Toyama Prefecture · Hokuriku
道の駅 利賀
A small roadside station deep in the Toga mountains where soba and village gifts help you plan the next leg of your trip.
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Eat, shop, play, take in the view or rest. Choose from the station’s strengths to suit your day.
This stop is useful before or after the mountain road. Weekend and public holiday store hours are short, so come early if you want to shop.
Pick up a few mountain village items such as Toga Tenku Coffee, Tenku Blend Tea, or original goods.
Umaimonkan centers on soba dishes and a noodle-making experience. Plan around reservations, possible sellouts, and its usual Thursday closure.
Instead of spending a long time at the station, combine it with age-appropriate stops such as Meiso no Sato, soba making, or a hot spring.
In rain or snow, avoid crowding the itinerary with mountain destinations such as Shirakimine; keep it to central Toga and a hot spring.
This is not a large shopping area where you need to spend a long time deciding. On a family trip, the order helps: toilets, Toga Store, a lunch option, and a rainy-day alternative. With those settled, this small mountain station becomes an entry point to Toga instead of just somewhere you pass through.
Whether we are eating soba or heading for a hot spring, I want the family to get in step at the roadside station first.
Roadside Station Toga is a mountain rest stop inside the Toga Civic Center at 171 Togamura, Nanto City (南砺市利賀村171). It combines Toga Store with tourist information. This is no large produce market, but you can browse kuromoji tea, Toga Tenku Coffee, Tenku Blend Tea, original goods, and local specialties while planning a toilet stop, shopping, and meals before or after National Route 471 or a trip toward Gokayama. If food is the main aim, add Soba no Sato Umaimonkan or Aji Sabo Togatoga and a hot spring on the way back for a fuller taste of Toga.
The present roadside station is a small stop inside the Toga Civic Center. Parking is estimated at 25 spaces, and opening hours differ considerably between weekdays and weekends or public holidays. It suits a toilet break, drinks, Toga souvenirs, and deciding where to go next more than a long recreational stop along the mountain road.
The range has a distinct local character: kuromoji tea, Toga Tenku Coffee, Tenku Blend Tea, and Toga-themed T-shirts and pin badges. This is a place for a light gift that recalls a mountain drive rather than bulk shopping for the pantry.
Take a short break at the station, then eat at Soba no Sato Umaimonkan or Aji Sabo Togatoga, or around Toga International Campground on an event day. If you want to make soba noodles yourself, plan ahead: the experience is for elementary school children and older, has a reservation guideline, and takes 60 minutes.
Toga is surrounded by high mountains. Winter snow, wet roads on rainy days, and mountain driving after dusk can affect your plans. With children or older companions, a short station stop followed by the indoor Meiso no Sato or Yu-raku hot spring on the way back can be easier to manage.
Spend your time at the station or add somewhere nearby. These ideas help you plan around your companions and the weather.
Once parked, use the toilets first, then pick up drinks or a small gift at Toga Store. Because the station is compact, the family need not split up for long to do different things.
Parking → toilets → Toga Store → next destination
Weekend and public holiday hours are approximately 10:00–15:00. Do not count on the store during an early start or after late afternoon.
Browse Toga gifts and tourist information at the station, then go to Soba no Sato Umaimonkan. For the soba-making experience, allow for its elementary-school-and-older age guideline, a reservation about one week ahead, and a 60-minute session; leave room around lunch.
Roadside Station Toga → Soba no Sato Umaimonkan → Meiso no Sato or a hot spring
Umaimonkan usually closes when its soba sells out and is normally closed on Thursdays. Set out early if lunch there is your main goal.
After a station break, visit the indoor displays and flower mandala at Meiso no Sato, then Shin-Gokayama Onsen Yu-raku on the way back. The route relies less on outdoor walking while retaining a sense of Toga on rainy or chilly days.
Roadside Station Toga → Meiso no Sato → Yu-raku
Meiso no Sato is normally closed Wednesdays and for part of winter; Yu-raku is normally closed Thursdays. If the days do not work, keep the trip to food and shopping.
On a day headed to Toga Art Park or an event around Toga International Campground, use the station for toilets and shopping before meeting up. Its small size makes it better for getting ready to leave than a long stay.
Roadside Station Toga → Toga Art Park or event venue → hot spring on the way back
Parking and dining patterns change on event days. Check the date, venue, registration deadline, and the timing of the mountain drive home first.
