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Gifu Prefecture · Chubu

Michi-no-Eki Montdeus Hida Kuraiyama

道の駅 モンデウス飛騨位山

A ski resort center house that doubles as a roadside station. Rest and enjoy the outdoors at the foot of Mt. Kurai.

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Location
Takayama City
Road
Gifu Prefectural Route 98 (Miya–Hagiwara Line)
Hours
9:00–17:00
April–November: 9:00–17:00. For December–March, sources variously list 8:30–16:00, 8:30–16:30 and 9:00–16:00. Check the current official information shortly before a winter visit.
Parking
Large vehicles: 10
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How to enjoy

Choose how to enjoy your visit

Eat, shop, play, take in the view or rest. Choose from the station’s strengths to suit your day.

Decide first
Day and season of your visit

The listed hours are 9:00–17:00 from April to November, with Wednesdays closed; the December–March ski season is listed as open daily.

For a rest stop
24-hour toilets and a free rest area

The toilets make this a useful stop even when you pass outside business hours.

For a meal
Restaurant and café

They are listed as open on weekends and public holidays in the green season and daily in ski season. On green-season weekdays, plan another meal option.

With children
Children's room, library and theater

These indoor facilities in the center house give families a place to spend time if the weather turns.

With a dog
Dog run

It is listed as free to use in the green season. Individual use may be unavailable on event days.

Taketo's stopover notes

Choose the day and season first, and this station becomes much easier to use.

Parking, toilets, a place to rest and opening hours are the four things Taketo Shinohara checks first. Montdeus Hida Kuraiyama is particularly useful for toilets and rest, while meals depend on the day and season. Avoid Wednesday in the green season and arrange food elsewhere on weekdays. With those decisions made, you can stop comfortably at the foot of Mt. Kurai.

Highlights

Michi-no-Eki Montdeus Hida Kuraiyama is a roadside station on Gifu Prefectural Route 98, the Miya–Hagiwara Line, at the foot of Mt. Kurai in Takayama's Ichinomiyamachi district. The building also serves as the center house for Takayama Municipal Ski Area. Bunseirei Park, Kuraiyama Sports Ground and the Kuraiyama walking trail share the grounds. With toilets listed as available 24 hours, a free rest area, information corner, children's room, library and theater, guide Taketo Shinohara recommends it for a reliable toilet stop, a rest and time indoors, rather than making a meal the main reason to visit. During the green season (April–November), the restaurant and café are listed as open on weekends and public holidays, while Wednesday is listed as the station's regular closing day. Choose your visiting day before planning around a meal.

  • #Mt. Kurai
  • #Montdeus Park
  • #24-hour toilets
  • #Dog run
  • #Prefectural Route 98, Miya–Hagiwara Line
Why I like it

Reasons to stop here

01

The ski resort center house is also the roadside station

The station is a central facility of Takayama City's Kuraiyama Exchange Plaza, Montdeus Park, and doubles as the center house for Takayama Municipal Ski Area. It offers a place to park at the foot of Mt. Kurai and move between indoor rest space and the outdoors, beyond its shops and dining.

02

An easy place to plan a toilet and rest stop

Gifu Prefecture's roadside station guide lists toilets available 24 hours, as well as a free rest area and information corner. Route 98 runs through mountainous terrain, so having a place to stop even outside business hours is useful.

03

Meal availability depends on the day and season

The Hida Takayama Travel Guide lists the restaurant and café as open on weekends and public holidays in the green season (April–November) and every day in ski season (December–March). If you want to eat on a weekday drive, arrange another option as well.

Route idea

Ways to plan your stop

Spend your time at the station or add somewhere nearby. These ideas help you plan around your companions and the weather.

A half-day drive

Take a short drive from central Takayama to the foot of Mt. Kurai

Gifu's official tourism site lists the drive from JR Takayama Station via National Route 41 as 20 minutes. The setting changes from city streets to mountain scenery without a long trip. At the station, check the information corner for local guidance, step out toward the plaza for a few minutes, then return.

