Nagano Prefecture · Chubu
道の駅 日義木曽駒高原
In the heart of the Kiso Valley on National Route 19: pause with Mount Kiso-Komagatake ahead, ample parking, and a soba restaurant serving sunki.
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Eat, shop, play, take in the view or rest. Choose from the station’s strengths to suit your day.
The Kiso Tourism Federation lists restaurant hours as 10:30–15:30. It closes before the shop, so use those hours to plan a meal stop.
The farm shop follows the main shop hours. Its selection changes with the season and deliveries.
There are 3 multipurpose toilets and a ramp, with a short route from the car. Wi-Fi is available.
It is straight ahead on clear days. An observation area and children’s play area are also on site.
The shop and restaurant have different closing times. The Kiso Tourism Federation lists the shop at 8:30–17:30 and the restaurant at 10:30–15:30; the shop changes to 9:00–17:00 in winter. If your drive crosses lunchtime, arrive while the restaurant is open, then browse the farm shop after eating. Parking, multipurpose toilets and the ramp are near the entrance, keeping walking distances short. Published hours differ by source, so check Kiso Navi or the Chubu Regional Development Bureau before setting out.
Sunki soba (December–May), Gonbei Dairiki soba, sunki pork rice bowls and Kiso beef curry.
Freshly harvested vegetables, wild greens, mushrooms, sunki pickles, red turnip pickles, local sake, Kiso beef, Kiso-made soba and local sweets.
Free rest area, Fureai Information Exchange Center, 3 multipurpose toilets, ramp and observation area.
Michi-no-Eki Hiyoshi Kiso Komakogen (Sasarindo-kan) is a roadside station in Hiyoshi, Kiso Town, on National Route 19 between Shiojiri and Nakatsugawa. The Chubu Regional Development Bureau lists parking for 71 cars, 7 large vehicles and 2 accessible spaces, plus 11 men’s toilets, 9 women’s toilets and 3 multipurpose toilets; it is spacious for a Kiso Valley roadside station. Inside are a farm shop with freshly harvested vegetables, wild greens and mushrooms, the Tomoe restaurant serving Kiso specialties, a free rest area and the Fureai Information Exchange Center. The outdoor Ajiwai Yokocho sales area is also on site. On a clear day, Mount Kiso-Komagatake appears straight ahead from the rest corner. The shop and restaurant close at different times, and winter opening times change, so plan around restaurant hours if you want a meal.
The Chubu Regional Development Bureau lists 71 car spaces, 7 large-vehicle spaces and 2 accessible spaces. It also lists 11 men’s toilets, 9 women’s toilets and 3 multipurpose toilets, with a ramp. The national Michi-no-Eki Association gives a slightly different count of 73 car spaces, including 2 accessible spaces. Either way, this is a relatively spacious stop in the Kiso Valley, useful for a break on a long drive along National Route 19.
Nagano Prefecture’s Oishii Shinshu Food listing includes sunki soba from December through May, and Gonbei Dairiki soba, sunki pork rice bowls and Kiso beef curry year-round. Go NAGANO also lists Gonbei Densetsu buckwheat-flour soba, sunki pork rice bowls, sunki curry and Kiso beef curry. Sunki is a Kiso pickle made without salt; here it appears in both soba and rice bowls.
The farm shop stocks freshly harvested vegetables and fruit, wild greens and mushrooms, as well as sunki and red turnip pickles, local sake, Kiso beef, Kiso-made soba and local sweets. Go NAGANO also lists the outdoor Ajiwai Yokocho sales area, the Fureai Information Exchange Center and the Kiso Koma Shunsai Kobo processing workshop on site. You can shop and pick up visitor information within a short walk of the parking area.
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National Route 19 runs through mountain country between Shiojiri and Nakatsugawa. This is a convenient place to sit down for soba or Kiso beef curry before continuing your drive. It is easy to browse the farm shop after eating.
National Route 19 → parking → Tomoe restaurant → farm shop → rest corner
The restaurant closes before the shop. If you expect to arrive after 15:00, plan primarily for shopping instead.
There are 71 car spaces, 7 large-vehicle spaces and 2 accessible spaces, along with 3 multipurpose toilets, a ramp, a free rest area and Wi-Fi. On clear days, Mount Kiso-Komagatake is straight ahead from the rest corner, even on a short stop.
Parking → toilets → free rest area (Mount Kiso-Komagatake view) → back to the car
Shopping and meals are unavailable outside the shop and restaurant hours.
Pick up visitor information at the Fureai Information Exchange Center. Hiyoshi is associated with the historical figure Kiso Yoshinaka, and the building’s nickname, Sasarindo-kan, reflects that local connection. The outdoor Ajiwai Yokocho sales area, children’s play area and observation area are on the same site, keeping walking distances short.
Parking → Fureai Information Exchange Center → Ajiwai Yokocho → farm shop
The outdoor sales area and events may not operate on some days because of season or weather.
Kiso Tourism Federation listing. Winter hours are 9:00–17:00. Hours may be 8:00–18:00 from August 8 to August 16.
Kiso Tourism Federation listing. It closes before the shop.
In winter (December to mid-April), the shop is listed at 9:00–17:00 and the restaurant at 11:00–15:00. These differ from the hours above; check before visiting.
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 selection of freshly harvested vegetables, fruit, wild greens and mushrooms changes by season. The shop also carries sunki and red turnip pickles, local sake and sweets.
Kiso specialties include soba, rice bowls with sunki pickles and Kiso beef curry. The restaurant closes before the shop, and its opening time changes in winter.
An outdoor sales area listed by Go NAGANO. Operating days vary with season and weather.
An indoor place to pick up information about the Kiso route. Together with the free rest area, it is useful for deciding where to go next.
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.
Soba and Kiso beef are mainstays at Tomoe restaurant. Nagano Prefecture’s Oishii Shinshu Food listing says Gonbei Dairiki soba, sunki pork rice bowls and Kiso beef curry are offered year-round, while sunki soba is offered from December through May.
The Kiso Tourism Federation lists restaurant hours as 10:30–15:30. Go NAGANO instead lists 9:30–16:00, or 11:00–15:00 in winter. Allow for this difference when planning.
Sunki is a Kiso pickle made without salt. Adding it to soba is a cold-season treat.
The listed serving season is December through May. The shop also changes to 9:00–17:00 in winter.
The farm shop sells local vegetables, wild greens and mushrooms. Its selection changes with the seasons.
Deliveries vary; arriving earlier may give you more choice if you are looking for mountain produce.
Pickles, sweets and local sake are easy ways to bring Kiso flavors home. The Kiso Koma Shunsai Kobo processing workshop is also on site.
Consider your travel time home before choosing chilled or frozen goods.
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In the heart of the Kiso Valley on National Route 19: pause with Mount Kiso-Komagatake ahead, ample parking, and a soba restaurant serving sunki.
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