Tottori Prefecture · Chugoku
道の駅 奥大山
Just off Kofu Interchange: a stop on National Route 181 for Oku-Daisen soba, miso ramen, freshly harvested vegetables and local souvenirs.
Photo: Puchi-masashi / CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Oku-Daisen soba, Oku-Daisen okowa rice, Oku-Daisen miso ramen and more. Meals from 11:00; last orders at 14:00.
Café items and soft serve from 9:30; last orders at 16:30.
Local products shop: 8:30–17:30. Farm shop: 9:00–15:00 (January–March: Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays only).
On National Route 181. Toilets, the bus stop and the information corner are available 24 hours a day.
The station is straight ahead when you leave Kofu Interchange, making it an easy detour. Nanairo Kashi restaurant serves meals from 11:00, with last orders at 14:00, while Michikusa-kan farm shop closes at 15:00. Have soba, okowa rice or miso ramen for lunch, then visit the farm shop and local products shop to choose Oku-Daisen vegetables, shiitake soy sauce and sake manju. This order lets you browse without rushing against closing time.
Michi-no-Eki Oku-Daisen is a roadside station on National Route 181 in Sagawa, Kofu Town, Hino District, Tottori Prefecture, directly opposite the entrance and exit of Kofu Interchange on the Yonago Expressway. It has the Buna no Mori local products shop (8:30–17:30), Michikusa-kan farm shop (9:00–15:00), and Nanairo Kashi restaurant (from 11:00; last orders at 14:00). Stop for soba made with Oku-Daisen buckwheat flour, Oku-Daisen okowa rice, miso ramen made with Furusato Miso Oku-Daisen, freshly harvested vegetables and processed foods sold exclusively here. Toilets, the bus stop and the information corner are available 24 hours a day. Parking accommodates 36 cars and 6 large vehicles. The station operates 360 days a year, with no fixed closing days; closures are announced in the news section of the official website.
The station is directly opposite the point where you leave Kofu Interchange on the Yonago Expressway and join National Route 181. According to the official website, Tottori Hanakairo Flower Park and Kamochi Shrine (金持神社) are each about 15 minutes away by car, Yonago and Kaike Onsen about 30 minutes, and Daisen-ji Temple about 40 minutes. It makes a convenient first rest stop after leaving the expressway, or a place to shop on the way home.
Nanairo Kashi is a 30-seat restaurant serving zaru soba (chilled buckwheat noodles) and kama-age soba (hot, freshly boiled buckwheat noodles) made with Oku-Daisen buckwheat flour, an Oku-Daisen okowa set meal based on the local Daisen okowa dish of steamed seasoned glutinous rice, and Oku-Daisen miso ramen made with Furusato Miso Oku-Daisen. Meals are served from 11:00, with last orders at 14:00, so plan to stop around lunchtime.
Buna no Mori stocks products sold exclusively here, such as Oku-Daisen shiitake soy sauce and Oku-Daisen sake manju (sake-flavored steamed buns), alongside classic San'in souvenirs. Michikusa-kan sells vegetables harvested that morning, handmade prepared dishes and Meisui Mochi rice cakes, and closes at 15:00. The selection varies by season and day.
Open 360 days a year, with no fixed closing days. Tel. 0859-75-3648.
Café items and soft serve from 9:30, with last orders at 16:30. Opening days generally follow the local products shop, with seasonal and occasional changes.
January–March: Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays only. Tel. 0859-75-2032.
Available even when the local products shop is closed.
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An exterior photograph of the facility: Puchi-masashi, “R181-2020-069.jpg”, taken on 2020-06-07. It does not show the current shop layout or facilities. The image file has not been altered; its displayed crop is adjusted to fit the screen.
The photograph is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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