Roadside Station Asaji

If it's Bungo beef among Bungo beef
Let's eat at Roadside Station Asaji!

The roadside station with its impressive roof made of skeleton logs assembled from cedar logs. Its high ceiling gives the building a spacious atmosphere with natural light. The seasonal vegetables, including Watada Gozen Rice (Asaji Rice), which is said to have been eaten by the feudal lord of Oka Castle (Takeda Castle) in the past, are on the shelves. In addition, there is a full lineup of original products using kabosu (kabosu), Bungo beef (Asaji beef), and shiitake mushrooms, which are three major local products. At the restaurant "Fukujuso", you can enjoy Asaji Bungo beef at reasonable prices, such as beef bowls and steak bowls.

Map of Roadside Station Asaji

Roadside Station Asaji Gourmet Information

The best place to eat Asaji Beef Yakiniku Gozen

　The "Restaurant Fukujuso" at the roadside station offers "Asajin-don" and "Hamburger steak set meal" with Asaji beef sirloin steak, and this "Asaji beef grilled meat set meal". Asaji beef is locally raised black Japanese beef called "Oita Bungo Beef. Although the amount of beef produced is small, the quality of the meat is among the best in the country. In the Yakiniku Gozen, you can enjoy the tender, melt-in-your-mouth sirloin meat full of umami flavor, grilled to your own liking. Reservations are required for limited quantities.

Buy this Asaji Beef Beef Meat Soup

The local pride, "Bungo Beef Asaji" is called "Bungo Beef among Bungo Beef". The reason for this is that it boasts a good blend of high-quality red meat and well-marbled fat, and has a melt-in-your-mouth texture. This beef rice stock uses such Bungo beef from Asaji, shiitake mushrooms from Asaji, and dried daikon radish from Bungo-Ono City, allowing you to enjoy juicy and flavorful beef rice. An original product of the roadside station. 650 yen (tax included)

Let's buy "KABOSU KOSO" and "KABOSU GOLD

The citrus pepper of Kyushu is "yuzu kosho," but many people in Oita Prefecture prefer kabosu pepper. After all, kabosu is Oita Prefecture's top specialty. The "Kabosu Kosho" from Michi no Eki has a fresh aroma and spiciness, and is very popular for use in hot pot dishes such as mizutaki, chili nabe, and yudofu, as well as sashimi, udon noodles, and just about everything else. This was followed by a very hot version, "KABOSU GOLD. It uses yellow chili peppers for the ultimate in spiciness and has the rich flavor of fully ripened kabosu. While numbingly spicy, it has a nice kick and a refreshing aftertaste. Both are original products of Michi no Eki. Kabosu pepper 378 yen, KABOSU GOLD 324 yen (both tax included).

Around Roadside Station Asaji

Buddha on the cliff and hydrangea at Fukouji Temple

If you want to have fun in the area

The Buddha carved into the fused tuff in the precincts of Fukouji Temple is said to have been created in the Kamakura period (1192-1333) and is 11.4 meters high. It is the largest in Oita Prefecture and, together with the Kumano Magaibutsu in Kunitachi Peninsula, one of the largest Magaibutsu in Japan. A flame is painted all over the rock wall, and Fudo Myoo, accompanied by Seitaka Doji on the left and Kongara Doji on the right, is carved on the rock. The temple is also known as "Hydrangea Temple. The temple is also known as "Hydrangea Temple." Every year around mid-June, the hydrangeas are in full bloom and the temple grounds are crowded with tourists.

Yasujaku Park

If you want to have fun in the area

Yujaku Koen was a villa given by Hisakiyo Nakagawa, the lord of Oka domain, to Heiemon Nakagawa, the first retainer of the domain. It was located on the way to the Oka domain and the feudal lord used to stop by when he went to visit the domain on his way to work. As the gateway to the Oka domain and a place of entertainment, the villa was visited by many writers and artists, including Tanomura Takeda and Rai Sanyo. More than 500 maple trees and other foliage trees are planted around the Shinji Pond, which is illuminated on weekends and national holidays during the autumn foliage period in November, and a maple festival is held.