Gunma Prefecture · Kanto
道の駅 くろほね・やまびこ
Turn a mountain-road break on National Route 122 into a food stop with Kurohone smoked daikon and udon made with locally milled flour.
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Eat, shop, play, take in the view or rest. Choose from the station’s strengths to suit your day.
Get a quick taste of Kurohone at the farm shop.
The dining room has relatively short hours, so go there first if lunch is your aim.
Good souvenirs to open at home or at your accommodation rather than in the car.
The Mizunuma area links the hot spring, cherry blossoms, and summer festival.
Fits easily before or after the mountain-road stretch of National Route 122.
Harumichi Asakura sees this station as a place to choose one taste of Kurohone before heading to Mizunuma. Set up lunch with locally milled-flour udon or tenzaru soba, then take smoked daikon home from the farm shop. Because this is a modest-size station, deciding what to eat and whether to head next to the hot spring or riverside makes the stop more rewarding.
At lunch, go to the dining room first. Locally milled-flour udon, soba, and maitake tempura are its main draws.
Look for smoked daikon and seasonal vegetables at the farm shop as something to open after the journey.
Mizunuma no Yu, Kurohone Sports Park, and the Watarase River can turn the stop into a half-day outing.
Michi-no-Eki Kurohone Yamabiko is a small roadside station on National Route 122 in Kurohone, Kiryu City, with a farm shop, dining room, and Fureai-kan hall. Stop for handmade soba, udon made with locally milled flour, maitake mushroom tempura, and smoked daikon. Extend the trip to Mizunuma no Yu hot spring or Kurohone Sports Park for a half-day outing in Kurohone.
The farm shop recommends smoked daikon radish made with produce grown in Kurohone. Look first for easy-to-carry varieties such as rice-bran pickles and sweet-vinegar pickles; even a short break can leave you with a taste of the area.
Choose from locally milled-flour udon with maitake mushrooms, tempura udon, tenzaru soba (cold noodles with tempura), and morning egg rice. At lunchtime, visit the dining room before shopping for an easier stop.
Head toward Mizunuma Station for the station-side Mizunuma no Yu natural hot spring, Kurohone Sports Park, and seasonal events along the Watarase River. Add time at the bath or riverside after your meal.
Spend your time at the station or add somewhere nearby. These ideas help you plan around your companions and the weather.
Enter the dining room after 10:30 and choose between locally milled-flour maitake udon, tempura udon, and tenzaru soba. Many visitors come for maitake tempura or the texture of the soba; if you came to eat, check seats and what is available before browsing the shop.
Park → dining room → farm shop → Mizunuma area.
Meal closing times and winter closures can change; check the official notice just before visiting.
Browse smoked daikon in rice-bran or sweet-vinegar pickle, local vegetables, and seasonal processed foods, then choose something to open at home. At this small station, focusing on one dish for tonight or one souvenir can make shopping easier.
Restroom → farm shop → short break at Fureai-kan.
Seasonal stock depends on deliveries to the shop.
After lunch and shopping at the roadside station, head to Mizunuma no Yu for a half-day outing. Bathing begins at different times on weekdays and weekends or public holidays, so plan the order to avoid waiting.
Roadside station → Mizunuma no Yu → short walk along the Watarase River.
Entry restrictions may be announced on weekends, public holidays, or busy dates.
In spring, Kurohone Sports Park has cherry blossoms; in summer, the Kurohone Summer Festival is held near Mizunuma Station. Eat or shop at the roadside station first, and allow for crowded parking near the venue; rail and walking routes may help.
Roadside station → Mizunuma Station area → Kurohone Sports Park.
Treat past events as a guide for future years and check the organizer’s information for the year you visit.
Some notices list closing at 18:00 from April through November; follow current seasonal official notices.
Varies on weekends, public holidays, and by season. A Tuesday closure in winter is listed.
Check for closures around New Year.
Last admission 20:00. Entry may be restricted during busy periods.
Stars show the editorial recommendation for each age group on a five-point scale. Read the reasons alongside each rating.
Best for a short break; staying mostly indoors may be easier.
A baby bed is listed, but this is not a place for extended play. Check the facilities on arrival for feeding or diaper changes.
Keep the meal, restroom, and return to the car as short steps.
Beside a national road, keep hold of children outdoors. Kurohone Sports Park is a calmer place to let them move around.
Adding the hot spring or park near Mizunuma may keep the day varied.
The dining room alone makes a short stop; during cherry blossom season or the summer festival, Kurohone Sports Park adds another purpose.
Rail, riverside, and hot spring together can make a memorable outing.
Continue to Mizunuma Station or the Watarase River to connect a meal stop with the local landscape.
For lunch, aim early within the approximate 10:30–14:30 window.
Kurohone Sports Park or the Mizunuma Station area is easier to combine with the stop.
Rest comfortably at the farm shop, dining room, and Fureai-kan hall.
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 farm shop lists seasonal closing times, while dining hours and winter days off may also change. Check official notices before a food-focused visit.
Near Mizunuma Station, Kurohone Sports Park hosts a spring cherry blossom festival. Eat or shop at the roadside station, then head toward the riverside.
In summer, the festival near Mizunuma Station features Yagibushi folk dance, trout catching for children, and fireworks. Parking can be crowded, so check rail travel information too.
Practical ideas and things to consider when spending time here.
Official meal hours are approximately 10:30–14:30. Reviews also often mention soba, udon, and tempura, so lunch visitors may keep more options open by visiting the dining room before the shop.
The official Kanto Michi-no-Eki listing recommends Kurohone smoked daikon in rice-bran and sweet-vinegar pickles. Even without a dining-room meal, you can take home a taste of the station.
Listed bathing hours begin at 15:00 on weekdays and 10:00 on weekends and public holidays. Depending on the day, eat lunch at the roadside station before the bath or visit the bath first to reduce waiting.
Kurohone Sports Park hosts the cherry blossom and summer festivals. On event days, decide whether to eat and shop at the roadside station first or go to Mizunuma Station first, and allow for crowded parking.
Instead of a long circuit around a large complex, choose the dining room, farm shop, or hot spring and park as your main aim. For a short stop, try smoked daikon; for half a day, Mizunuma no Yu; for a seasonal outing, Kurohone Sports Park.
Hanamigahara Forest Park is much higher than the roadside station; summer temperatures and the feel of the forest-road drive change. Allow different gear and time for a mountain visit than for a meal stop.
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.
Take home a taste of this station even if you skip the dining room.
Warm choices during a mountain-road drive.
Visitor reviews often mention soba and tempura.
If its serving hours fit, it makes an easy stop before lunch.
Listed serving time: 9:30–10:20; check for changes.
If you cannot stop at the dining room, shopping still gives you a taste of Kurohone.
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Turn a mountain-road break on National Route 122 into a food stop with Kurohone smoked daikon and udon made with locally milled flour.
Good after lunch at the dining room when you want to extend the outing with a hot spring.
Good for adding cherry blossoms, the summer festival, or outdoor time with children.
For a day with substantial time in the mountains; check weather and forest-road conditions before setting out.
For planning the hot spring, Kurohone Sports Park, and event travel together.
Send your travel companions a possible stop.
