Roadside Station Oto Sakura Kaido

One of the largest roadside stations in western Japan
Playground equipment and a hot springs pavilion are also available!

　With an area of approximately 37,000 m2, it is one of the largest in western Japan. It boasts of a 100 million yen restroom in the "Momijikan" product hall! In addition, the entrance hall has a ceramic mural and an automatic crystal piano. The food court has seven restaurants offering a wide variety of vegetables, fruits, fresh fish, and souvenirs. The Sakurakan hot spring bathhouse is equipped with a large bath, an open-air bath, a sauna, and a medicinal stone bath. There are also restaurants and rest rooms. In addition, there is a playground and a flower garden, making it a great place to spend the entire day.

Map of Roadside Station Oto Sakura Kaido

Roadside Station Oto Sakura Kaido Gourmet Information

Shijimi clam, a local delicacy

　The town of Ootomachi, where the station is located, is focusing on shijimi farming under the theme of "Home of Flowers and Shijimi".
They paid attention to the water purification ability of shijimi and started protecting and cultivating them to purify the Hikosan River.
The original soft "shijimi soft" sold at the station is topped with dried shijimi and sakura flavor powder in milk soft.

Here's what to eat Lunchboxes

　One of the pleasures of a roadside station is the boxed lunches. At this station as well, there is a lineup of boxed lunches made by local bento stores and delicatessen stores.
Moreover, the volume of the dish is very generous for a one-coin price! The side dishes are served on top of the rice.
It was a coal-mining town, so it is a robust type of food.

Roadside Station Oto Sakura Kaido Area

Hot spring facility "Sakura-kan

I'm proud of this one too.

　Sakura-kan, a popular hot spring facility at the roadside station, has an open-air bath with garden-style plantings, and it is pleasant to bathe while feeling the expanse of the sky. The indoor baths also have large windows and a variety of bathtubs, including a bee skin with fine bubbles that cling to the body, a Jacuzzi, and a sauna.
　The "Arashi no Yu" bath is also highly recommended, where visitors can take in the minerals contained in 15 types of medicinal stones throughout their bodies. The room is filled with steam, and just by lying down in the steam, one's entire body begins to sweat. 10 minutes of lying down and 5 to 10 minutes of rest, repeated 3 to 5 times, is said to detoxify the body and provide various medicinal benefits.
Weak radioactivity, sodium, bicarbonate of soda, and chloride onsen

autumn-leaf building

(Japanese) restaurant

At the Momiji-kan, which includes a product center and food court, visitors can enjoy "delicious" food from eight restaurants, including a bakery.

Oto Flower Park

Seasonal flowers bloom all over the area.

The observatory and park, where visitors can enjoy a 360-degree panoramic view of beautiful seasonal flowers in bloom, is located right next to Roadside Station Otou Sakura Kaido. The 1.2 ha flower park is a popular spot that changes its expression with the seasons: rape blossoms in spring, sunflowers in summer, and cosmos in autumn. Many visitors come to take pictures when the flowers are in full bloom. The view from the 8-meter-high "Rainbow Observation Deck" in the center of the park is breathtaking and a good spot for selfies.

Tagawa City Coal & History Museum

If you want to have fun in the area

　Located in the neighboring city of Tagawa across the Hikosan River, the museum exhibits materials on the Chikuho coalfield and coal mine paintings by Sakubei Yamamoto, a UNESCO Memory of the World Heritage Site. Outside the museum, two chimneys, a symbol of the Chikuho coalfield and a registered national heritage of industrial modernization, are preserved and displayed, and a restored coal mine house is also on display.