Kochi Prefecture · Shikoku
道の駅 めじかの里土佐清水
At Shikoku's southernmost roadside station, sodabushi and morning-landed fresh fish set the flavor of a Tatsukushi drive.
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Eat, shop, play, take in the view or rest. Choose from the station’s strengths to suit your day.
The quickest introduction to Tosashimizu's local flavors.
Sodabushi rice, dashi chazuke, or soft serve make a short break.
Aim for around lunchtime for Kubotsu mackerel or bonito.
Choose between longer-lasting products and fish best eaten that day.
Choose outdoor or indoor plans according to sea and weather conditions.
Kasumi Tsukioka sees Mejika no Sato Tosashimizu as more than a rest stop en route to Tatsukushi. Look at sodabushi and fresh fish first in the market, then choose SODABUSHI Cafe for a light bite or Misaki Kitchen for lunch. Shop, have a sweet, and use the toilets before heading to the sea; Tosashimizu's food and nature become one continuous outing.
Catch the aroma of sodabushi before heading to Tatsukushi, and you feel you have arrived in Tosashimizu even before seeing the sea.
Michi-no-Eki Mejika no Sato Tosashimizu stands on National Route 321 toward Tatsukushi and Minokoshi, making it easy to sample Tosashimizu's food in a short stop. Sea Mart Tosashimizu stocks fresh fish from the Kubotsu large fixed-net fishery, sodabushi products, citrus such as Tosa buntan and konatsu, dried fish, and imokenpi sweet potato sticks. Sodabushi is dried and smoked frigate mackerel used for dashi stock. At SODABUSHI Cafe, try rice topped with freshly shaved sodabushi, dashi chazuke (rice with broth), sodabushi soft serve, or a Kubotsu mackerel dog. Misaki Kitchen serves set meals featuring Kubotsu mackerel, seared bonito, and seasonal fish. The station is modest in size: eat, shop, and use the toilets here before continuing to Tatsukushi Coast, Ashizuri Ocean Aquarium SATOUMI, a glass-bottom boat, or Tojindaba.
Sea Mart Tosashimizu gathers sodabushi products from local processing sheds and makers. Choices include sodabushi that makes a rich dashi broth, shaved flakes for tamago kake gohan (rice with raw egg), dashi sauce, and Dashi Pota. Many can be taken home and used at your own table.
Rice topped with freshly shaved sodabushi, dashi chazuke (rice with broth), and dashi soup make convenient light meals from the morning. When you want a small bite before Tatsukushi, sodabushi or konatsu citrus soft serve and a Kubotsu mackerel dog give companions different options.
Misaki Kitchen offers Tosashimizu fish in set meals such as premium seared bonito, Kuroshio-cured Kubotsu mackerel, fisherman's boat meal, and today's sashimi. Some dishes are limited in quantity or depend on the day's catch; leave room to switch to the cafe or direct-sales market if a particular fish is unavailable.
Tatsukushi Coast, Ashizuri Ocean Aquarium SATOUMI, and the glass-bottom boats are all within a few minutes' drive of the station. Weather and sailing conditions can change plans at sea, so using the station for lunch, a snack, toilets, or EV charging makes it easier to adjust on sunny or rainy days.
Spend your time at the station or add somewhere nearby. These ideas help you plan around your companions and the weather.
After parking, use the toilets, then browse sodabushi products and the fresh fish counter at Sea Mart Tosashimizu. Even without a meal, picking up dashi sauce, shaved flakes, dried fish, or citrus gives you a taste of the region to take away.
Parking → toilets → Sea Mart Tosashimizu → departure
Fresh fish and seasonal products depend on deliveries. Expect the selection to change by evening.
Choose rice with freshly shaved sodabushi or dashi chazuke at SODABUSHI Cafe while companions opt for konatsu or sodabushi soft serve. This makes timing easier before a glass-bottom boat or aquarium visit, and you can keep children's portions light.
Station → SODABUSHI Cafe → market → Tatsukushi area
Rice dishes generally start at 9:00. For an early or near-closing visit, check official notices and what is available in store.
Consider the Kuroshio-cured Kubotsu mackerel set meal, seared bonito set meal, fisherman's boat meal, or today's sashimi set meal. SATOUMI and Tatsukushi Coast are only a few minutes away by car after lunch, making it easy to link the meal with sightseeing.
Station → Misaki Kitchen → Sea Mart → Tatsukushi Coast or SATOUMI
Limited quantities and the day's catch affect the choice. On busy days, leave room to switch to a cafe snack and market shopping.
If the weather is fine and seas are calm, explore Tatsukushi Coast's unusual rocks or take a glass-bottom boat. On rainy or windy days when a long outdoor walk is difficult, start with Ashizuri Ocean Aquarium SATOUMI and add a meal and shopping at the station.
