Saga Prefecture · Kyushu
道の駅 うれしの まるく
Across from Ureshino-Onsen Station, combine a footbath, tea souvenirs, a park, and a detour into the hot spring town.
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Eat, shop, play, take in the view or rest. Choose from the station’s strengths to suit your day.
Arriving from National Route 34, take care of family needs first at the 24-hour rest facility and toilets.
On a clear day, let children stretch their legs briefly in the park. On rainy or hot days, head to Maruku Eyes for tourist information and shopping.
Stop for a quick sweet treat at the adjacent cafe and shop; for a full meal, look to restaurants in the hot spring town.
Maruku Eyes is a rest stop where you can buy Ureshino tea and local sweets as well as get tourist information.
For a brief stop, try the free hand and footbaths, where you soak your hands or feet. With more time, continue to Siebold no Yu public bath or the hot spring town.
Families may find it easier to use the toilets, nursing room, square, and rest area before seeking a restaurant or shop. Then add one stop for tea souvenirs, sweets, the footbath, or the hot spring town: an easy way to take a little of Ureshino home.
Checking parking, toilets, the nursing room, and the grassy square first can ease small frustrations during the journey.
Ureshino tea, local sweets, milk-based treats, and the footbath can give even a 30-minute visit a taste of Ureshino.
With more time, continue to the hot spring town, ninja village, or Chaoshiru. The station makes a convenient starting point for a half-day trip.
Michi no Eki Ureshino Maruku stands directly opposite Ureshino-Onsen Station on the Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen, serving as a gateway to the hot spring town. It brings together a rest stop on National Route 34, tourist information and Ureshino tea shopping at Maruku Eyes, hand and footbaths, a park, and events in front of the rail station. It is convenient by car or Shinkansen. For meals, consider neighboring shops or the hot spring town; families can combine the toilets, nursing room, park, and indoor rest space on rainy days into an easy short stop.
The roadside station is in front of Ureshino-Onsen Station's west exit and about five minutes by car from Ureshino IC. You can rest during a drive, meet someone at the rail station, or gather information before heading into the hot spring town, all in one place.
There is a 24-hour information rest facility, toilets, and a diaper vending machine; the nursing room is listed for daytime use. The grassy square offers a change of pace for families on a long journey.
There are hand and footbaths supplied directly by the hot spring source, Ureshino tea and local sweets for sale, and nearby cafes and the hot spring town. Extend a station stop to tea, sweets, or a daytime bath.
Spend your time at the station or add somewhere nearby. These ideas help you plan around your companions and the weather.
After parking, take care of the toilets and diaper needs first, then head to the grassy square if children want to move. Adults can browse tourist brochures and tea souvenirs at Maruku Eyes, finding a little of Ureshino even on a short break.
Parking → information rest facility → toilets → grassy square → Maruku Eyes
The nursing room is generally available 9:00-17:00. At night, plan mainly for toilets and rest.
Choose a milk-based drink or soft serve ice cream at UPLIFT SHIMOJYUKU, then enjoy the hand and footbaths before heading into the hot spring town. For a meal, look beyond the station-front area toward Siebold no Yu for more choices.
Maruku Eyes → UPLIFT SHIMOJYUKU → hand and footbaths → Ureshino hot spring town
Maruku Kitchen ended its operations before renovation on April 27, 2026, with reopening planned. Have nearby meal options in mind.
When the park is hard to use, combine tourist information, souvenirs, and a short rest at Maruku Eyes. The footbath is exposed to outdoor conditions, so in strong rain, wind, or heat, switch to Chaoshiru or an indoor destination in the hot spring town.
Toilets → Maruku Eyes → tea souvenirs → Chaoshiru or the hot spring town
The hand and footbaths may operate with cool spring water in summer or have other seasonal adjustments. Check the day's notices.
After toilets and a little shopping at the roadside station, choose Hizen Yumekaidou for active play or Chaoshiru to learn about tea. Using the station as a meeting and rest point makes it easier to rearrange play, food, and hot springs.
Roadside station → Hizen Yumekaidou or Chaoshiru → meal and bath in the hot spring town
Tuesday is the usual closed day for Hizen Yumekaidou and Chaoshiru. Holidays and special periods can change this, so follow each destination's official information.
Tourist information, tea and local sweets sales, luggage storage, and bicycle rental.
