Roadside Station Itoda

Full of homage to coal
Enjoy a gourmet meal at a coal mine!

　Along with Kaharu and Oto, Itoda is a former coal mining town in Chikuho. Itoda Michi no Eki (Roadside Station) offers a variety of foods that reflect nostalgia for coal, which was called the "black diamond. These include "Coal Curry" at "Meat Kobo Tagiri" and "Coal Soft Ice Cream" at "Bunny's." In addition, there is a "Chikuho Coal Curry" at the product center. In addition, a special "Chikuho Horumon" corner has been set up in the product center. Visitors can taste Tagawa Horumon, the soul food of Tagawa children, at home. Chikuho is also the birthplace of Chirole Chocolate. Retort curry using Chiroruco Chocolates is also available!

Map of Itoda Roadside Station

Roadside Station Itoda Gourmet Information

The best place to eat: Coal Curry.

　This is an original dish from Meat Studio Tagiri, which is run by a meat company. A special sausage kneaded with bamboo charcoal peeks out from the pitch-black roux. This is said to represent coal. The fried egg represents the moon in the Tankobushi (Japanese folk song), which means "the moon is out. The roux is smooth and medium-spicy, without the rough texture of bamboo charcoal. 750 yen.

Let's eat charcoal soft serve ice cream!

　Also sold by Bunny's, a snack store in the food court. Chocolate soft serve is kneaded with bamboo charcoal to create a shiny black color. A mix with vanilla is also available. This coal soft serve ice cream is also sold at Michi-no-Eki Kaharu and Michi-no-Eki Oto Sakura Kaido. 300 yen.

Buy this Chirole Chocolate Curry

　The Matsuo Confectionery headquarters factory of Tyrol Chocolates is located near the station. In fact, Matsuo Seika was also born out of the food culture of the coal mines in search of sweetness. Now that it is a nationwide company, some people seem to mistake it for a Tokyo-based company. Matsuo Seika is now making a retort curry using its own chocolate products. Surprising, isn't it?

Around Roadside Station Itoda

Kanayama Cherry Blossom and Hydrangea Garden

If you want to have fun in the area

　The Kanayama Sakura Hydrangea Garden is located just after the Chikuho Karasuo Tunnel on the Iizuka-Shonai Tagawa Bypass from the direction of Fukuoka City, in front of Michi no Eki Itoda. About 7,000 hydrangeas are planted on the slope surrounding the regulating pond on the Kanayama Plant site, and in June they bloom in a variety of colors, including blue, red, light purple, and white. They were planted by local volunteers, and there are about 15 different varieties. The names of the varieties are easy to recognize, such as White Diamond, Blue Sky, and Scarlet Manaslu, based on the color of the flowers. The shapes of the flowers are also very different, making them a delight to see.