Gunma Prefecture · Kanto
道の駅 まえばし赤城
A large Maebashi roadside station where you can choose from food, a bath, fresh fish and open space at the foot of Mount Akagi.
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Eat, shop, play, take in the view or rest. Choose from the station’s strengths to suit your day.
Restaurants, bakeries, cafés, fresh fish and produce are in separate areas, so shopping first can work well on busy days.
Vegetables from the foot of Mount Akagi and surprisingly fresh fish for an inland station offer different things to take home.
For a break on a long drive, consider the bathhouse; with children or dogs, look at the plaza first.
Markets and workshops can make a stop longer than an ordinary break.
Michi-no-Eki Maebashi Akagi is a large roadside station in Maebashi at the junction of National Route 17 and the Jobu Road. It has more than 20 shops and activities, including produce from the foot of Mount Akagi, the Maebashi Akagi Fresh Fish Center, Bakerys Kitchen Ohana, Maebashi Akagi no Yu bathhouse and a lawn plaza. Food and shopping are the main draws, and it is also a convenient place to stock up before heading to Mount Akagi or rest before returning from the city.
Harumichi Okumura sees Maebashi Akagi as a place to plan today’s food-focused stop. Choose one priority—produce, fresh fish, bread, sweets, restaurants or a bath—before walking around, and this large station becomes easier to use.
Choose seasonal vegetables at Akagi FarmLife and bring a taste of the trip to your table at home.
Use bread, baumkuchen or a café as a lunch alternative or a short break.
Change the order of stops depending on whether you are heading up the mountain, returning home or finishing with a bath.
Akagi FarmLife, the Maebashi Akagi Fresh Fish Center, bakeries, cafés and casual restaurants are all here. You can choose lunch as well as food to enjoy after you get home.
Maebashi Akagi no Yu, a lawn plaza, an inflatable play dome and a dog run let companions with different interests change how they spend their time within the station.
It is about 10 minutes from each of the Shibukawa-Ikaho Interchange and Komayose Smart Interchange. It fits both a supply stop before climbing the mountain and shopping after sightseeing in the city.
Spend your time at the station or add somewhere nearby. These ideas help you plan around your companions and the weather.
First decide whether a restaurant, bakery, fresh fish or produce is your priority. Choosing one meal and one bag of purchases may be more satisfying than trying to cover everything.
Parking lot → Check how busy the restaurants are → Akagi FarmLife and the fish center → Bakery or café.
The bakery closes when it sells out, and individual shops have different closed days. Arrive earlier if you have a particular shop in mind.
Get drinks and snacks, use the restroom and review the weather here. Conditions and perceived temperatures near the summit differ from those in the city, so it helps to revisit your plans at the station.
Roadside station → Lake Onuma and Akagi Shrine area.
For summer canoeing on Lake Onuma or winter mountain roads, check reservations, roads and weather.
After sightseeing, a visit to Maebashi Akagi no Yu turns the station into a final rest stop as well as a shopping stop. Decide whether to eat before bathing or shop lightly afterward to keep the visit simple.
Nearby sightseeing → Shop at the station → Maebashi Akagi no Yu → Journey home.
Check the official information for the day for last admission, crowding and each shop’s last order time.
If waiting for food or shopping becomes difficult, head to the lawn plaza, inflatable play dome or dog run. You can divide play and food into separate parts of the visit without leaving the station.
Look at meal options → Rest at the plaza → Shop → Bath, if wanted.
Hours for the inflatable play dome and dog run vary by season; plan outdoor play first when the sun sets early.
If you cannot stay long, choose at least one of the vegetables grown at the foot of Mount Akagi, bread, sweets or fresh fish after using the restroom. Opening it in the car or at home will recall your stop here.
Park → Restroom → Buy one item from the produce market, bakery or fish center → Depart.
Parking and the food court tend to be busy at lunchtime on holidays, so decide what to buy beforehand if your stop is short.
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Good for a short indoor break and shopping stop.
This is a large station, so some walking is involved. Decide in advance about nursing and diaper changes, meal waits and use of the bathhouse; several short breaks may work better than a long stay.
The plaza offers a break from waiting for food.
The inflatable play dome and lawn plaza help, but holidays can be crowded. Playing before a meal, or briefly after shopping, can make the stop manageable.