Road information, tourist information, and rest. Nursing room use is 9:00-17:00. Hours are a guide.
Free. Seasonal changes, such as cool spring water in summer, may occur.
Available areas and crowds may change during events.
Generally closed on the second and fourth Tuesdays. A multipurpose complex housing MILKBREW COFFEE and shops.
Useful for touring or business trips by car from the rail station.
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Best for a short break using the toilets, nursing room, and diaper vending machine first.
The nursing room is generally available 9:00-17:00 and the information rest facility around the clock. Do not count on the nursing room late at night or early in the morning.
The grassy square gives children space to move a little. On rainy days, switch to an indoor break.
This is not a place for long play on large playground equipment; short stops for the toilets, square, and a sweet treat may work better.
The park, footbath, and soft serve ice cream make easy goals for a stop.
Keep the footbath visit short according to crowds and heat. Bring water and a towel.
Good for a half-day trip combining the station with the ninja village, a tea experience, or the hot spring town.
Combine Hizen Yumekaidou or Chaoshiru with the station for both play and a taste of the area instead of spending all your time at the station.
Hours inside the information rest facility are generally 9:00-17:00.
A diaper vending machine and facilities for infants are listed.
Good for a change of pace in fine weather. The available area may change on event days.
Use Maruku Eyes for tourist information, rest, and shopping; leave the outdoor footbath and park for better weather.
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.
A setting for markets and outdoor events, and a place for children to take a short break on ordinary days.
For major events such as the summer festival, the area in front of the rail station becomes a venue. Food stalls and stage performances make it a longer-stop destination than usual.
Find tourist and event information, luggage storage, bicycle rental, and tea souvenirs together.
A quick way to experience this hot spring town. In summer, operations may change seasonally, including the use of cool spring water.
Practical ideas and things to consider when spending time here.
The official and tourism sites present Ureshino-Onsen Station, tourist information, hand and footbaths, park, and nearby shops as one area. Treat it as a place to plan the next part of your journey, rather than expecting only a conventional produce market.
Maruku Kitchen announced that its operations before renovation ended on April 27, 2026. UPLIFT SHIMOJYUKU and restaurants in the hot spring town are nearby, making sweets and souvenirs at the station and meals in the surrounding area a practical plan.
The nursing room, diaper vending machine, toilets, and park help families in transit. For longer play, use the grassy square briefly, then continue to Hizen Yumekaidou or the hot spring town.
Official notices list an Ureshino Onsen Summer Festival venue on August 11, 2026, as well as markets and vendor recruitment. Plan parking, food, and use of the square differently on event days.
The footbath and handbath are generally open 8:00-23:00, but a notice announced cool spring water in summer 2026 to address the heat. Check the day's operation and keep your visit short during midsummer or severe weather.
An official notice dated July 17, 2026 asks visitors not to bring pets inside the Maruku Eyes tourist exchange facility, while outdoor walks are permitted. With a dog, plan an outdoor break, follow etiquette around the footbath, and take precautions against heat.
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 the adjacent multipurpose complex, drinks or soft serve ice cream can give children a short break.
It is generally closed on the second and fourth Tuesdays.
At Maruku Eyes you can shop alongside getting tourist information, even during a short stop before or after visiting the hot spring town.
Stalls take center stage during the Aozora open-air market and summer festival. Keep meal times flexible and choose a snack according to the crowds.
A drive of a few minutes into the hot spring town offers more lunch choices than eating only at the station.
If time permits, go beyond buying Ureshino tea to a tea-brewing class or a tea-dyeing experience.
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Across from Ureshino-Onsen Station, combine a footbath, tea souvenirs, a park, and a detour into the hot spring town.
A first stop near the rail station for tourist information, tea souvenirs, a footbath, and a park.
If a footbath is not enough, finish with a full bath in the hot spring town at this public bath.
A ninja-themed attraction near Ureshino Onsen where school-age children can turn their energy into play.
An indoor place to learn about and taste Ureshino tea beyond simply buying some to take home.
Good for a family break that combines toilets, nursing, tea souvenirs, footbath, and park.
Add this when families or adult travelers want a full bath beyond the roadside station footbath.
Make activities the focus when the roadside station park is not enough for school-age children.
Go a step beyond tea souvenirs and experience the local tea culture on a rainy day or with children.
Send your travel companions a possible stop.
