Roadside Station Kannabe Kogen（Michi-no-Eki Kannabe Kogen）

What is a Roadside Station?

Roadside stations located throughout Japan are staples for Japanese roadtrips, stocked with souvenirs, food, and drinks produced by locals with local ingredients.

“Roadside Station Kannabe Kogen” is the only roadside station in Toyooka City, Hyogo Prefecture.

Kannabe Highlands

Kannabe Highlands located within the “San’in Coast UNESCO Global Geopark” and are a valuable spot where visitors can experience the traces of volcanic activity up close.

In winter, it serves as a ski resort where visitors can enjoy winter sports, and during other seasons, it is a tourist destination offering a variety of outdoor activities.

Thanks to its abundant natural surroundings, the area is also known for its thriving vegetable and fruit production, allowing visitors to savor meals made with delicious, locally sourced seasonal ingredients.

Local Specialties

The Kannabe Highlands are an area covered by an extremely fertile soil known as “kuroboku-do,” formed from the volcanic ash and lava flows of Mount Kannabe, which erupted approximately 25,000 years ago.

Agriculture thrives here, taking full advantage of this exceptional volcanic ash soil and the significant temperature differences between day and night that are characteristic of the highlands.
Notable crops include Kannabe Highlands cabbage, watermelons, apples, and strawberries.

Taste Kannabe Highlands

At Kogen Kitchen 469 , the restaurant located inside the Roadside Station Kannabe Kogen, you can enjoy a lunch featuring an abundance of seasonal, locally sourced ingredients.

Enjoying the Hot Springs

Kannabe Onsen Yutorogi is a hot spring directly connected to the Roadside Station Kannabe  Kogen.