Gifu Prefecture · Chubu
道の駅 池田温泉
A free footbath fed by a natural hot spring. Explore the Ikeda Town produce market and tenant shops between 10:00 and 17:00.
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Eat, shop, play, take in the view or rest. Choose from the station’s strengths to suit your day.
A market for local farm products. It opens at 9:30 on Saturdays, Sundays and national holidays.
These are on the menu at the Ikeda Chaya Torizawa sweets shop. Service is generally 10:00–17:00. Okumino Kojidori is a local chicken breed.
Pick up a treat at the Michi-no-Eki Ikeda Onsen Himawari shop even if you do not stop for a full meal.
Take off your shoes and sit for a while to ease stiff legs after driving. A footbath lets you soak your feet without taking a full bath.
Shiratori Farm, Yoshiya and Zuisoen are in the tenant building.
Natsuki Arima sees this as a rest stop with easy-to-plan hours: 10:00–17:00, closed Wednesdays. Decide in advance where it fits in your itinerary. On arrival, ease your feet in the footbath before browsing the produce market and tenant shops. Taking the footbath first means you will not be sitting there with your shopping bags.
Michi-no-Eki Ikeda Onsen is a wood-and-glass roadside station beside Ikeda Onsen on Gifu Prefectural Route 53, the Gifu–Sekigahara Line. It has the JA Ibigawa farm produce market, shops in a tenant building, a free footbath fed by the hot-spring source, and a children’s play area. Natsuki Arima recommends it as a reliable rest stop once you plan around its clear 10:00–17:00 hours and Wednesday closure.
You can use the footbath, supplied directly from Ikeda Onsen’s hot-spring source, free of charge. Even without time for a full bath next door, you can park, remove your shoes and relax. It gives long-distance drivers a break that goes beyond simply sitting down.
The roadside station opens 10:00–17:00 and closes Wednesdays (or the following day if Wednesday is a national holiday) and December 30–January 1. It will not suit an early departure or late return, but its hours make it easy to plan a stop. The JA Ibigawa farm produce market alone opens at 9:30 on Saturdays, Sundays and national holidays.
Alongside local produce at the JA Ibigawa market, the tenant building has tea, baumkuchen, Gifu-grown rice, natural foods and a sweets shop. Even if you do not settle on a meal, you can still find something to take home.
There are 154 standard-car spaces, 13 large-vehicle spaces and 3 spaces for disabled drivers. Toilets include 6 for men, 6 for women and 6 wheelchair-accessible units, and there are ramps. A children’s play area, battery-powered ride-on cars and facilities for infants and young children help groups of different ages plan a stop.
Spend your time at the station or add somewhere nearby. These ideas help you plan around your companions and the weather.
The source-fed footbath is free. You need only remove your shoes and socks, without preparing for a full bath. Keep a towel in the car so you can dry your feet and resume driving.
Park → footbath → produce market and tenant building → depart.
The footbath can close temporarily for facility work. If it is the main reason for your visit, check official notices before setting out.
Browse local produce at the JA Ibigawa market, then choose rice, sweets or tea at the tenant building. Something to take home makes the stop worthwhile even without a meal.
Park → toilets → produce market → tenant building → depart.
Deliveries and selections change by day. Keep your shopping plans flexible.
Ikeda Chaya Torizawa serves udon, soba and ramen with Okumino Kojidori chicken, a local breed. Visiting the footbath after eating gives you a longer break before leaving.
Park → meal → footbath → shopping → depart.
Service hours and closing days differ by shop. If lunch is central to your plans, check official opening information shortly before visiting.
The children’s play area, battery-powered ride-on cars and infant facilities sit on the same site as wheelchair-accessible toilets and ramps. Those who want to walk, sit or play can each take a break without everyone gathering in one shop.
Park → toilets → split between play area and footbath → meet at the shops → depart.
The outdoor play area depends on the weather. On a rainy day, plan to spend more of the stop in the market and tenant building.
The roadside station adjoins Ikeda Onsen. Its New Building opens 10:00–22:00, with last admission at 21:30, later than the station’s 17:00 closing time. Shopping and eating at the station before bathing makes the schedule easier.
