Gifu Prefecture · Chubu
道の駅 馬瀬 美輝の里
Choose some Maze River ayu or a loaf of bread, then take a walk to the water.
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Eat, shop, play, take in the view or rest. Choose from the station’s strengths to suit your day.
At Sanmaze Kobo, highlights include handmade apple bread, yomogi (mugwort) sweet-bean buns, anpan (sweet-bean buns), and frozen wild ayu from the upper Maze River.
You can eat inside Sanmaze Kobo. Check the day's notices for availability.
From seasonal root vegetables and tomatoes to the local winter specialty, the shop's selection changes with the seasons.
The Maze River fishing center and a wood-chip walking trail extend the visit beyond the station.
A hot-spring facility about two minutes away by car has open-air baths, waterfall-style showers, and a dry sauna.
Gakuto Kanzaki sees this as a place to shop before heading outdoors. Choose handmade bread or wild ayu at Sanmaze Kobo, pay, then walk to Mizube no Yakata or the trail in Shinrin Park. With the shop and riverside close together, the stop can fill 30 minutes or a day. In winter, shorter opening hours and fewer opening days make it sensible to visit the shop first.
Roadside Station Maze Miki no Sato stands on Gifu Prefectural Route 431, the Shimoyama-Namaru Line, beside the clear Maze River in Gero City. Next door, Sanmaze Kobo sells bread handmade by local women, frozen wild ayu (sweetfish) from the upper Maze River, seasonal vegetables, and winter yawai (nezushi), a local winter specialty. Maze ramen is served inside. Gakuto Kanzaki suggests choosing something at the shop before walking to Mizube no Yakata or Shinrin Park.
Bread handmade by local women, frozen wild ayu from the upper Maze River, handmade sweets, seasonal vegetables, and winter yawai (nezushi): the selection described by Gifu's official tourism site and Gero City makes shopping a purpose of the stop in its own right. Maze ramen is served inside, so even a short break can include a local taste.
Next door, Mizube no Yakata is a fishing center on the Maze River. Its activities include making gohei-mochi (grilled rice cakes) and pizza, catching amago trout by hand, making hanamochi rice-flour decorations, and ayu fishing. Shinrin Park, with a wood-chip trail for a walk among the trees, is in the same area. Shop at the station first, then turn a rest stop into a short outing.
Sanmaze Kobo opens 9:00–16:00 from April through December and 9:00–15:00 from January through March. Gero City also lists it as open only on weekends and public holidays in January and February. Check the day and hours before counting on the shop during a winter drive. The toilets are available 24 hours.
Spend your time at the station or add somewhere nearby. These ideas help you plan around your companions and the weather.
Focus on Sanmaze Kobo's handmade bread and frozen wild ayu. Pick bread to eat in the car and ayu or vegetables to take home; even a short visit can feel worthwhile.
Park → toilet → Sanmaze Kobo → depart.
Seasonal products and stock vary by day. Hours are 9:00–16:00 from April through December and 9:00–15:00 from January through March.
After shopping and eating at the station, head to Mizube no Yakata beside the Maze River. Activities include making gohei-mochi and pizza, catching amago trout by hand, and ayu fishing. Add Shinrin Park's trail for an outing beyond the station.
Station → Mizube no Yakata → Shinrin Park.
Activities and operating periods change. Check ahead if taking part is central to your plans.
Spa Miki, about two minutes away by car, has open-air baths, bubble baths, water jets aimed at the lower back, waterfall-style showers, and a dry sauna. Shop at the station first and leave the baths for last to make managing your bags and time easier.
Station → Sanmaze Kobo → Spa Miki.
Check Miki no Sato's official information for the hot spring's hours and admission prices.
The toilets are available 24 hours, and there is an information corner and a free rest area. Even if you cannot stay long, a piece of bread offers a taste of the area.
Park → toilet → information corner or shop → depart.
The shop and cafe/light meals operate only during opening hours. Gifu Prefecture lists the footbath as closed, so leave it out of your plans. At night and in winter, expect the toilets and parking area to be the main facilities available.
Gero City lists Sanmaze Kobo as open only on weekends and public holidays in January and February, so do not count on weekday shopping. Plan for an opening day if shopping is the aim; on a weekday, use the station mainly for a break.
Check the day → rest at the station → visit the shop if open.
Snow and icy surfaces can change travel times on this mountain road. Check road conditions in winter too.
Hours listed by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's Chubu Regional Development Bureau.
Irregular closing days. Gero City lists January–February opening on weekends and public holidays only.
Listed as available 24 hours, with facilities for people with disabilities.
Stars show the editorial recommendation for each age group on a five-point scale. Read the reasons alongside each rating.
The 24-hour toilets and free rest area make a short break convenient.
The shop and rest area are mostly indoors. Keep the stop short and plan to carry your child.
A short circuit of the shop and free rest area works well.
If you go down to the Maze River, put safety at the water's edge and underfoot first, and keep the walk short.
A walk to Shinrin Park's trail can help keep children engaged.
The wood-chip trail makes it easy to shop at the station before heading outside.
Easy to combine with activities at Mizube no Yakata.
Activities include catching amago trout by hand, ayu fishing, and making gohei-mochi or pizza. Check the activities and dates ahead of time.
A useful 24-hour toilet stop on a mountain road. Facilities for people with disabilities are also listed.
During the information building's listed hours, it provides a place to rest and check information. Confirm access if the shop is closed.
Prioritize safety near the water. A short change of scene is more manageable than a long play session.
Hours change by season, so avoid relying on this as the family's only meal option.
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 shop's selection changes with the seasons, from vegetables to winter yawai (nezushi). With irregular closing days, check that it will be open if shopping is your purpose.
Activities include making gohei-mochi and pizza, catching amago trout by hand, making hanamochi, and ayu fishing. Operating periods vary by season.
Walk among the trees on a wood-chip trail. Weather and season affect walking conditions.
A hot-spring facility about two minutes away by car, with open-air baths, bubble baths, waterfall-style showers, a dry sauna, and more. It can round off the outing.
Practical ideas and things to consider when spending time here.
Sanmaze Kobo opens 9:00–16:00 from April through December and 9:00–15:00 from January through March. Visit the shop before the toilets or rest area if you might otherwise arrive near closing time.
In January and February, the shop is listed as open only on weekends and public holidays; it may be closed on weekdays. Match a winter shopping trip to an opening day.
Sanmaze Kobo lists its wild ayu from the upper Maze River as sold frozen. Bring a cooler if you intend to buy some.
Mizube no Yakata fishing center beside the Maze River, Shinrin Park's wood-chip trail among the trees, and Spa Miki at Maze River Hot Spring offer ways to extend a shopping stop into a half-day outing.
The toilets are available 24 hours, while the shop and cafe/light meals operate only during opening hours. Outside those hours, use the station as a rest 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.
A product closely tied to this place. Bring a cooler for the trip home.
You can eat inside, making this a possible lunch stop if the timing works.
Apple, yomogi sweet-bean, and anpan varieties are easy to eat between drives and to buy in a quantity that suits you.
Add something to open at home to extend the pleasure of the stop.
A local winter food listed as a seasonal product. It is an option when your visit falls at the right time.
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Choose some Maze River ayu or a loaf of bread, then take a walk to the water.
Send your travel companions a possible stop.
