Roadside Station Innai
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Station in the town of Ishibashi at the end of the Edo period.
Don't forget the yuzu and fried tofu!
Innai-cho, the town with the largest stone bridge in Japan, is also one of the leading yuzu producing areas in western Japan. Kushino Farm, a local yuzu grower, offers a wide variety of processed yuzu products, including yuzu pepper, yuzu jam, dressing, yokan (bean jelly), and even bath salts. This is the only roadside station in town that offers such a wide variety of products. Information on the Ishibashi tour can also be obtained here. In late autumn, it also serves as a base for viewing the autumn leaves.
Roadside Station Innai Basic Information
| Location | 1381-2, Sube, Innai-cho, Usa City, Oita Prefecture |
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| Phone number | 0978-42-5539 |
| Business Hours | 8:00-17:00 Restaurant 10:00-15:00 |
| Access | 40 minutes from Kusu IC of Oita Expressway or 7 minutes from Innai IC of Higashi-Kyushu Expressway |
| Official HP | https://michinoeki-innai.net/ |
Map of Roadside Station Innai
Roadside Station Innai Gourmet Information
Yuzu, a local specialty
Innai-cho, Usa City, boasts the nation's largest production of yuzu. However, yuzu trees have large thorns, making harvesting dangerous. It also takes time to grow them until they are ready for shipment, as the saying goes, "It takes three years for a peach and a chestnut, eight years for a persimmon, and 18 years for a yuzu to be a big fool. Kushino Farm, which is the station's main product, is an Oita Prefecture Eco-Farmer certified farm, and the yuzu they grow is pesticide-free. They are proud of the quality of their products and the high quality of their processed products. The station offers a wide range of excellent products, which can be said to be the result of the yuzu's great stupidity.
The best place to eat fried chicken
It is a popular takeout item along with yuzu soft serve. Not only is it freshly fried and hot, but the fluffy, tender, juicy chicken meat is irresistible! The chicken is freshly harvested in the morning, and the seasoning sauce is made with the least amount of garlic to minimize the garlic smell. This popular product is handmade by employees. 80g 200 yen (tax included)
Information around Roadside Station Innai
tour of the stone bridges
If you want to have fun in the area
Oita Prefecture has the largest number of stone bridges in Japan, with 75 bridges existing in Innai-cho, Usa City, the largest number in the prefecture. In other words, Innai-cho has the largest number of stone bridges in Japan. The bridges were built between the end of the Edo period and the beginning of the Showa period by master carpenters such as Shinnosuke Matsuda, a famous master carpenter, and many of them are characterized by their beautiful arch bridges due to the special topography of deep valleys. Many of these bridges are located off the main national and prefectural roads, and it is recommended to rent a bicycle at a roadside station to get around the area.
Ryuam Temple
If you want to have fun in the area
This ancient temple, which is said to have been founded by Gyoki in 746, is a good place to stop by on your way to the Ishibashi tour. The Okuno-in Reido and the white wooden statues of the three deities that sit there are the only surviving wooden structures from the Kamakura period in the prefecture, and both are nationally important cultural properties. The three statues of Fudo Myoo, Amida Nyorai, and Yakushi Nyorai, all in the late Heian period style, are said to have been built by Gyoki in one night from a single large camphor tree. The "kizahashi" (log ladder) under the floor of the hall of worship is found only here and at Ise Jingu Shrine.
