Roadside Station Tanoura

A wealth of things to buy and eat
Roadside station that also conveys local history and culture

Michi no Eki Tono Urara", which opened on July 7, 2024, is located near "Umitamago" and "Takasaki Mountain Nature Zoo", and only 5 minutes away from Beppu City, one of the most famous hot spring resorts in Japan. It is also an ideal location for sightseeing. In the museum, a tramcar from the Beppu Line, which was discontinued half a century ago, is on display, and on the second floor, there is a space for socializing in connection with the birthplace of Western music. The product hall offers 1,200 varieties of agricultural and marine products and 700 to 800 kinds of processed products throughout the year. In addition to fresh fish from the prefecture, including yellowtail from Saiki City's Kabae, there are also retort-pouch fish products for easy consumption. Kaisen donburi (seafood rice bowl) and pickled rice bowls are also available for take-out.

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Buy it now! TASHIURA Original Selection

The "Tanoura Original Selection" is a selection of "gems using carefully selected ingredients from Oita". The "Oita Shiitake Mushroom Gohan," "Seki Mackerel Grilled Mackerel Gohan," and "Beppu Bay Chirimen Gohan" are available, as well as three types of Toro-nimono using Oita's brand meat: "Bungo Beef," "Rice Grace Pork," and "Oita Herb Chicken. The "Bungo Beef Toro-ni" (1,300 yen) has a taste of ginger and garlic, and is simmered in a shigureni style. The "Rice Blessing Pork Tolo-ni" (1,000 yen) brings out the sweetness of the pork fat, while the "Oita Herb Chicken Tolo-ni" (1,100 yen) adds umami flavor by simmering the meat with herbs. Both are useful as side dishes and snacks.

Eat this Ryukyu-don!

The food court on the second floor features "Umaimon Mekketa" as a tenant, serving Oita's specialty dishes. The menu includes six Oita specialties such as toriten set meal, chives and pork set meal, shirasu rice bowl, etc., as well as a children's menu and curry dishes. Among them, "Ryukyu-don" (1,750 yen) is a typical local dish of Oita Prefecture. It is a bowl of rice topped with pickled horse mackerel and other fish marinated in a sweet and spicy soy sauce sauce. It is considered "Ryukyu-don" because it was originally a bribe meal for fishermen and was learned from Ryukyuan fishermen.

Let's eat imo-imo parfait

The take-out store on the first floor is Imoya Kinpu, which sells imokenpi. In addition to imokenpi, there are also soft-serve ice cream and other cool treats. The "Imo-imo Parfait" (670 yen) is a mix of milk soft serve and purple sweet potato soft serve, topped with a sweet potato and purple sweet potato red bean paste, and topped with honey. The sweetness can be eaten on a separate stomach.

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Oita Marine Palace Aquarium "Umitamago

If you want to have fun in the area

Facing Beppu Bay, 1,500 fish of 90 species swim in a large migratory tank with a water capacity of 1,250 tons. Seawater flows around a pseudo-rock island in the center of the tank, and this shape allows fish of all sizes to coexist. This shape of tank was the first of its kind in the world, created about 50 years ago. It has been carried over after the renovation. The large coral tank, where tropical fish swim, was the first in Japan to successfully propagate coral using artificial lighting. In the art corner, visitors can see an aquarium that has taken the beauty of sea creatures to the extreme, with metallic fish sparkling and transparent jellyfish shimmering. The walrus and dolphin performance shows are also enjoyable. The walruses' belly flops and throwing kisses, the dolphins' jumps, and the Steller's sea lion's "akkambeh" show will make you burst out laughing.

Takasaki Mountain Nature Zoo

If you want to have fun in the area

Facing Route 10 along Beppu Bay, Mt. Takasaki is a 628-meter-high, bell-shaped mountain. It is located on the border between Oita City and Beppu City. In 1952, the then mayor of Oita City began feeding the monkeys in an attempt to prevent damage to farming villages and to coexist with them, and this was the beginning of the current appearance of the mountain. In March of the following year, the Takasaki Mountain Nature Zoo was opened. At first, there were only 220 monkeys in Group A. Later, the number of Group A monkeys increased and they were divided into two groups. Group A stopped showing up at the Yoseba on June 1, 2002, and now two groups, Groups B and C, are in charge of the zoo. The monkeys are accustomed to people and come very close to tourists. The staff will be happy to explain the situation of the monkeys to you, and you can see them as they are.

Yusuhara Hachimangu (Quercus serrata)

If you want to have fun in the area

The origin of this shrine is said to be that in 827, a famous monk of Enryaku-ji Temple, Kinke Wako, received a message from Usa Jingu Shrine to invite the deity to the shrine. The deity is said to be Emperor Ojin, Emperor Chuai, and Empress Jingu. As a branch of Usa Jingu Shrine and the first shrine of Bungo (formerly a minor shrine of the national government), the shrine has been revered by the national priests and samurai families. The Hachiman-zukuri main shrine, rebuilt in the Ansei era (1615-1868), is a nationally designated Important Cultural Property. The South Gate, rebuilt in 1866 (Keio 2), is also known as the "Nipporini Gate" because it is engraved with ancient and modern saints, dragons, flowers, birds, and other motifs. On the stone pavement of the approach to the temple, there is a "lucky fan stone," which has long been said to bring good luck if stepped on. The 3000-year-old camphor tree, located to the west of Nandaimon, is 30 m tall, has a root circumference of 34 m, and a trunk circumference of 19 m at 2 m above the ground. The lower part of the trunk is hollow and can accommodate more than ten adults. It is a national natural monument. There is also a "holt tree" with a root girth of 6.4 meters, which is said to have been donated by the Portuguese during the reign of the Otomo clan.