Roadside station (10:00–17:00) → Ikeda Onsen New Building.
The Main Building has been temporarily closed since August 17, 2026. A change of designated operator from April 2027 has also been announced. Check official notices for the day’s bathing availability.
Closed every Wednesday (the following day if Wednesday is a national holiday) and December 30–January 1.
Closed Wednesdays (the following day if Wednesday is a national holiday) and on other designated dates.
Closed Wednesdays and over the year-end/New Year period. Takeaway service is also within opening hours.
A free natural hot-spring footbath. Temporary closures may be announced for facility work.
The Main Building has been temporarily closed since August 17, 2026. Check official notices for the day’s opening status.
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Infant facilities and wheelchair-accessible toilets make a short stop practical.
Allow around 30 minutes at the station. An adult should accompany a child at the footbath.
The children’s play area and battery-powered ride-on cars provide time out of the car.
Break the stop into short periods for eating, playing and returning to the car. As the play area is outdoors, switch to the shops in poor weather.
Play in the square, then stop for a sweet.
There are five types of battery-powered ride-on car. Queues can form, so decide whether to play or shop first before getting out of the car.
Children can explore the footbath and produce market for themselves.
The footbath is free and needs no change of clothes. Browse the local produce together to learn the names of the area’s products.
The number of facilities can help reduce waiting when it is busy.
The 3 disabled-driver spaces are by the building. Large vehicles have 13 designated spaces.
Follow the posted conditions of use on site.
Outdoor use depends on the weather and temperature.
Bring something to dry your feet before returning to the car. Temporary closures can occur.
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.
These cover temporary footbath closures, changes in opening hours and closures at neighboring Ikeda Onsen. Check them first if you plan to use the footbath or bathe.
Late-blooming sunflowers grow east of the roadside station. The best viewing period changes with the year and weather; check official notices each season.
Kamagatani (霞間ヶ渓) in the town is a nationally designated Place of Scenic Beauty and Natural Monument. Traffic on nearby roads can change in spring.
Practical ideas and things to consider when spending time here.
The Chubu Regional Development Bureau of Japan’s transport ministry also lists the free footbath as drawing directly from the Ikeda Onsen source. It offers a way to enjoy the hot spring without preparing for a full bath.
The official site, Gifu Prefecture’s tourism guide and the transport ministry list matching hours of 10:00–17:00 and closure every Wednesday (or the following day if Wednesday is a national holiday) and December 30–January 1. It will be closed if you pass through early or late, so decide where it fits in your itinerary.
The JA Ibigawa farm produce market opens 10:00–17:00 on weekdays and 9:30–17:00 on Saturdays, Sundays and national holidays. It closes Wednesdays (or the following day if Wednesday is a national holiday) and on other designated dates. Weekend morning visitors can shop there before the rest of the station opens.
Ikeda Onsen’s official notices say the Main Building has been temporarily closed since August 17, 2026, while the New Building opens 10:00–22:00, with last admission at 21:30. A change of designated operator from April 2027 has also been announced. Check the day’s opening information if bathing is part of your plans.
An official notice dated September 17, 2026 reported late-blooming sunflowers east of the roadside station. They bloom each year, but the best viewing period shifts with the weather and season.
The roadside station was registered on March 3, 2011, and its facilities were renewed in December 2021. The wood-and-glass building houses the produce market and tenant shops. For facilities that differ from older listings, consult the official facility guide.
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.
The station’s 10:00–17:00 hours fit a lunch stop. Items may sell out or closing preparations may begin in the final hour, so arrive earlier for more choice.
A treat suits a day when you cannot stop for a full meal. Have one before or after the footbath to make even a short break feel worthwhile.
The produce market and tenant building offer different kinds of shopping. Separating food you will eat that day from things to open at home makes your bags easier to manage.
Only the produce market opens at 9:30 on Saturdays, Sundays and national holidays. If you arrive before the rest of the station opens at 10:00, start there.
The station and tenant shops close on Wednesday (or the following day if Wednesday is a national holiday). Plan another meal stop if your itinerary falls on its closing day.
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A free footbath fed by a natural hot spring. Explore the Ikeda Town produce market and tenant shops between 10:00 and 17:00.
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