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Michi-no-Eki Kamaishi Sennintoge

道の駅 釜石仙人峠

A roadside station on National Route 283 by the Kasshi River: try Kamaishi ramen and soy sauce soft serve, and take home Kasshi persimmons in autumn.

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Location
Kamaishi City
Road
National Route 283
Hours
09:00–18:00
Toilets are available 24 hours. Hours differ by facility, including the food counter; check official information if you plan to eat here.
Parking
Cars: 35 / Large vehicles: 4
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How to enjoy

Choose how to enjoy your visit

Eat, shop, play, take in the view or rest. Choose from the station’s strengths to suit your day.

Eat first
Kamaishi ramen or Kamaishi soy sauce soft serve

Choose Kamaishi ramen for lunch or soft serve for a brief stop. The food counter may keep different hours from the main station.

What to buy
Kamaishi made alcoholic drinks and sweets

These are stocked year round in the souvenir corner. If choosing alcohol, let someone other than the driver handle that purchase.

Seasonal addition
Kasshi persimmons

Seasonal Kasshi persimmons are available around October and November. Outside that season, look for persimmon products or frozen persimmons.

Rest facilities
24 hour toilets, Wi-Fi and EV charger

The toilets remain available outside business hours. Check the on-site signs for EV charger conditions.

Highlights

Michi-no-Eki Kamaishi Sennintoge sits beside the clear Kasshi River on National Route 283, at the western gateway to Kamaishi City. It is close to the Kamaishi Sennintoge Interchange on the Kamaishi Expressway, making it a convenient break between the Tono area and central Kamaishi. At the food counter, try Kamaishi ramen, Kamaishi soy sauce soft serve made with soy sauce from Fujiyu Jozo, or premium Kasshi persimmon soft serve. The souvenir corner stocks Kamaishi made alcoholic drinks and sweets year round, and sells local Kasshi persimmons, traditionally smoke-treated to remove astringency, around October and November. The station is open 9:00–18:00; toilets are available 24 hours. It closes on December 31 and January 1. Food counter hours may differ.

  • #Kasshi persimmons
  • #Kamaishi ramen
  • #Kamaishi soy sauce soft serve
  • #Kasshi River
  • #National Route 283
  • #Kamaishi Expressway
Why I like it

Reasons to stop here

01

Try several Kamaishi specialties at the food counter

The food counter offers Kamaishi ramen, Kamaishi soy sauce soft serve made with Fujiyu Jozo soy sauce, and premium Kasshi persimmon soft serve. Choose ramen for lunch or just soft serve for a shorter stop. On some days the food counter is open for fewer hours than the main station, so check the official information before setting out if you plan to eat here.

02

Kamaishi drinks and sweets year round, Kasshi persimmons in autumn

The souvenir corner stocks Kamaishi made alcoholic drinks and a wide range of sweets throughout the year. Western Kamaishi’s Kasshi district is known for Kasshi persimmons, which the station sells around October and November. Products made with the persimmons and frozen Kasshi persimmons are also listed, giving you a way to take home their flavor outside the seasonal fruit season.

03

Rest facilities where the Kamaishi Expressway meets National Route 283

The station is close to the Kamaishi Sennintoge Interchange, formerly called Kamaishi Nishi Interchange, and stands along National Route 283. It has 24 hour toilets, a multipurpose toilet, an ostomate equipped toilet, a rest area, an information corner, Wi-Fi, and an EV charger. Parking is free. It makes a useful first or last stop whether you are heading from Tono toward the Sanriku coast or back inland from Kamaishi.

Route idea

Ways to plan your stop

Spend your time at the station or add somewhere nearby. These ideas help you plan around your companions and the weather.

Travel between the Tono or Hanamaki areas and Kamaishi

Take a 30 minute break when entering or leaving the Kamaishi Expressway

The station is very close to Kamaishi Sennintoge Interchange, so you can stop just after leaving the expressway or before joining it. Use the toilets, choose soft serve or Kamaishi ramen at the food counter, and browse Kamaishi made sweets in the souvenir corner. Even a short stop offers a taste of Kamaishi.

Parking → toilets → food counter → souvenir corner → departure

The food counter may close earlier than the main station. Check official information first if you hope to eat in the evening.

A drive around October or November

Stop for Kasshi persimmons in autumn

This is when Kasshi persimmons, a Kamaishi specialty, appear at the station. Alongside seasonal fruit, you may find products made with the persimmons and premium Kasshi persimmon soft serve. Choose some to take home and some to enjoy on the spot.

