Toyama Prefecture · Hokuriku
道の駅 うなづき
Kurobe's celebrated water and barley, on the road to the hot spring town. Eat, shop, and regroup before heading to Unazuki.
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Eat, shop, play, take in the view or rest. Choose from the station’s strengths to suit your day.
The year-round shop makes a quick stop easy: choose Unazuki Beer, beer curry, Kurobe Meisui Malt Barley Tea, Toyama sake, and souvenirs.
From spring to autumn, the restaurant offers a lunch buffet; the rice-ball kitchen serves light meals made with Kurobe rice. Service changes in winter.
Drivers can take beer away to enjoy later; passengers, or visitors staying overnight, can fit a tasting into the trip.
See historical exhibits at neighboring Unazuki Yugakukan, then head to the public bath in Unazuki Onsen town for a plan less dependent on the weather.
From spring to autumn, consider the gorge or farm; in winter, look for fireworks in the hot spring town. The operating rail section and snow conditions change the experience.
This station feels like a small preparation room before the hot spring town. Beyond craft beer, rice balls, barley tea, curry, muffins, and Toyama souvenirs give drivers and children things to enjoy too. Sort out a break, toilets, shopping, and the next detour here, and the time in Unazuki may feel less rushed.
Michi-no-Eki Unazuki centers on Unazuki Beer Hall and Unazuki Shokusaikan, where you can find craft beer brewed with Kurobe water, rice balls made with Kurobe rice, and Toyama souvenirs. It lies on the way to Unazuki Onsen from the Kurobe interchange or Kurobe-Unazukionsen Station. For a short stop, use the shop and toilets; with time for lunch, try the restaurant or rice balls; for a longer visit, add the neighboring Unazuki Yugakukan, Unazuki Onsen, or Kurobe Farm. Food service days vary by season and weekday, so make the shop your reliable stop and keep meal plans flexible.
Unazuki Beer is built around underground water from the Kurobe River and locally grown barley. Beer curry, malt barley tea, muffins, sake, and Kurobe rice balls also let families take home local flavors without making the visit solely about drinking.
Before reaching the hot spring town from the Kurobe interchange or Kurobe-Unazukionsen Station, you can stop here for parking and toilets. It is a useful place to choose lunch, a snack, or souvenirs before continuing.
Unazuki Yugakukan, with a library and a history and folklore museum, is very close to the roadside station. Exhibits about the Aimoto Hanebashi bridge and the Kurobe River basin reveal a side of Unazuki beyond its hot springs and gorge.
Spend your time at the station or add somewhere nearby. These ideas help you plan around your companions and the weather.
After parking, make a quick loop through the toilets and Unazuki Shokusaikan, then return to the car. If buying chilled goods or alcohol, decide whether to shop before going into the hot spring town or on the way back.
Parking → toilets → Unazuki Shokusaikan → departure.
Avoid drinking and driving: save the craft beer for your lodging or home.
Make the restaurant lunch buffet your first choice, but on crowded days or when hours change, be ready to switch to the rice-ball kitchen, shop snacks, or eateries in the nearby hot spring town.
Check restaurant service → eat → buy souvenirs at Shokusaikan → Yugakukan or the hot spring town.
Restaurant and rice-ball kitchen opening days change with the season and weekday. Check official notices if lunch is the main reason for your visit.
After shopping at the roadside station, walk to Unazuki Yugakukan for the history of the Kurobe River and Unazuki. Drive on to the hot spring town for a break at Yumedokoro Unazuki, even if you have little time for outdoor walking.
Roadside station → Unazuki Yugakukan → Yumedokoro Unazuki.
Yugakukan closes on Mondays, the day after public holidays, the last Thursday of each month, and other dates.
For elementary school children and older, Kurobe Farm offers views and animals; train fans can head to the Kurobe Gorge Railway trolley train. In 2026, the operating section is restricted until September 30, so plan around a turnback trip before the announced full-line restart.
Roadside station → Kurobe Farm, or Unazuki Station and the Kurobe Gorge Railway.
The farm road has sharp bends and slopes. The trolley train's reachable section changes with season and restoration work.
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Useful for toilets, a baby changing station, and a short shopping stop.
Short bursts of shopping and rest in the car may be easier than a long meal.
Rice balls and malt barley tea offer approachable food and drink.
Do not count on a large play area inside the station; on a rainy day, shift to Yugakukan, or on a clear day, to the farm.
