Kyushu "Michi-no-Eki" Best 10 Soft Ice Cream/Ice Cream/Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki

Fluffy Special! Kyushu Roadside Station Soft / Ice Cream
Top Ten Roadside Stations in Fukuoka, Saga and Nagasaki

In the hot summer, it's roadside soft serve ice cream!
The Japanese archipelago is hit by a heat wave every year. This is the time to enjoy soft ice cream at a roadside station! Try the delicious, cold soft-serve ice cream and ice cream made with local ingredients! Some of the items are eligible for discount coupons that can be used in the official Kyushu-Okinawa Roadside Stations Stamp Book, so if you have a stamp book, be sure to check it out!

Roadside Station Itoda

Coal soft serve ice cream - 350 yen

The Chikuho region of Fukuoka Prefecture prospered as one of the nation's leading coal-producing regions. The black coal was even called "black diamond. In the Chikuho region, there are sweets and takoyaki (octopus dumplings) made in the image of coal. This coal soft serve ice cream is one of them. It is sold by "Bunnies," a tenant of the station's food court. The chocolate soft serve is kneaded with bamboo charcoal, adding a black luster to its appearance. It is exactly like the image of coal, which was called "black diamond. A mix with vanilla soft serve is also available. Frozen coal soft serve (400 yen, tax included) is also available as a souvenir. You can also enjoy coal soft serve at Michi-no-Eki Kaharu and Michi-no-Eki Oto Sakura Kaido in the same area of Chikuho.

Roadside Station Munakata

Hakata Amaou soft serve ice cream - 350 yen Oshima amanatsu milk soft serve ice cream: 350 yen

It is sold at the "Shosuke Furusato Mura" antenna store located at the station. The Hakata Amaou soft serve ice cream is made with a generous amount of Fukuoka's brand-name strawberry "Amaou" pulp, which gives the ice cream a firm, smooth texture. The "Oshima Amanatsu Milk Soft Ice Cream" has the refreshing sourness and aroma of amanatsu (sweet summer orange) grown on the remote island of Oshima in Munakata City, and has a refreshing aftertaste. The photo shows a mix of the amanatsu and Munakata milk. The Munakata milk is also rich, and the mix gives you both the crisp citrus taste and the richness of the milk!

Roadside Station Oto Sakura Kaido

Shijimi soft serve ice cream - 500 yen

This station is famous for its 100 million yen toilet. The former coal mining town of Ootomachi now has the catchphrase "the village of flowers and shijimi (freshwater clam)". As such, the station has made this "shijimi soft serve ice cream" a specialty since its opening. The milk soft serve is topped with 120 dried shijimi clams and sprinkled with cherry blossom flavor. Some people look at me with suspicion and say, "Dried shijimi clam soft-serve ice cream? However, the sweet milk soft serve with the salty flavor of the dried shijimi clam matches the sweetness of the soft serve and gives it a sweet and salty taste. Try it without any preconceptions!

Roadside Station Buzen Okoshikake

Fig soft - 350 yen with stamp book coupon!

Sold at the "Kabocha Kitchen" in the station's "Yatai Mura" food court. Toyomitsuhime" figs from Toyomae City are characterized by their rich, thick texture and sweetness. The fig pulp is made into a paste and added to vanilla soft serve. The rich sweetness of the fig paste is subtly tinged with the beige color of the fig pulp. The figs are also eligible for a 50 yen discount in the Kyushu-Okinawa "Official Roadside Station Stamp Book 2022," so be sure to take advantage of it. Fresh figs can be purchased at the station from late August.

Roadside Station Yamato

Hoshi persimmon soft serve ice cream - 400 yen

Dried persimmons are produced in the Matsubai area in late autumn. The district boasts one of the largest production areas of dried persimmons in Japan, and processed products using dried persimmons line the shelves of roadside stations. Dried persimmon soft serve is one such local product. The roadside station and Milne Farm in Saga City collaborated to create this product, which is made with plenty of Shobai's dried persimmons called "Hagakure. It tastes slightly of persimmon and its gentle sweetness spreads in the mouth. This is because the dried persimmon has slowly internalized the sweetness. The "Rum Hoshi Persimmon Soft Ice Cream," made by soaking dried persimmons in rum, has an elegant adult taste that should not be missed. Hoshi Kaki Ice Cream" (400 yen) and "Rum Hoshi Kaki Ice Cream" (450 yen) are also available!