Station → SATOUMI, or Tatsukushi Coast and a glass-bottom boat → station shopping
Glass-bottom boats may be canceled in rough weather or sea conditions. Check departures and the final sailing shortly before visiting.
Have lunch and shop at the station, then continue in the afternoon to Cape Ashizuri or Tojindaba. The seafood, coastal landforms, and cape scenery can fill a day. These drives cover more distance, so decide whether to eat first or use the station for your final shopping stop.
Station → Tojindaba or Cape Ashizuri → return journey
Wind and sun can affect a cape outing. With young children or older companions, plan a shorter walk.
Direct-sales market, sodabushi, fresh fish, and souvenirs. Times shown are guides.
Sodabushi snacks, soft serve, and dashi soup. Times shown are guides.
Fish set meals, rice bowls, and udon; some dishes are limited. Times shown are guides.
Offerings vary by deliveries, catches, and season.
Indoor facilities are generally available during opening hours.
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Suitable for a short rest using the nursing room and multipurpose toilet.
Outdoor toilets are available 24 hours; the indoor nursing room and multipurpose toilet are generally available during opening hours. Keep mealtimes short, and adults can take turns browsing sweets or shopping.
Use it for a short break with a light snack and a small park-like pause.
This is not a station built around large play equipment. Link a brief cafe sweet, toilet stop, and market visit; on the rocky Tatsukushi Coast, watch your footing and keep the walk manageable.
Pair it with SATOUMI or a glass-bottom boat to keep the day engaging.
Rather than spend a long time only at the station, eat fish, show children sodabushi, then see marine life at the aquarium. That sequence connects the day's experiences.
Easy to connect sodabushi, fresh fish, and the coral sea with learning.
Look at sodabushi and Kubotsu mackerel in the market before visiting SATOUMI or a glass-bottom boat to connect food with the sea. Wear walking shoes if landing at Minokoshi Coast.
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 shopping selection changes with deliveries of sodabushi, fresh fish, dried fish, citrus, and souvenirs.
Check current offerings for sodabushi rice, dashi chazuke, sodabushi soft serve, seasonal shaved ice, and other light meals and sweets.
Kubotsu mackerel and seasonal fish vary with the catch and available quantities; check recent notices if lunch is your main reason for visiting.
Sea conditions, cancellations, the final sailing, and whether landing at Minokoshi Coast is possible can change a half-day plan.
Check the official site, Instagram, and city notices for current anniversary events, harvest festivals, Yosakoi performances, and markets.
Practical ideas and things to consider when spending time here.
Visitor accounts favor a short shopping and meal stop in the clean, renovated facility over a long stay at a large complex. Sodabushi, bonito, fresh fish, and dried fish make the local food easy to identify.
Introductions and reviews often highlight buying sodabushi products, eating dishes made with dashi, and trying sodabushi soft serve. On a first visit, take a short look at both market and cafe.
Morning-landed fish, young frigate mackerel called mejika no shinko, and Kubotsu mackerel are appealing, but availability changes with season and catch. If you come for fish, keep a cafe snack or sodabushi souvenir as a backup.
Visitor accounts suggest the station, off the direct route from Nakamura to Cape Ashizuri, suits an unhurried drive toward Tatsukushi, Otsuki, or Sukumo more than a stay at a very busy, large tourist hub.
Tatsukushi and Minokoshi coasts and the glass-bottom boats are best in fine weather and calm seas. In rough weather, visit SATOUMI first, then eat and shop at the station to keep some Tosashimizu flavor in the day.
The station works well for food, shopping, and toilets, rather than long play. Connect sodabushi with marine life for elementary school children; for toddlers, try a short sweet break and the indoor SATOUMI aquarium.
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.
Good for a quick warm bite before the aquarium or glass-bottom boat.
Useful for a break short of a meal, or when children and adults want different treats.
Good for eating Tosashimizu fish before continuing to Tatsukushi.
Bring home ingredients for dashi as well as memories of the day's meal.
If a fish set meal is unavailable, switch to a short break so your schedule can continue.
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At Shikoku's southernmost roadside station, sodabushi and morning-landed fresh fish set the flavor of a Tatsukushi drive.
On a fine day, eat and use the toilets at the station before a short coastal walk.
Combine station lunch and shopping with a half-day outing less affected by weather.
Have lunch or a snack at the station, then continue to the sea in time for the boat departure.
After eating at the station, see underwater life briefly or combine it with SATOUMI.
Eat and shop at the station, then extend the afternoon toward Ashizuri's natural scenery.
Use station food and shopping as the start or finish of a visit to Tosashimizu's celebrated cape scenery.
Send your travel companions a possible stop.