Current listings from Gokayama NANTO Tourism and Toyama Tourism. Hokuriku Roadside Stations also lists weekday hours of 8:30–17:15; check the latest listing before visiting.
The count listed by official tourism information. Some navigation listings instead give 20 standard-car and three large-vehicle spaces.
Inside the Toga Civic Center. Older location details persist, so match the address when searching a map.
Listed by official tourism information as the Toga Store contact number.
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The station suits a short break, not a long stay or outdoor play.
Prioritize toilets and getting the car comfortable before or after the mountain road. Check on site for nursing or diaper-changing facilities; if needed, stop while staff at the civic center are likely available to ask.
Keep shopping short and plan another place for active play.
In the small shop, help children avoid handling too many products. Add one destination beyond the station, such as Meiso no Sato on a rainy day or a short outdoor walk when it is sunny, to help keep them engaged.
Children can enjoy choosing gifts and the mountain village atmosphere; check the age rule for soba making.
Umaimonkan's soba-making experience is generally for elementary school children and older, so preschoolers are better suited to watching or eating. Journeys can run long here; keep a hot spring or sweet treat as a fallback.
Soba making, performing arts, and village events can become learning experiences.
Add something hands-on or active, such as soba making, Toga Art Park, or rogaining. Switch to indoor exhibits or a hot spring if the weather turns poor.
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.
Toyama's official tourism site listed this event for May 9, 2026, starting and finishing at the Gourmet Hall at Toga International Campground. Walking and family divisions were listed, making it a way to explore Toga on foot; check current event information for future editions.
The festival has been announced for October 31 and November 1, 2026, at Toga International Campground. With fresh soba as the main food draw, use the roadside station for shopping and breaks before or after the event.
Toga Art Park is a group of performing arts facilities where productions and training take place throughout the year, including a summer theater festival. Check official information for performance dates and the winter closure.
Practical ideas and things to consider when spending time here.
Official tourism information identifies Roadside Station Toga as Toga Store at 171 Togamura, Nanto City (南砺市利賀村171). Some guides still show an older location or hours, so check the current Toga Store, Gokayama NANTO Tourism, and Hokuriku roadside station listings before visiting.
The main items include kuromoji tea, Toga Tenku Coffee, Tenku Blend Tea, original goods, and local specialties. Rather than expecting a large farm market, pick one light gift with a mountain village character.
Tourism guides describe Toga as a soba destination and introduce both soba dishes and noodle making at Umaimonkan. Browse Toga goods at the station, then head to Umaimonkan or Aji Sabo for lunch to make the food outing the focus.
Official tourism estimates about 50 minutes from Tonami Interchange and about 36 minutes from Gokayama Interchange. Traveler reviews also mention bends on older roads and a remote feel; how the road drives may be more tiring than the distance suggests. With children, avoid crowding the route and allow for a hot spring or short break on the way home.
Meiso no Sato has indoor displays and a garden, while Yu-raku has an open-air bath, rest area, and dining area. They offer alternatives when the weather worsens. Their Wednesday or Thursday closures and winter closing periods differ, so check hours especially on rainy days.
Rogaining, the new-soba festival, and performances at Toga Art Park show Toga's changing character at venues a little way from the station. The station works for a break before or after, while the event venue is the main destination.
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.
Choose mountain village flavors to take into the car or to your accommodation instead of planning a long sit-down meal here.
Good when children want to choose a trip memento or you want to take home something from this small mountain station.
An option for a fuller taste of Toga, from soba dishes and char fish to buckwheat desserts. Check for sellouts and the usual Thursday closure.
Suited to families with elementary school children or older and groups. One bowl makes five servings, the session takes 60 minutes, and reservations are recommended; make it a main part of the itinerary.
On event days, Toga's food and community activities come to the fore. Use the station for a break before or after, with the event venue as your main destination.
For a day that includes a hot spring and rest. Opening hours changed from June 2026, so check the current day's details.
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A small roadside station deep in the Toga mountains where soba and village gifts help you plan the next leg of your trip.
For a day when the station is a rest and shopping stop, and Toga soba is the focus of lunch or a family experience.
For rainy days, families seeking quiet time, or a day exploring Toga's culture beyond its food.
For a day seeing Toga as a village of performing arts, beyond a mountain-road rest stop.
For rainy or winter days, or a family break after a long mountain drive before heading home.
Consider only in fine weather with favorable road information; make forest learning the main purpose rather than an impromptu family detour.
Send your travel companions a possible stop.
