Roadside station Kamioka

Overview

Roadside Station Kamioka stands along National Route 13 in Kitanaraoka, Daisen City, Akita, and is known by the nickname Chayakko Ichirizuka. True to a name evoking the old highway teahouses where travelers once rested, it serves as a modern rest stop for people moving along the great artery of Route 13, offering local produce and information.

Highlights

• ●The memory of the Ushu Kaido held in the nickname Chayakko Ichirizuka
• ●Sanbonsugi Ichirizuka, the only mounds on both sides of an active national road in Akita
• ●A convenient site along Route 13, running north to south through Akita
• ●The scenery of Kitanaraoka, where the historic highway meets the modern trunk road

History

It was registered as a roadside station on 16 April 1996 and opened on 28 June that year. This spot was once a key point on the Ushu Kaido highway, and a milestone mound called Sanbonsugi Ichirizuka, also known as Nagachoba Ichirizuka, still remains on the highway in front of the station. It is the only place in Akita where such mounds survive on both sides of an active national road, so the layering of the historic road and the modern one is itself the attraction.

Map

39.5222, 140.3767 · Wikidata

Suggested itinerary

1. 1Drive along National Route 13 and arrive at Chayakko Ichirizuka
2. 2View the milestone mounds surviving on both sides of the highway before the station
3. 3Sample local produce and rest like a traveler of old
4. 4Reflect on the history of the Ushu Kaido and head to your next stop in Daisen

Did you know?

💡 The nickname Chayakko Ichirizuka refers to the ichirizuka milestone mounds that marked journeys and the teahouses that offered rest along the highway. The fact that genuine mounds survive on both sides right in front of the station gives the name real weight.

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