JR Takayama Station and central Takayama → National Route 41 → Gifu Prefectural Route 98 (Miya–Hagiwara Line) → Michi-no-Eki Montdeus Hida Kuraiyama

Wednesday is listed as the regular closing day in the green season, shifting to the following day if Wednesday is a public holiday. Check ahead around those days.

A family drive when the weather is uncertain

Take an indoor break with children

The Chubu Regional Development Bureau and Hida Takayama Travel Guide list a children's room, library and theater among the facilities. They offer a change of scene indoors when outdoor play is difficult during a longer drive. The National Michi-no-Eki Association also lists a baby bed.

Park → toilets → indoor break → park and children's play area if the weather holds

Follow on-site signs for access and availability. Individual use may be unavailable on event days.

Outdoor time in the green season

Stretch your legs with a dog

Takayama City's facility guide lists the plaza parking area, dog run, park and exchange center as available. The Hida Takayama Travel Guide lists the dog run as free in the green season. Continue beyond the station building into the plaza to make more of the stop.

Park → toilets → dog run and park → check the information corner for the area

Individual use may be unavailable on event days. Check opening dates before visiting.

December–March

Use it as the ski season center house

In winter, the center house is listed as open daily, as are the restaurant and café. The facility guide introduces the restaurants Bunseirei (分水嶺) and Yamanami (やまなみ). A roadside station stop and a base for the ski slopes share one building here.

Prefectural Route 98 (Miya–Hagiwara Line) → roadside station and center house → ski slopes or return journey

Sources give different winter closing times. Allow extra time for road conditions during the snowy season.

Hours

Opening hours

Roadside station (center house)
April–November 9:00–17:00

For December–March, sources variously list 8:30–16:00, 8:30–16:30 and 9:00–16:00. Check shortly before a winter visit.

Restaurant and café
Green season: weekends and public holidays / Ski season: daily

These days are listed by the Hida Takayama Travel Guide. Opening days can change, so check ahead if you plan to eat here.

Toilets
24 hours

Gifu Prefecture's roadside station guide lists them as available 24 hours.

Dog run
Green season

It is listed as free to use. Individual use may be unavailable on event days.

Family

Visiting with children

Stars show the editorial recommendation for each age group on a five-point scale. Read the reasons alongside each rating.

Up to 1 year old
★★★☆☆

Toilets and indoor rest space make a short stop practical.

The National Michi-no-Eki Association lists a baby bed. Follow on-site signs for details and keep the stop short if that is more comfortable.

Ages 2–3
★★★★☆

The children's room can provide a change of scene when a child tires of the car.

It is easy to let children play indoors briefly before returning to the car. Outdoor conditions vary with the season and weather.

Ages 4–6
★★★★☆

The indoor children's room and theater combine well with the park and children's play area.

Head toward the plaza in good weather or move indoors if the weather turns.

Elementary school age
★★★★☆

The Kuraiyama walking trail and Bunseirei Park can turn a rest stop into a longer visit.

Both are part of Takayama City's Kuraiyama Exchange Plaza. Check the weather and time of sunset before allowing time for a walk.

Toilets

You can plan a toilet stop even when passing outside business hours.

For young children

Follow on-site signs for conditions of use.

Indoor time

Listed as facilities in the center house. They offer shelter if the weather turns.

Outdoor play

Part of Takayama City's Kuraiyama Exchange Plaza. Individual use may be unavailable on event days.

Event

Make an event part of your visit

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.

Spaces used for events

Takayama City Kuraiyama Exchange Plaza

The roadside station is within Takayama City Kuraiyama Exchange Plaza, Montdeus Park (高山市位山交流広場～モンデウスパーク～). Takayama Municipal Ski Area, Bunseirei Park, Kuraiyama Sports Ground and the Kuraiyama walking trail share the grounds. Individual use may be unavailable on event days.

