Aomori Prefecture · Tohoku
道の駅 よこはま
A stop on Route 279 where you can enjoy Yokohama Town's rapeseed flower scenery and local food before heading into the Shimokita Peninsula.
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Eat, shop, play, take in the view or rest. Choose from the station’s strengths to suit your day.
With children, first locate the 24-hour toilets beside the parking area and across the road, plus the nursing room.
The doughnuts work as boxed souvenirs or a small snack. The soft serve adds a taste of Yokohama Town even on a short stop.
The restaurant opens at 11:00. Scallop availability changes, so choose from the menu available on the day.
In May, the rapeseed fields in the Daizuda area take center stage. Add a short seasonal drive after shopping at the station.
Use the toilets, shops, restaurant and charger without packing in outdoor activities. In winter, check Tuesday closures and road conditions.
Since the Yokohama Interchange on the Shimokita Peninsula Expressway opened, watch for traffic at the entrance and on the road outside. Avoid planning a rushed lunch around one dish.
Michi-no-Eki Yokohama helps families reset before continuing to Shimokita more than it offers extended play. Start with the toilets and nursing room, then a doughnut or meal; add the rapeseed fields if time allows. That sequence gives even a short stop a sense of Yokohama Town.
Locate the toilets and nursing room immediately after parking. Use the crosswalk to reach facilities across the road.
Even when hoping for scallops, have Sakurahime chicken or sweets in mind if they are unavailable.
Head to the rapeseed fields in May. In rain, strong wind or winter, make a short stop at the station.
Michi-no-Eki Yokohama deserves more than a quick toilet stop before the Shimokita Peninsula. Yokohama Town is known for rapeseed flowers, potatoes, sea cucumbers and scallops. At the market, you can quickly pick up local tastes such as rapeseed flower doughnuts, Nanohana soft serve, rapeseed oil, honey and scallop croquettes. The restaurant offers Sakurahime chicken oyakodon (chicken and egg rice bowl) and fried chicken curry; check shortly before visiting if you want scallops, as the official restaurant page currently says scallop dishes are suspended. With small children, locate the 24-hour toilets and nursing room first, then choose a short meal or shopping stop. In good weather, add Shizenen Nature Experience Land or the rapeseed fields. Since Yokohama Interchange opened, access and traffic on the road outside can vary, so allow time.
From rapeseed flower doughnuts and Nanohana soft serve to rapeseed oil, rapeseed flower honey and chiffon cake, Yokohama Town's yellow landscape carries over into its local products. Even outside the spring flowering season, these make memorable souvenirs.
There are 24-hour toilets beside the parking area and across the road, a baby changing table in the women's toilet, and a nursing room and multipurpose toilet across the road. This is not a place for extended play on large equipment, but families can handle toilets, food, shopping and a short break in sequence.
Yokohama Town offers more than the rapeseed bloom. Official information also highlights potatoes, Sakurahime chicken, sea cucumbers and scallops. Sakurahime chicken oyakodon (chicken and egg rice bowl) and fried chicken curry are current restaurant choices. Scallop dishes depend on supply, so it pays to have another choice in mind.
Spend your time at the station or add somewhere nearby. These ideas help you plan around your companions and the weather.
On a long drive, locate the toilets and nursing room first, then enter the market once the children are settled. A rapeseed flower doughnut or soft serve can brighten a short break.
Park → 24-hour toilets → market → doughnut or soft serve → depart.
Use the crosswalk for facilities across the road. Allow extra time entering and leaving after the opening of Yokohama Interchange.
Yokohama Town’s scallops are appealing, but the official restaurant page currently says scallop dishes are suspended because supply is difficult. Sakurahime chicken oyakodon, fried chicken curry and mixed fried dishes are alternative menu choices.
Check crowding at the market → Sensai restaurant → shop after eating.
At lunch or on event days, keep options such as deli food, souvenirs or sweets if the restaurant is busy.
During the Rapeseed Flower Festival and maze season, continue to Shizenen near the Daizuda fields. Finish toilets and shopping at the station, then set a manageable walking time in the fields with children.
Michi-no-Eki Yokohama → Shizenen Nature Experience Land and rapeseed fields → return along Mutsu Bay.
Flowering, parking and event dates vary each year. On rainy or windy days, focus on the station instead.
The Yokohama Town Folk Museum opened next to the station in 2025. Station notices have included exhibits such as fossils. Add a brief visit after eating or shopping for a glimpse of local history, even in rain.
Eat and shop at the station → Yokohama Town Folk Museum → rest and depart.
Exhibitions and opening days change; check town or museum notices if the museum is your main purpose.
Leave your purchases in the car and head toward Sunahama Beach on Mutsu Bay to see Yokohama Town's coast as well as its flowers. With small children, keep it short and watch wind and footing rather than planning on water play.
Michi-no-Eki Yokohama → Sunahama Beach bathing area → return to Route 279.
The shore can be windy. Follow town guidance on summer access and parking.
The station stamp is available during market hours. Watch for the New Year and winter Tuesday closures.
