Hokkaido
道の駅 スペース・アップルよいち
A rest stop on National Route 229 beside the Yoichi River, bringing together a space museum and shops in the fruit-growing town of Yoichi.
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Eat, shop, play, take in the view or rest. Choose from the station’s strengths to suit your day.
Find Yoichi specialties, products made from seasonal fruit, and space food. The shop has no regular closing day from mid-April to early November.
These regular offerings appear in the official guide. There is an eat-in area where you can take a break from driving.
Admission is ¥500 for adults, ¥300 for elementary and junior high school students, and free for preschool children. The museum opens from the third Saturday in April through November 30 and closes on Mondays.
Only five spaces in the first parking lot accommodate large vehicles. The nursing room and diaper-changing table are available 24 hours a day.
Michi-no-Eki Space Apple Yoichi is a roadside station beside the Yoichi River on National Route 229. It includes the Yoichi Space Museum “Space Dome,” which presents the achievements of Mamoru Mohri, an astronaut from Yoichi Town, and has a digital planetarium and 3D theater. Shops on the grounds sell Yoichi specialties, space food, and products made from seasonal fruit, as well as apple pie and soft-serve ice cream. Parking is available 24 hours a day year-round, and there is a covered rest facility with a nursing room and diaper-changing table.
Kyuro Kusumi sees Space Apple Yoichi as “a gateway to Yoichi with parking and rest facilities open 24 hours a day year-round.” Browse processed fruit products and apple pie at the shops, then head to the space museum during its open season. In winter the museum closes and shop hours change, so adjust your visit to the season.
The Yoichi Space Museum “Space Dome” presents the achievements of Mamoru Mohri, a Yoichi Town native and Japan’s first scientist astronaut. It has a digital planetarium and 3D theater, and its museum shop sells space food and science goods.
The grounds have several shops and an eat-in area, with products made from local specialties and seasonal fruit. Apple pie and soft-serve ice cream also appear in the official guide.
The first parking lot is free and open 24 hours a day year-round, with five spaces for large vehicles. The rest facility, which includes covered parking, a nursing room, and a diaper-changing table, is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
It is about a seven-minute walk from Yoichi Station on the JR Hakodate Main Line and about 3 km from the Yoichi Interchange. It sits on National Route 229 and can also be reached from National Route 5.
Spend your time at the station or add somewhere nearby. These ideas help you plan around your companions and the weather.
Park, use the restroom, look through Yoichi specialties at the shop, and have an apple pie or soft-serve ice cream. The first parking lot is available 24 hours a day year-round.
Park → restroom → shop → depart
In winter, the shop closes on Mondays (or the following day if Monday is a public holiday), and its hours change.
See the planetarium, 3D theater, and exhibits about Mamoru Mohri at the Yoichi Space Museum, then visit the shop. You can choose space food at the museum shop inside.
Roadside station → Yoichi Space Museum → museum shop → shop
The museum opens from the third Saturday in April through November 30 and closes on Mondays. Last admission is at 16:00.
It is about a seven-minute walk from JR Yoichi Station. You can visit both the space museum and shops without a car.
Yoichi Station → roadside station → Yoichi Station
Check the train timetable in advance for service frequency.
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The nursing room and diaper-changing table are available 24 hours a day.
The rest facility adjoins covered parking, making it easier to use in poor weather.
A short visit to the shop for soft-serve ice cream may work well.
Preschool children enter the space museum free. Plan the planetarium or theater around showtimes.
The 3D theater and planetarium can be the focus of the visit.
Choose a visit date around the museum’s open season and Monday closures.
Exhibits about astronaut Mamoru Mohri offer a chance to learn.
Admission is ¥300 for elementary and junior high school students. Shopping for space food can add to the experience.
Parking is free and available 24 hours a day year-round. The shops and eat-in area are on the grounds, so you can rest without extending your walk.
The museum is open 9:00–17:00, with last admission at 16:00. You can watch the planetarium and theater while seated.
From early November to mid-April, hours are 9:30–17:30 and the shop closes on Mondays. The space museum closes for winter.
Permanent spaces and dated events are listed separately. Events can change both the atmosphere and crowds; use the official links for details.
Checking event dates.
The official website announces special exhibitions, events, and space classes. The museum’s open season is the third Saturday in April through November 30.
The shop has no regular closing day from mid-April to early November and closes on Mondays from early November to mid-April. Opening hours also change by season.
The second parking lot has been closed since fiscal 2025. A temporary town tourist parking lot opens in summer.
Practical ideas and things to consider when spending time here.
It opens from the third Saturday in April through November 30, closes on Mondays (or the following day if Monday is a public holiday), and admits its last visitors at 16:00. Because it closes for winter, match your museum visit to an open day.
Hours are 9:00–17:00 from April 18 to November 2, 2026, and 9:30–17:30 from November 3, 2026, to April 16, 2027. In winter the shop closes on Mondays and over the New Year holidays.
The first parking lot is free and open 24 hours a day year-round, with only five spaces for large vehicles. The temporary tourist parking lot opens only for the summer season, April 18–October 31, 2026. The second parking lot has been closed since fiscal 2025.
As a child-care support facility at the roadside station, covered parking, a nursing space, and diaper-changing facilities have been provided.
Opening and closure days, individual businesses and facilities for children or dogs can affect your plans.
Specialities, places to eat, sweets and bakeries can all give you a reason to stop. Check individual menus for current prices and availability.
A meal, a sweet treat, market shopping or something to take away: choose a focus for the day instead of trying everything at once.
Sit and eat in the eat-in area.
Choose several Yoichi souvenirs in one stop. Space food is available at the museum shop during the museum’s open season.
The space museum closes for winter from December 1 to mid-April, so a winter stop centers on the shop.
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A rest stop on National Route 229 beside the Yoichi River, bringing together a space museum and shops in the fruit-growing town of Yoichi.
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