Parking → Kasshi persimmons in the souvenir corner → a persimmon sweet at the food counter → departure

The sales season and deliveries vary by year. If persimmons are the purpose of your trip, check the station’s Facebook page or city information shortly beforehand.

Hours

Opening hours

Roadside station (shop and retail counter)
9:00-18:00

Closed December 31 and January 1.

Food counter (café and light meals)
9:00-17:00

The listed hours are a guide from the Iwate River and National Highway Office of Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Check the counter or official information for serving times and last orders.

Toilets
24 hours

Includes a multipurpose toilet and an ostomate equipped toilet.

Parking
All day

Free. 35 standard car spaces, including 2 accessible spaces, and 4 large vehicle spaces, according to Kamaishi City.

Local feel

Reasons to return

Practical ideas and things to consider when spending time here.

A nickname celebrating the river and Kasshi persimmons

Kamaishi City calls the facility “Ayu Dancing in a Clear Stream and the Village of Kasshi Persimmons, Michi-no-Eki Kamaishi Sennintoge.” Ayu are sweetfish. The nickname points to its position beside the Kasshi River and to Kasshi persimmons, a specialty of western Kamaishi traditionally smoke-treated to remove astringency.

Source: Kamaishi City facility guide

Check food counter hours separately from the main station

Kamaishi City lists the station’s overall hours as 9:00–18:00. The Iwate River and National Highway Office lists café and light meals as 9:00–17:00, while the Iwate tourism site lists an earlier last order for food. If you plan to eat, confirm the current serving time and last order before visiting.

Source: Kamaishi City; Iwate River and National Highway Office; Iwate Travel
Before your visit

Things to check before setting out

Opening and closure days, individual businesses and facilities for children or dogs can affect your plans.

  • The station is open 9:00–18:00 and closes on December 31 and January 1. Food counter hours may differ, so check official information if you plan to eat.
  • Toilets are available 24 hours. You can use the parking area and toilets outside business hours.
  • Seasonal Kasshi persimmons are sold around October and November. At other times, look for persimmon products or frozen persimmons.
  • The nearest interchange on the Kamaishi Expressway is Kamaishi Sennintoge IC (formerly Kamaishi Nishi IC). The city says Kamaishi IC is about 10 minutes away via National Route 283.
  • If buying Kamaishi made alcoholic drinks, keep the driver separate from anyone who drinks.
Food

Eating and shopping

Specialities, places to eat, sweets and bakeries can all give you a reason to stop. Check individual menus for current prices and availability.

  • Meal
    Kamaishi ramen
    Served at the food counter. Check serving hours and price at the counter or in official information.
  • Sweet treat
    Kamaishi soy sauce soft serve
    Made with soy sauce from Fujiyu Jozo. Check serving hours at the counter.
  • Sweet treat
    Premium Kasshi persimmon soft serve
    A sweet treat made with Kasshi persimmons, a Kamaishi specialty. Check availability at the counter.
  • Seasonal
    Kasshi persimmons and persimmon products
    Seasonal Kasshi persimmons are sold around October and November. Persimmon products and frozen persimmons are also listed.
  • Shopping
    Kamaishi made alcoholic drinks and sweets
    Sold year round at the souvenir corner.
  • Local produce
    Local farm produce and seafood
    Stock changes with the seasons.
Food mood

What would you like to eat?

A meal, a sweet treat, market shopping or something to take away: choose a focus for the day instead of trying everything at once.

Lunch

Kamaishi ramen

The city’s facility guide also lists this local specialty. Make it the centerpiece of lunch at the station.

Check serving hours and price at the counter or in official information.

Sweet treats

Kamaishi soy sauce soft serve; premium Kasshi persimmon soft serve

Easy choices even for a short stop, featuring Kamaishi ingredients: soy sauce and Kasshi persimmons.

Availability varies by season and day.

Flavors to take home

Kasshi persimmon products; Kamaishi made alcoholic drinks and sweets

The souvenir corner stocks the drinks and sweets year round. Seasonal Kasshi persimmons join them in autumn.

If buying alcohol, ensure the driver does not drink.

Local produce

Local farm produce and seafood

Browse Kamaishi products in the goods and farm produce sales areas.

Stock varies with the season and weather. Allow for travel time when buying refrigerated goods.

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A roadside station on National Route 283 by the Kasshi River: try Kamaishi ramen and soy sauce soft serve, and take home Kasshi persimmons in autumn.

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