Roadside Station Itsuki

A chalk statue of Princess Sayohime welcomes you.
Enjoy the simple taste of a farmhouse.

It is located in a valley town with Mt. Sakure, once one of Kyushu's 100 most famous mountains, to the north and Mt. The town is marked by a huge statue of Princess Sayohime. The product hall features fresh vegetables and handmade processed goods grown by about 100 local farmers under contract. Among them, "Sayohime dango," "Ishigaki manju," and "yomogi mochi" made by local women farmers are sure to win the hearts of visitors with their simple, additive-free flavors. Itsuki Onsen (hot spring) is also nearby, and the onsen egg by the cash register has the white meat turned slightly yellow by the onsen water. This is also popular as an item to fill up a small stomach.

Roadside Station Itsuki Map

Roadside Station Itsuki Gourmet Information

This is the one to buy.

The longtime sellers at Roadside Station Itsuki are "Sayohime Dango" filled with gentle-tasting red bean paste, "Ishigaki Manju" made with local sweet potatoes, "Yuzukosho" (spicy yuzu pepper) made by hand using local yuzu citron, and bread from the long-established bakery "Yuzugen. All of them are safe to eat without additives.

Around Roadside Station Itsuki

Statue of Princess Sayo

I'm proud of this one too.

Sayohime is the daughter of a powerful family from the town of Itsuki. She fell in love with Otomo Sadehiko, who was stationed on the Korean Peninsula for the war, and they were married, but Sadehiko went to the battlefield. Princess Sayohime continued to wave her fins at the warship on which her husband was riding, and in the end she was turned to stone. The statue standing at the station is 15 meters high and rotates once every 15 minutes.

Forest of Environmental Art

If you want to have fun in the area

The private forest, which stretches approximately 30 hectares on the southwestern slope of Mt. Sakure, is a "maple forest" that environmental artist Masaaki Tsuruta has created over a period of 40 years. The forest is open to the public every year from mid-April to mid-June when the leaves are fresh green, and in November when the leaves turn red. The view of the autumn leaves from the "Fuyu Sanso" is like a painting! There are many spots for strolling, including a large maple tree 8 meters high with a trunk circumference of 3 meters.