Roadside station Nishiaizu

Overview

Roadside Station Nishiaizu, nicknamed "Yorisse," is a roadside station along National Route 49 in Nozawa, Nishiaizu, Fukushima Prefecture. It pre-opened in 2004 and had its grand opening on September 3 of the same year.

Highlights

• ●A mineral health vegetable direct-sales stand offering locally grown produce
• ●The restaurant "Furusato Yakuzen Ichii" serving meals to visitors
• ●A tourism and product corner for the sister city of Hirara, Okinawa Prefecture
• ●The adjacent "Mineral Vegetable House," a regional sales-strengthening facility opened in 2016

History

The station pre-opened in 2004 as "Koryu Bussankan Yorisse" and, after being registered as an official roadside station, held its grand opening on September 3 of the same year. At opening it featured a vegetable direct-sales stand, the restaurant Furusato Yakuzen Ichii, and a tourism corner for the sister city of Hirara, Okinawa. A road information facility began operating in March 2005, and that July, a ceremony unveiling Akabeko and Shisa statues was held to mark the sister-city agreement with Hirara. In August 2016, the adjacent "Mineral Vegetable House" opened, and in May 2017 new road information facilities and restrooms came into use.

Map

37.5858, 139.6426 · Wikidata

Suggested itinerary

1. 1Browse locally grown produce at the mineral health vegetable direct-sales stand
2. 2Have a meal at the restaurant Furusato Yakuzen Ichii
3. 3Explore the tourism and product corner featuring goods from Hirara, Okinawa
4. 4Stop by the adjacent Mineral Vegetable House

Did you know?

💡 Statues of Akabeko and Shisa were unveiled to commemorate the sister-city ties with Hirara, Okinawa Prefecture.

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