Donguri no Sato Inabu Rest Stop

The area of Inabu has always been a busy place since ancient times. Back then, it was known as Busetsu-Shuku, a shukuba stop along the Sanshu-Kaido road - known as one of the several Shio-no-Michi Salt Routes of old Japan, and which connected Mikawa area to Shiojiri-Shuku in the Shinano area (current Shiojiri-City in Nagano). At the vibrant Donguri Yokocho Gallery, famous products such as Hatcho-Miso of Okazaki, fruits from Ida, agar from Yamaoka, tea from Shinshiro, among many other goods, are offered along local produce from settlements along the highway, including the soft rice bread made with flour from the popular Inabu Rice - as the area is also known as Homeplace of Rice.
See also the expansive hot spring facility Donguri-no-Yu, the blueberry field, hand-kneaded soba buckwheat noodles shop, and the Donguri Kobo Workshop where you can make Gohei-mochi rice cakes on a stick, and experience farming.

The area of Inabu has always been a busy place since ancient times. Back then, it was known as Busetsu-Shuku, a shukuba stop along the Sanshu-Kaido road - known as one of the several Shio-no-Michi Salt Routes of old Japan, and which connected Mikawa area to Shiojiri-Shuku in the Shinano area (current Shiojiri-City in Nagano). At the vibrant Donguri Yokocho Gallery, famous products such as Hatcho-Miso of Okazaki, fruits from Ida, agar from Yamaoka, tea from Shinshiro, among many other goods, are offered along local produce from settlements along the highway, including the soft rice bread made with flour from the popular Inabu Rice - as the area is also known as Homeplace of Rice.
See also the expansive hot spring facility Donguri-no-Yu, the blueberry field, hand-kneaded soba buckwheat noodles shop, and the Donguri Kobo Workshop where you can make Gohei-mochi rice cakes on a stick, and experience farming.

OVERVIEW

Location 22-1 Harihara, Busetsu-machi, Toyota-City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan (Route 153)
Opening Hours -Donguri Yokocho Gallery - Donguri Kobo Workshop
Weekdays 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Weekends and holidays 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
-Donguri-no-Yu Hot Spring
Weekdays 10:00 AM - 9:00 PM (last admission 8:00 PM)
Weekends and holidays 9:30 AM - 9:00 PM (last admission 8:00 PM)
Regular Holidays -Donguri Yokocho Gallery
Open everyday from April to November
Closed on Thursdays from December to March (next day in case of holiday)
-Donguri Kobo Workshop
Closed on Thursdays (next day in case of holiday), year's end and New Year
-Donguri-no-Yu Hot Spring
Closed on Thursdays (next day in case of holiday)
*: Please see official web site for unscheduled closed days.
Access 1-From Nagoya Station, board the Higashiyama Line subway and alight at Fushimi Station.
2-Change trains to the Tsurumai Line bound for Akaike and Toyotashi (may require changing trains again in Akaike - if changing trains in Akaike is not desirable, board the train bound for Toyotashi Station from Fushimi Station).
3-Alight at Toyotashi Station and, from the East Gate Bus Platform Number 1, board the Toyota Oiden Bus Inabu-Asuke Line (稲武･足助線 Inabu-Asuke Sen) bound for Dongurinoyu-Mae (どんぐりの湯前).
4-Get off at Dongurinoyu-Mae (どんぐりの湯前, 80 min. ride 1,200 yen).

*: The direct bus to Dongurinoyu-Mae from Toyotashi Station runs only twice a day on weekends and holidays, departing at 8:30 AM and 7:00 PM. For other times, take the Meitetsu Bus Yanami Line (矢並線 Yanami Sen) to Asuke (46 min. ride 800 yen), then change buses to the Toyota Oiden Bus bound for Dongurinoyu-Mae (43 min. ride 600 yen).
(Reference: http://michinavitoyota.jp/portal/bus.html)
Restroom Available
Parking Available, free of charge (cap. 108 cars, 3 spaces for the handicapped, 12 trucks/buses, 32 motorcycles)
Related links

Nearby Tourist Facilities

PREV

NEXT

PAGETOP