Takayama Municipal Ski Area

From December to March, the facility serves more prominently as the ski area's center house and is listed as open daily. Check snowfall and road conditions for winter visits.

Dog run

It is listed as free to use during the green season. Check opening dates and conditions before visiting.

Local feel

Reasons to return

Practical ideas and things to consider when spending time here.

The roadside station and ski resort center house share one building

A central facility of Takayama City Kuraiyama Exchange Plaza, the Takayama Municipal Ski Area center house is open as a roadside station throughout the year. Think of it as a place to rest indoors and outdoors at the foot of Mt. Kurai, alongside its shop and dining facilities.

Source: Takayama City facility guide and Gifu Prefecture official tourism site

Green-season dining centers on weekends and public holidays

The tourism association lists the restaurant and café as open on weekends and public holidays from April to November, and daily from December to March. On a weekday, plan another meal option.

Source: Hida Takayama Travel Guide

A park and walking trail share the grounds

Takayama City's facility guide lists Bunseirei Park, Kuraiyama Sports Ground and the Kuraiyama walking trail in the same complex. Step toward the plaza for a few minutes rather than turning around at the building.

Source: Takayama City facility guide
Before your visit

Things to check before setting out

Opening and closure days, individual businesses and facilities for children or dogs can affect your plans.

  • In the green season (April–November), Wednesday is listed as the regular closing day, moving to the following day if Wednesday is a public holiday. Check ahead if passing around Wednesday.
  • In the December–March ski season, the station is listed as open daily, but sources give winter hours of 8:30–16:00, 8:30–16:30 and 9:00–16:00. Visit early if stopping in the late afternoon.
  • The restaurant and café are listed as open on weekends and public holidays in the green season and daily in ski season. Keep another meal option for green-season weekdays.
  • Toilets are listed as available 24 hours, making this a possible rest stop outside business hours.
  • Sources differ greatly on standard-car parking capacity. They agree on 10 large-vehicle spaces.
  • Individual use of the dog run, park and plaza may be unavailable on event days. Check ahead if visiting with a dog.
Food

Eating and shopping

Specialities, places to eat, sweets and bakeries can all give you a reason to stop. Check individual menus for current prices and availability.

  • Bunseirei (分水嶺) restaurant
    Hida-style chuka soba (Chinese-style noodle soup)
    Check official information for availability dates and prices.
  • Bunseirei (分水嶺) restaurant
    Yakisoba set meal (fried noodles served as a set meal) and Nagasaki champon (Nagasaki-style noodle soup)
    Check official information for availability dates and prices.
  • Yamanami (やまなみ) restaurant
    Teppan-grilled pork belly and jingisukan (grilled mutton)
    Check official information for availability dates and prices.
Food mood

What would you like to eat?

A meal, a sweet treat, market shopping or something to take away: choose a focus for the day instead of trying everything at once.

Plan a meal for a weekend or public holiday

Restaurant and café

The restaurant and café are listed as open on weekends and public holidays in the green season (April–November). A weekend drive can include lunch at the station.

Opening days can change, so check ahead if the meal is a key part of your visit.

Eat a fuller meal in ski season

Menus at Bunseirei and Yamanami

In December–March, the restaurant and café are listed as open daily. The facility guide introduces chuka soba noodle soup, a yakisoba set meal, champon noodle soup and teppan-grilled dishes.

Menus and prices change. Follow the information posted at the restaurants on the day.

Buy something to take home

Shop and sales area

The Chubu Regional Development Bureau and Gifu Prefecture both list a shop or sales area. Browse what is available on site.

The items sold could not be confirmed from public information, so leave the choice open until you arrive.

Take a short break

Café and light meals

An option when you want to sit indoors for a little while without a long stop.

The café is listed as closed on green-season weekdays, so bring a drink in the car if needed.

Visit without relying on a meal

Toilets, free rest area and information corner

On green-season weekdays, a rest, local information and a walk around the plaza make a practical visit.

Eat in central Takayama or plan another meal stop so your schedule stays flexible.

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