Last orders are 30 minutes before closing. The official restaurant page currently says scallop dishes are suspended because of supply.
Beside the parking area and across the road. The opposite side has a nursing room and an ostomate-equipped multipurpose toilet. During the temporary closure, the station-side parking area and toilets are unavailable from 18:00 Monday, October 12 to 18:00 Tuesday, October 13, 2026. The new parking area across the road remains open as usual.
In the new parking area across from the station. Unavailable on Tuesday closure days from January through March; official information currently says charging is free. Also unavailable during the temporary closure on Tuesday, October 13, 2026.
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A short break works well once you locate the nursing room, baby changing table and multipurpose toilet.
Facilities across the road require a crossing. Changing and feeding the baby before eating may be easier.
Come for toilets, soft serve and doughnuts rather than large play equipment.
With cars moving in and out of the parking area and road, keep children close and make short, planned stops.
Add a treat of rapeseed flower doughnuts or soft serve, then extend to the flower fields in good weather.
Spring fields suit photos and a stroll; in wind or rain, stay at the station.
Add the rapeseed fields, Shizenen or the Yokohama Town Folk Museum to learn about the area.
Exhibits such as fossils can make a rainy-day route. On event days, allow for crowds and keep the visit short.
Beside the parking area and across the road. There is a multipurpose toilet, ostomate facilities and a baby changing table in the women's toilet.
By the 24-hour toilets across the road. Use the crosswalk.
The restaurant opens at 11:00. For a quick bite, choose doughnuts, soft serve or croquettes.
Instead of the flower fields, shop, eat or visit an exhibition at the Yokohama Town Folk Museum.
Official notices warn of congestion at the road outside and at parking entrances since Yokohama Interchange opened. Take your time and check walking distance and any road crossing.
Make a short stop at the 24-hour toilets and market, choosing easy-to-carry doughnuts, rapeseed oil or honey.
The restaurant closes in the afternoon. For lunch, arrive from 11:00; check availability if seafood is your priority.
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.
Rapeseed flower doughnuts, deli dishes and seasonal products make this stop distinctive. Crowds and sellouts vary around events.
A place to eat dishes using local ingredients. Check scallop availability, seasonal hours and last orders.
The area around the Rapeseed Flower Festival and maze. Drive there from the station as a seasonal destination.
A neighboring option for rain and learning. When exhibits such as fossils are on, add a short visit after eating and shopping.
Practical ideas and things to consider when spending time here.
Official market information and travel reviews often mention rapeseed flower doughnuts and Nanohana soft serve. They work for a child's short break and as souvenirs, even without a restaurant meal.
Tourism information and reviews mention scallop salt ramen, scallop rice bowls and croquettes. The official restaurant page currently says scallop dishes are suspended because supply is difficult, so treat these as options only if available and have Sakurahime chicken or fried dishes in mind.
Travel accounts often describe a stop en route to Mutsu and Shimokita. A roughly 30-minute break for toilets, food and shopping may be more practical than a long stay.
During the Rapeseed Flower Festival, maze and Shizenen flowering season, add the Daizuda area for a fuller visit. Families can use the toilets at the station first, then account for weather and crowds.
The station closes on Tuesdays from January to March and the fast EV charger is unavailable on those closure days. Wind, snow and road surfaces affect travel toward Shimokita, so allow flexibility and use the station as a rest stop.
Official notices warn of traffic on the road outside, parking access and crossings from the parking area opposite after the Yokohama Interchange opened. Allow time at busy periods.
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.
For a child's treat or a short break. Doughnuts are also sold as boxed souvenirs.
Freshly fried doughnuts and individual sales depend on timing. If sold out, look for boxes or another sweet.
Choose a reminder of Yokohama Town's yellow flowers to enjoy at home.
For a lighter bite instead of a restaurant meal, or food to take back to the car.
Scallop and deli availability changes. Choose from what is on sale that day.
For a substantial seated meal before driving, with set meals using local ingredients.
The restaurant closes relatively early; take care if you plan a late afternoon meal.
Yokohama Town’s seafood is appealing, but the official restaurant page currently says scallop dishes are suspended.
Check restaurant notices shortly before visiting; choose Sakurahime chicken or fried dishes if scallops are unavailable.
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A stop on Route 279 where you can enjoy Yokohama Town's rapeseed flower scenery and local food before heading into the Shimokita Peninsula.
Remember Yokohama Town in May by its yellow fields, a seasonal highlight to add to a station stop.
A useful landmark and rest base near the fields for the rapeseed festival and maze.
Next to the station, add a glimpse of Yokohama Town's past on rainy days or with school-age children.
A short coastal detour for Mutsu Bay breezes as well as rapeseed flowers.
A nearby connection for JR Ominato Line passengers and short errands in town.
Sunny days in May, photography, and showing children the town's landscape.
Checking a base for the Rapeseed Flower Festival, maze or spring walks.
Rainy days, days when outdoor walking is difficult, or a learning stop for school-age children.
Sunny days when you want fresh air before returning to the car.
Public transport users, town-center errands, or meeting a companion who is not driving.
Send your travel companions a possible stop.