Easy to alternate food, play and shopping within the station.
At this age, choosing bread or sweets can pair well with time to run around in the plaza. Put outdoor play first in seasons with early sunsets.
Extend the day to Mount Akagi or the firefly habitat.
You can spend time at the station alone, or add Lake Onuma, Shikishima Park or the Taguchimachi firefly habitat for a day of both food and nature.
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 station hosts retail stalls, workshops, markets and seasonal fairs. As of July 15, 2026, its official event listings included a beer garden, Yorimichi Market and gourmet fairs. Events can make visits longer than a normal meal stop, so plan the order of parking and eating in advance.
Weekday campaigns and activity programs may be offered. If bathing is your main purpose, check last admission and crowding before setting out.
Practical ideas and things to consider when spending time here.
The food court and bakery can draw crowds. If seats and queues are difficult, visit the produce market, fish center, bakery or café first to keep both eating and shopping enjoyable.
Bakerys Kitchen Ohana says it closes when sold out. If bread is your priority, going there on arrival gives you more choice than buying it incidentally later in the afternoon.
The Maebashi Akagi Fresh Fish Center gives you another reason to shop beyond the produce market. If the trip home is long, plan to keep purchases cool and visit it last.
The lawn plaza, inflatable play dome and dog run offer time outdoors after a car ride. On hot or crowded days, or when sunset is early, even a short play break before shopping can make the visit easier.
If you are going toward Lake Onuma, check more than the weather at the station. Summer cool-weather outings and canoeing, autumn foliage and winter road conditions each change how to plan the day.
As of July 2026, official event listings included a beer garden, Yorimichi Market, gourmet fairs and workshops. Visits on event days last longer than ordinary breaks, so allow flexibility for eating, shopping and parking.
Opening and closure days, individual businesses and facilities for children or dogs can affect your plans.
A meal, a sweet treat, market shopping or something to take away: choose a focus for the day instead of trying everything at once.
Useful when companions want different foods. At peak times, look at the seating and queues and consider shopping first.
Even without a restaurant meal, bread, baumkuchen (a layered cake) or a café stop can give the visit its own character. Check sellouts and last order times for each shop.
Shopping that extends the trip to your table at home. Seasonal vegetables may offer more choice in the morning.
Buying fish at an inland roadside station is an unexpected reason to stop. A cooler bag makes further stops on the way home easier.
The flow of visitors differs from an ordinary day. Allow extra time for food and parking if the event is your reason for visiting.
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A large Maebashi roadside station where you can choose from food, a bath, fresh fish and open space at the foot of Mount Akagi.
A produce and souvenir shop for vegetables from the foot of Mount Akagi and Maebashi gifts, convenient at the start or end of a station visit.
A bath within the station where you can unwind after eating and shopping, before heading home.
An outdoor area within the station where children and visitors with dogs can take a break while waiting for food.
A main destination for a Mount Akagi drive at roughly 1,300 m elevation; stock up at the station before heading there.
A seasonal stop toward central Maebashi, combining flowers and waterside walking after a meal.
A community-protected firefly habitat that changes the feel of the area around the station on early-summer nights.
A main destination on a clear day; use the station to stock up and rest.
For seasonal flowers and a drive along Mount Akagi’s southern foothills.
For a day of sightseeing in central Maebashi.
For roses, waterside walks and outdoor play with children.
Good for picking up vegetables from the foot of Mount Akagi or a souvenir before or after lunch. On busy days, you can look around while waiting for a restaurant.
Good for ending a sightseeing day with a bath, or combining shopping and rest in one place. Check last admission and crowding before deciding when to eat.
Good for getting out of the car while waiting for food or shopping, especially with children or dogs. Play first on hot days or in seasons with early sunsets.
Good for using the station as a supply base before a Mount Akagi drive on a clear day or summer canoeing. Check summit weather and road conditions separately.
Good for spring or autumn flowers and a park walk after a meal at the station. Outside rose season, think of it as a park visit.
Good for adding a short nature visit after eating and shopping on a June night. It is dark, so with children, watch your footing and observe quietly.
A main destination on a clear day; use the station to stock up and rest.
For seasonal flowers and a drive along Mount Akagi’s southern foothills.
For a day of sightseeing in central Maebashi.
For roses, waterside walks and outdoor play with children.
Send your travel companions a possible stop.
