Miyagi Prefecture · Tohoku
道の駅 三滝堂
At the Sanriku Expressway’s Mitakido IC, take a break with Tome’s hatto and abura-fu, direct-sale produce, and a dog run in one stop.
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Eat, shop, play, take in the view or rest. Choose from the station’s strengths to suit your day.
Make Tome’s local food the centerpiece of a short break.
Start with the direct-sale shelves from Tome and Minamisanriku.
Get a taste of Mitakido even without a restaurant meal.
Let your dog stretch during a long drive.
Combine your stop with water play or camping in season.
Nono Arima sees Michi-no-Eki Mitakido as a place where a break from the Sanriku Expressway becomes a Tome food stop. Have a hatto set meal or abura-fu rice bowl, buy wild greens or root vegetables, and, if traveling with a dog, pause at the dog run. Even when heading straight for Minamisanriku, you can eat, shop, and rest in one place.
Michi-no-Eki Mitakido is a roadside station in Towa, Tome City, near the midpoint of the Sanriku Expressway. Its shop stocks vegetables from Tome and Minamisanriku, wild greens and mushrooms, root vegetables, and processed foods. At the restaurant, look for a hatto set meal—local wheat-dough pieces served in broth—or an abura-fu rice bowl made with fried wheat gluten. Alongside a quick convenience-store-style stop, it offers an RV station, separate free dog runs for small and medium-to-large dogs, a spacious food court, and a diaper-changing room. It is a useful pause for families and travelers with dogs before or after a trip to the Sanriku coast. Guide Nono Arima describes it as a place to taste Tome before setting off for Minamisanriku. With more time, continue to Mitakido Fureai Park, Rinrinkan, Yokoyama Fudoson, or Miyagi Meiji Village.
The station presents itself as a rest and shopping stop in Towa, Tome City, near the midpoint of the Sanriku Expressway. Even on a longer drive, a hatto set meal, abura-fu rice bowl, and local vegetables offer a taste of Tome.
The local-products shop features vegetables from Tome City and Minamisanriku, wild greens and mushrooms from the Kitakami Highlands, and root vegetables from the Kitakami River basin. Even without a restaurant meal, you can choose dinner ingredients and souvenirs here.
The station lists free dog runs separated for small dogs and for medium and large dogs. Letting a dog stretch outside the car can make a long Sanriku Expressway trip more comfortable.
Nearby options include Mitakido Fureai Park, Rinrinkan, Yokoyama Fudoson, and Miyagi Meiji Village. Choose a simple station stop or add nature and history to the day.
Spend your time at the station or add somewhere nearby. These ideas help you plan around your companions and the weather.
Exit at Mitakido IC around lunchtime for a hatto set meal or abura-fu rice bowl, then browse the direct-sale produce before driving on. Even a break from a long expressway trip can feel like a visit to Tome.
Park → restaurant → shop → restroom → return to the Sanriku Expressway.
The restaurant is listed as open 10:00–16:00. If it is busy or dishes sell out, try the light meals and shop.
Use the free dog run for the appropriate size first, then turn to your own meal and shopping. It works as both a quick stop and a more relaxed break with a dog.
Park → dog run → water break → shop and light meal → depart.
In rain or heat, check the ground and follow the run’s rules; keep the visit short if needed.
Browse wild greens, mushrooms, root vegetables, and other produce, then add zunda soft serve, maple melon pan, or apple cider. Food and shopping both give you a taste of Mitakido to take home.
Shop → bread and sweets → arrange chilled storage → head home.
Seasonal goods and bread depend on deliveries and can sell out, so an earlier stop may offer more choice.
Eat and shop at the roadside station, then drive to Mitakido Fureai Park. In the season for water play along the Ozeki River, camping, and imoni gatherings—group meals centered on a taro stew—the station is a starting point for food and a break.
Roadside station → Mitakido Fureai Park → home or campsite.
Check the season, weather, and river conditions. Keep an adult close to children playing in the water.
Taste Tome’s food at Mitakido, visit Rinrinkan, another roadside station in Towa, then continue to Yokoyama Fudoson. Beyond food and shopping, the route adds a quiet walk among cedars and cultural heritage.
Mitakido → Rinrinkan → Yokoyama Fudoson.
Check temple and museum opening hours, festival dates, and conditions underfoot.
Follow the station’s official hours guidance; check notices for seasonal or temporary changes.
Some tourism listings still show 17:00; check the station’s current official hours.
Check weather, ground conditions, and on-site rules.
Check park management information and weather for water play or camping.
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Suited to a diaper-changing stop, the food court, and brief shopping.
Plan a short stop for feeding, a diaper change, and a light meal for caregivers rather than a long stay.
Sweets and the shop are easy stops. An adult must watch children closely by the water.
If adding Mitakido Fureai Park, bring a change of clothes and check the river level.
Meals, sweets, a stop with a dog, and a possible river visit make for varied plans.
For more to do than the station alone offers, combine it with the park or Rinrinkan.
Easy to extend to water play, camping, Yokoyama Fudoson, or Miyagi Meiji Village.
Choose between the riverside and a history walk according to season and weather.
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.
Check weekly for opening hours, restaurant recommendations, seasonal products, and event stalls.
Check seasonally for wild greens, mushrooms, root vegetables, apple products, bread, and souvenirs.
Check April–November information on water play, camping, imoni gatherings, and park rules.
Check nearby events including Yokoyama Fudoson’s spring and autumn festivals and Yonekawa no Mizukaburi.
Practical ideas and things to consider when spending time here.
Stop here to rest on a trip toward Sanriku or Tome City and shop for souvenirs.
Some tourism listings show 17:00 for the restaurant. Check the station’s current hours before visiting.
Try these Tome dishes for a local meal. City-listed prices are guides and may have changed.
Alongside souvenirs, look for wild greens, mushrooms, and root vegetables from the Towa area and the coast.
With a dog, the run can be part of your stop alongside food and shopping.
A convenience-style stop, a sweet treat, and a break with a dog can all fit into one visit.
Eat and shop at the station before heading to the riverside for a half-day outing.
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.
Make lunch a reason to visit Tome.
Bring the seasons of Tome and Minamisanriku to your table at home.
Add a treat while waiting for the restaurant or on a short break.
Choose different drinks to take home for drivers and passengers.
An option when you cannot make the restaurant’s hours.
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At the Sanriku Expressway’s Mitakido IC, take a break with Tome’s hatto and abura-fu, direct-sale produce, and a dog run in one stop.
A wooded riverside park with a stream and lawns where children can play outdoors after a meal.
Another roadside station in Towa, with Mori no Chaya and local dishes to extend a Mitakido shopping trip.
For a sunny day when children can play outdoors after a meal at the station.
For a second stop for Towa food and shopping after Mitakido.
For adults wanting a short post-meal walk among temple buildings, cedars, and cultural heritage.
For adding a historic Toyoma walk and souvenir shopping after a roadside-station break.
For a town walk in rain or heat, or for adults and elementary-school-age children interested in historic buildings.
Send your travel companions a possible stop.