Roadside Station Yamauchi

Black rice soft serve ice cream - 300 yen with stamp book coupon!

Black rice, a type of ancient rice, is rich in polyphenols and is believed to be good for strengthening blood vessels and inhibiting aging due to its antioxidant properties. The Yamauchi district of Takeo City, where the station is located, is a production area of this black rice, and naturally, the local soft serve is also made with black rice. The color is slightly pinkish and tastes just like milk soft serve. The area has also been cultivating ginger since the Taisho era (1912-1926), and thus also has ginger soft serve. This item is also eligible for a 50 yen discount in the official stamp book. Black garlic, black round radish, black bell bell pepper, and black potato are sold at the product center according to their season.

Roadside Station Takara Island

Sweet Spring Soft - 300 yen

Takashima, a small island connected to Hizen Town in Saga Prefecture by the Takashima Bridge, belongs to Matsuura City in Nagasaki Prefecture. Sweet Spring" is a citrus hybrid of Onshu Mikan and Hassaku. It is characterized by its fresh sweetness and fragrance. The juice of the Sweet Spring grown in the Kanzaki district of the island is used in abundance, and the sweet and sour taste of the oranges can be clearly tasted. The aftertaste is refreshing and light. The texture is more like sherbet than soft serve ice cream. The sponge cake made with the juice is also popular. The station also boasts a tuna dismantling show every Saturday.

Roadside Station Sasebokusu 99

Sasebo Navy soft serve ice cream with zenzai (Japanese sweet made from soy bean paste) - 450 yen

Sasebo, a former port town of the Japanese Navy, is still home to the Maritime Self-Defense Force and the U.S. Navy. The "Iriko Zenzai" is a traditional Sasebo sweet that was served on the day before the ship arrived at its home port during the former navy era, and has become an established good luck charm for those who were lucky enough to return safely. The naval soft serve ice cream with a hint of this history is a unique Sasebo delicacy made with milk soft serve kneaded with Sasebo Naval Coffee and topped with a mildly sweet "Iriko Zenzai" (Zenzai for the port of entry into port). Gourmet naval cuisine such as Chinju Curry and Self-Defense Forces Curry can be enjoyed at restaurants as well as souvenirs.

Roadside Station Higinoso

Sonogicha soft serve ice cream - 324 yen Itsugicha ice cream: 345 yen

Higashisonogi-cho is the largest tea production area in Nagasaki Prefecture. Its Togicha tea has an established reputation for quality and has been the best in Japan in the steamed Tamagawa green tea category of the "National Tea Fair Judging Committee" for four consecutive years since 2017. Naturally, the station's products are lined up in the center of the station's product hall. Naturally, soft-serve ice cream and ice cream are also made with a generous amount of Sonogicha. The astringency and bitterness of the green tea blends with the sweetness of the soft serve ice cream to create a rich flavor. Other items not to be missed for those with a sweet tooth are the "cha-chayaki," a rotating pancake shaped like a tea leaf with a filling of green tea leaves, and the "cha-cha-fuku," a Daifukumochi rice cake with a filling of green tea leaves, green tea bean paste, and fresh cream.

Roadside Station

Mikan sherbet - 350 yen

Saikai City in Nagasaki Prefecture specializes in Saikai mandarin oranges, which are a type of warm-season tangerine. The station building is also named "Mikan Dome. The handmade Mikan Sorbet is made from mandarin oranges grown in Nagasaki Prefecture, and its taste and aroma can be enjoyed to the fullest. The sorbet is made with not only the juice but also the rind, which gives it a crispy, cold texture and a fresh, gentle sourness that spreads in the mouth. The secret of its popularity is its straightforward taste. Soft-serve ice cream is also available, and can be ordered with soft-serve ice cream on top of the sherbet. In addition, there are seasonal gelato.

You should definitely try it when you stop by a roadside station in Kyushu.
We introduced the roadside station's specialty soft serve ice cream and ice cream!