Miyagi Prefecture · Tohoku
道の駅 路田里はなやま
Buy Hanayama’s specialty jinenjo wild yam at the farm shop or enjoy it in the restaurant at this roadside station in the mountains along National Route 398, Kurihara City.
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Jinenjo wild yam is the specialty shop’s centerpiece. The national roadside-station association lists it with jinenjo crackers and honey as three recommended products.
The restaurant opens at 10:30 a.m. and, according to Kurihara City, closes at 4:00 p.m. Wild-vegetable and iwana char dishes are other options.
Kurihara’s tourism portal recommends seasonal ingredients such as aiko, shidoke, tara buds, maitake, nameko, matsutake and kōtake.
Kurihara’s tourism portal says the EV fast charger can be used free of charge.
The station closes for the New Year holidays. Check Kurihara City’s information for any temporary closures.
Nono Morisaki sees this as a stop that begins and ends with jinenjo wild yam: choose a jinenjo set meal or all-you-can-eat soba at the restaurant, then browse jinenjo, jinenjo crackers and honey in the specialty shop. Add a spring wild vegetable or an autumn mushroom, and a break on National Route 398 becomes a taste of Hanayama.
Choose a jinenjo set meal, wild-vegetable or iwana dish, or all-you-can-eat soba.
Look for jinenjo, jinenjo crackers, honey and local sake.
Add a wild vegetable in spring, or mushrooms and jinenjo in autumn.
Michi-no-Eki Rotary Hanayama stands along National Route 398 through Hanayama in Kurihara City, Miyagi Prefecture. Its nickname is Jinenjo no Yakata (自然薯の館, “Wild Yam Hall”). The specialty shop sells Hanayama jinenjo, vegetables and mushrooms grown by Kurihara farmers, local sake, crafts, folk crafts and processed foods. The restaurant lists set meals made with jinenjo, dishes featuring wild mountain vegetables and iwana char, and all-you-can-eat soba noodles. The building evokes the Nuruyu (寒湯) checkpoint of the feudal domain era, and the grounds have an EV fast charger. The station is also a base for climbing and trekking on Mount Kurikoma and for mountain-stream fishing.
Kurihara City lists Hanayama’s specialty jinenjo (a Japanese wild yam), local farmers’ vegetables and mushrooms, local sake and processed foods at the specialty shop, and jinenjo set meals at the restaurant. The national roadside-station association names Hanayama jinenjo, jinenjo crackers and honey as its three recommended products. The same ingredient gives you a reason both to eat here and to shop.
The restaurant lists dishes made with wild mountain vegetables and iwana char, plus all-you-can-eat soba noodles, among its popular choices. The Miyagi Tourism Federation also lists the jinenjo set meal and age-toro, a fried jinenjo dish, as specialties. The shop opens at 8:30 a.m. and the restaurant at 10:30 a.m.; arrive toward lunchtime if you plan to eat.
Kurihara’s tourism portal recommends spring wild vegetables, including aiko, shidoke and tara buds, and autumn mushrooms, including maitake, oyster mushrooms, nameko, matsutake and kōtake, along with jinenjo. Rhododendrons, maples, enkianthus and Japanese rowans on the grounds change the scenery during the fresh-green and autumn-foliage seasons.
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After parking and using the toilet, browse the specialty shop for jinenjo, vegetables, mushrooms and local sake. The shop is open from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., so it can fit an early start.
Parking → Toilets → Specialty-product shop → Departure
Closed for the New Year holidays, December 28–January 2. Keep fresh produce in mind when the car gets hot in summer.
The restaurant opens at 10:30 a.m. Choose a jinenjo set meal, wild-vegetable or iwana char dish, or all-you-can-eat soba. After eating, you can take home the same Hanayama ingredients from the shop.
Parking → Restaurant → Specialty-product shop → Departure
Kurihara City lists closing at 4:00 p.m.; its tourism portal lists 5:00 p.m. with last orders at 4:00 p.m. Arrive earlier if visiting late in the day.
Kurihara’s tourism portal presents the station as a base for climbing and trekking on Mount Kurikoma and for mountain-stream fishing. You could shop on the way out and eat at the restaurant on your return.
Michi-no-Eki Rotary Hanayama → Lake Hanayama or Mount Kurikoma area → Stop again on the return journey
In some autumn foliage seasons, traffic-congestion measures are announced around Mount Kurikoma. Check Kurihara’s tourism portal before setting off.
Kurihara City, the national roadside-station association and Kurihara’s tourism portal all list these hours.
Kurihara City’s hours. Its tourism portal instead lists 10:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., with last orders at 4:00 p.m.
New Year holidays. Check Kurihara City’s information for temporary closures.
Follow on-site signs for access at night.
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The shop sells jinenjo, vegetables, mushrooms, local sake, crafts, folk crafts and processed foods. Stock changes with the season.
Lists jinenjo set meals, wild-vegetable and iwana char dishes, and all-you-can-eat soba.
Rhododendrons, maples, enkianthus and Japanese rowans change the colors of the grounds in the fresh-green and autumn-foliage seasons.
Kurihara’s tourism portal says a festival celebrating freshly harvested soba is held in autumn. Check Kurihara City’s event listings for the date.
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Kurihara City says the shop carries Hanayama jinenjo, local farmers’ vegetables and mushrooms, local sake, crafts, folk crafts and processed foods. The recommended restaurant dish is also a jinenjo set meal, so the wild yam connects both shopping and dining.
The restaurant lists set meals made with jinenjo, dishes using wild mountain vegetables and iwana char, and all-you-can-eat soba among its popular options. The Miyagi Tourism Federation also lists age-toro, a fried jinenjo dish, as a specialty.
Kurihara’s tourism portal recommends spring wild vegetables such as aiko, shidoke and tara buds, and autumn mushrooms such as maitake, oyster mushrooms, nameko, matsutake and kōtake, plus jinenjo. Rhododendrons, maples, enkianthus and Japanese rowans on the grounds change with the seasons too.
The national roadside-station association says the building was modeled on the Nuruyu (寒湯) checkpoint from the feudal domain era. National Route 398 passes through Hanayama toward Akita.
Kurihara’s tourism portal says an EV fast charger at Jinenjo no Yakata can be used free of charge. The national roadside-station association also lists EV charging and wireless LAN among the facilities.
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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.
The restaurant opens at 10:30 a.m. Hanayama jinenjo wild yam is the centerpiece, alongside mountain ingredients.
Kurihara City lists closing at 4:00 p.m.; its tourism portal lists 5:00 p.m. with last orders at 4:00 p.m.
The Miyagi Tourism Federation lists this jinenjo dish as a specialty. Consider it when you have little time for a meal.
The national roadside-station association’s three recommended products offer a starting point; crafts and folk crafts are also sold.
Kurihara’s tourism portal lists aiko, shidoke, tara buds, maitake, oyster mushrooms, nameko, matsutake and kōtake among its seasonal recommendations. Stock varies with the season and weather.
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Buy Hanayama’s specialty jinenjo wild yam at the farm shop or enjoy it in the restaurant at this roadside station in the mountains along National Route 398, Kurihara City.
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