close proximity to each other. Roadside Station Seaside Takahama was […]

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Roadside Station Nikko in Tochigi Prefecture

.Reading time 7 minutes.

The parking lot was pretty small and when we arrived at 8:45, there were only a few spots left. We learned later that there were five other supplementary parking lots with a combined space for an additional 124 vehicles. Combined with the 58 spaces in the main lot, it came out to a reasonable 182 […]

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