Roadside station Healthy Terrace Sakuminami

Overview

Roadside Station Healthy Terrace Sakuminami stands in Saku City, Nagano Prefecture, along National Route 142 and City Road 25-3. Opened in 2016, and true to its name, it is known as a bright, open facility built around themes of health and food. For drivers visiting the highland city of Saku, it offers a comfortable place to pause over local produce and meals.

Highlights

• ●Set at a traffic hub of the Saku region along Route 142
• ●A bright facility built around themes of health and food
• ●Encounters with local produce grown on the Saku-daira highland
• ●A conveniently connected location, easy as a base for touring Saku

History

The station opened on October 7, 2016. The word Healthy in its name reflects a modern appreciation for wellness and locally grown food. In contrast to the mountain roadside station in Oshika, its design takes advantage of a setting near the town of Saku-daira, with an open, welcoming layout. Positioned along the busy Route 142 corridor, it is cherished as a place that showcases the region's farming and cuisine.

Map

36.2366, 138.4400 · Wikidata

Suggested itinerary

1. 1Take a break at the station midway along a drive on Route 142
2. 2Savor health-minded local ingredients and meals
3. 3Choose Saku-daira produce as a souvenir
4. 4Continue on to explore the nearby Saku area

Did you know?

💡 The word Terrace in the name evokes a comfortable gathering place in an open highland town. Even among roadside stations in the same Nagano Prefecture, its setting and atmosphere differ completely from mountainous Oshika, making it a suburban-style station that reflects the highway culture of the Saku-daira plain.

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