Move between rice balls, choosing souvenirs, and a short Yugakukan exhibit before children lose interest.
Restaurant visits depend on opening days and crowds. If the wait looks long, switch to a snack.
It is easy to link learning and play through Kurobe water and barley, the trolley train, farm, and bridge history.
If adding the trolley train or farm, check ride duration and the strain of the mountain road first.
Kurobe City's tourism information lists a baby changing station, wheelchair-accessible toilet, ramp, and other facilities.
Combine the shop, restaurant, and neighboring Unazuki Yugakukan for a short rainy-day visit.
For a longer play stop, continue to Kurobe Farm or a walk in Unazuki Onsen town.
Use the shop and toilets in the closest practical order, then return to the car before shopping bags grow heavy.
Keep the restaurant, a light meal, and the shop as options to avoid extra walking if an outlet is closed or crowded.
Depending on weather and energy, choose nearby Yugakukan on foot or drive to the public bath.
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.
Find restaurant schedules, temporary shop closures, and limited-release beers that can affect a visit that day.
A year-round shopping option; seasonal products, gifts, and online sales information can help you plan purchases.
Fireworks, a snow carnival, and Onsen Musume character events give visitors reasons to continue from the roadside station into town.
Operating sections and restoration progress can substantially change a visit. In 2026, check the railway's notices for your travel date.
Practical ideas and things to consider when spending time here.
Food outlets change their schedules by season and weekday, and the blog posts monthly information. If lunch is your main goal, keep the restaurant, rice balls, shop, and hot spring town in that order as alternatives.
Beer curry, ring muffins, malt barley tea, and rice balls carry the story of Kurobe water and barley even for people who do not buy alcohol. They make family shopping easier to plan.
The station lies along Prefectural Route 14 between the Kurobe interchange or Kurobe-Unazukionsen Station and the hot spring town. Use the toilets and shop before looking for parking or food in town.
After shopping or eating, walk to Unazuki Yugakukan to see exhibits on the Aimoto Hanebashi bridge and the Kurobe River basin. For elementary school children and older, it is an introduction before the gorge or hot spring.
Through September 30, 2026, the Kurobe Gorge Railway runs turnback trips to Nekomata Station; full-line service is scheduled to resume on October 1. Check how far you can travel and the journey time before continuing from the roadside station to the hot spring town.
Kurobe Farm Makiba no Kaze is a clear-day option for families, but the Tateyama Kurobe Geopark also cautions about sharp bends and steep gradients. If you buy a snack before driving there, consider motion sickness and weather.
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.
At lunchtime from spring to autumn, passengers who are not driving can have craft beer while drivers and children enjoy food and soft drinks. The spacious, open-ceiling restaurant makes for a restful stop.
Admission ends around 14:00. Monthly schedules may include extra closures or shorter hours; in winter (December–March), the menu switches to individual dishes.
Rice balls made with Kurobe rice and water and salt from Toyama Bay make a convenient snack before heading to the hot spring town or farm.
The kitchen operates from spring to autumn, closes Wednesdays, and is listed as closed in winter.
Add products for children and drivers to any alcohol purchase so the whole family can shop together.
You can enjoy Kurobe barley and water without drinking beer.
The shop is listed as open year-round, making it a more predictable anchor than the dining outlets. Even on a lunch-focused day, leave room to shift to shopping and a nearby hot spring.
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Kurobe's celebrated water and barley, on the road to the hot spring town. Eat, shop, and regroup before heading to Unazuki.
Next to the roadside station, this indoor stop offers a short look at the Kurobe River and Unazuki's history.
The starting station for the trolley train from Unazuki Onsen town into the gorge.
A public bath by Unazuki Onsen Station where you can finish a shopping stop with a soak.
On Kurobe's hills, a clear-day detour for scenery and animals.
Kurobe City's other roadside station, near National Route 8, adds play equipment, waterside space, and shopping.
A good fit when shopping alone feels too brief, on a rainy day, or when you want to show children a little of the Kurobe River's history.
Good for a clear day or children who love trains. In 2026, account for the difference between the turnback service through September 30 and the planned full-line restart from October 1.
For a rest in the hot spring town after eating or shopping. Families with small children may find a shorter bathing visit easier.
For elementary school children and outdoor play fans who want more than the roadside station. Check the mountain road's sharp bends and the weather.
Good when returning to National Route 8 or adding play equipment and waterside time for children. Use it for a different part of the trip from Unazuki.
Send your travel companions a possible stop.
