Yamanashi Prefecture · Kanto
道の駅 かつやま
A small lakeside roadside station where you can eat, shop, take a breather, and step onto the grass by Lake Kawaguchi.
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Eat, shop, play, take in the view or rest. Choose from the station’s strengths to suit your day.
The selection changes with the season, so look in the shop when you arrive.
If you plan to eat at the restaurant, check serving times and how busy it is.
After eating, just cross the road to shift your attention to the Lake Kawaguchi waterfront.
Even with 15 minutes while traveling from the Kawaguchiko Interchange, you can get a taste of the area and a view.
Koharu Takano sees Katsuyama as a place where time choosing things in the shop sits close to time unwinding beside Lake Kawaguchi. Whether you eat Itoriki curry or just buy vegetables and fruit, Koumi Park is across the road. This easy connection between eating, shopping, and the lakeside lawn is what makes the stop distinctive.
Michi-no-Eki Katsuyama, on the south shore of Lake Kawaguchi, lets you move easily between eating and shopping and taking a break beside the lake. Browse freshly picked vegetables, fruit, and suzutake bamboo crafts in the shop, or consider the restaurant's signature Itoriki curry. Across the road, the grass at Koumi Park and a lakeside path invite you to take a boxed meal or something sweet outdoors after lunch.
This is no large food court, but Itoriki curry, local vegetables, fruit, processed foods, and suzutake bamboo crafts make it easy to take something home after a visit to Lake Kawaguchi.
Cross the road for a broad lawn and Lake Kawaguchi. Eating something bought in the shop outdoors, letting children stretch their legs, and watching the lake in the evening are all part of the appeal.
About 10 minutes from the Kawaguchiko Interchange on the south shore, the station brings parking, toilets, a shop, and a lakeside walk together before or after time in the main sightseeing area.
Spend your time at the station or add somewhere nearby. These ideas help you plan around your companions and the weather.
If your visit fits the restaurant's hours, make its signature Itoriki curry the main event. After eating, browse vegetables and crafts in the shop, then head to Koumi Park if the weather is good, so the stop extends beyond the meal.
Park → restaurant → shop → short walk in Koumi Park.
Hours vary by season and day of the week. If the meal is your main reason for visiting, check official guidance first.
Look at freshly picked vegetables, fruit, and light snacks, then cross the road to the lawn. Spacious Koumi Park is useful when everyone needs to move after sitting in the car.
Shop → Koumi Park → a few minutes on the lakeside walking path.
Take your rubbish home. Keep dogs on leads and take their waste away from the park.
The lakeside is also noted in official information for its beautiful sunsets. Finish shopping in daylight, then head to the lawn or walking path as the sun lowers to enjoy the Katsuyama side of the lake.
Shop → viewing area → Koumi Park → depart.
Mind shop hours in the evening; do your shopping first.
Combine the cherry blossoms of early to mid-April, the lakeside path from Koumi Park to Shikkogo Park, and spring events at Fuji Omuro Sengen Shrine to make the station a starting point for exploring the area. Yabusame is a traditional form of mounted archery.
Roadside station → Koumi Park → Shikkogo Park → Fuji Omuro Sengen Shrine.
Event days can bring traffic restrictions and crowds, so check event information before setting out.
Hours vary by season.
Official and tourism federation information lists these as available 24 hours.
Check availability and last-order time for Itoriki curry and other dishes.
For the lawn and walking path, consider the weather and park rules.
Stars show the editorial recommendation for each age group on a five-point scale. Read the reasons alongside each rating.
Suited to a short feeding, diaper-change, or carrying break.
Rather than staying long inside the station, make a short stop at the toilets and shop, then decide whether to go to Koumi Park or return to the car.
A good age to walk a little on the lawn.
You cross a road to reach the park, so hold hands on the way. In the park, watch the distance from dogs on leads and from the water.
Easy to combine the shop, curry, lawn, and a short stretch of walking path.
If the station alone is not enough, adding Koumi Park can help keep the visit interesting.
Easy to extend the visit to the lakeside path or Fuji Omuro Sengen Shrine.
Spring brings cherry blossoms and local yabusame mounted archery events; summer brings lakeside heat, and winter, a cold wind. Each season has something different to notice.
You cross a road to reach Koumi Park. With children, keep the crossing straightforward.
The broad lawn is good for a break after a meal or a long drive.
Skip outdoor play and focus on the shop, a meal, and a toilet break.
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.
Its cherry blossoms, lawn, and lakeside path fit naturally into a station visit. On ordinary days, it suits a break with a boxed meal or a short walk.
A setting for the Katsuyama area's spring Kai no Katsuyama Yabusame Festival, featuring traditional mounted archery.
A side trip for anyone interested in Mount Fuji worship and Katsuyama's history. On festival days, check the timing and traffic arrangements.
A walking route leading from Koumi Park toward Shikkogo Park. Add a short stretch on a fine day.
Practical ideas and things to consider when spending time here.
Even if the restaurant is your aim, looking at vegetables and fruit in the shop first can make the visit easier. If there is a wait for food or the hours do not fit, you can turn to shopping and a lakeside break.
Itoriki curry is often described as a specialty in travel accounts and restaurant reviews. Availability may change, so check the restaurant's guidance on the day you visit.
Yamanashi tourism information describes the park next to the roadside station and mentions the restaurant, shop, and toilets. Buying a boxed meal or drink and heading to the lawn is a natural way to use the stop.
The town's official park guidance asks visitors to take rubbish home, keep dogs on leads, and take away dog waste. Follow those rules for a pleasant break.
The cherry blossoms at Koumi Park and yabusame mounted archery associated with Shikkogo Park and Fuji Omuro Sengen Shrine give you reasons to explore beyond the station. Check current event information before planning around a particular date.
Official information highlights the beauty of the sunset reflected in the lake. As the shops close around late afternoon, finish shopping before waiting for the view; the station lists its toilets as available 24 hours.
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.
A specialty that makes the meal feel particular to this stop near Lake Kawaguchi. Check availability and aim for a visit that fits meal service.
The restaurant building may keep different hours from the shop and toilets.
A look before eating helps you avoid missing items that sell out or vary with deliveries.
For a day when you want to take home a piece of Katsuyama handiwork as well as food.
If you plan to rest in Koumi Park, choose something you can enjoy on the grass instead of eating in the car.
If the timing for the restaurant does not work, switch to the shop and views of Lake Kawaguchi to keep your itinerary moving.
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A small lakeside roadside station where you can eat, shop, take a breather, and step onto the grass by Lake Kawaguchi.
Good for eating purchases outdoors or letting children or a dog walk a little.
Suits a day when you want to add a short walk to the station stop or combine it with Katsuyama's spring events.
Suits anyone who wants to learn about Katsuyama's history and spring events after eating and shopping.
Suits a day when Koumi Park alone feels too brief or you want to enjoy more of the south shore in flower season.
Send your travel companions a possible stop.
