Miyama Park Roadside Station is located in the center of Tamano City, Okayama Prefecture, along National Route 30. We will introduce this popular spot that is full of the charms of locally produced food, from fresh vegetables and seafood, freshly baked bread, local specialties, and meals made with seasonal ingredients.
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Table of Contents
- What kind of place is "Miyama Park Roadside Station"?
- Farmers ship their produce every morning! Farmers' Market
- Boasting an overwhelming number and freshness! Fresh fish section
- A bakery renowned for its rice flour bread made with carefully selected rice varieties and origins
- Original purple sweet potato soft serve ice cream
- If you're looking for souvenirs or delicious food from Tamano, head to the local specialty section.
- A cafe where you can enjoy dishes made with ingredients from the farm store
What kind of place is "Miyama Park Roadside Station"?
This roadside station is adjacent to Miyama Park, where you can enjoy the natural scenery of each season, such as cherry blossoms in the spring, hydrangeas in early summer, and autumn leaves in the fall. It has a farm shop selling seasonal vegetables and fruits, a fresh fish section with freshly caught seafood, a specialty product section with a wide selection of seaweed, tofu, sweets, and bento boxes, a bakery that is popular for its freshly baked bread, a cafe where you can enjoy dishes made with ingredients sold at the roadside station, and a food truck is also open on Saturdays and Sundays.
Farmers ship their produce every morning! Farmers' Market
Shippers of agricultural products are limited to producers within Okayama Prefecture. The direct sales store, which is lined with genuine vegetables and fruits from Okayama Prefecture, is always bustling with customers arriving even before the store opens.
Depending on the season, the store stocks products from Tamano City, such as sweet potatoes grown in the well-drained sandy soil of the Banda area, Oyabu mandarins, which are said to have been cultivated in the Oyabu area since the Taisho era, and Maruhachi pears, a specialty of Yahama. In addition, seasonal agricultural products are delivered every morning from Okayama City, Kurashiki City, Chuo Town, and other areas. The store also has a wide selection of flowers, which are well-received for their reasonable prices. They also have a wide selection of cut flowers and branches for home use, including flowers for Buddhist altars.
Boasting an overwhelming number and freshness! Fresh fish section
The fish in crates and baskets lined up in a small space, with handwritten price tags, is so well stocked that it's hard to believe it's a roadside station. You'll be amazed by the selection of fresh, seasonal fish, mainly from the Seto Inland Sea and nearby seas.
You can have the fish you purchase prepared on the spot. If you ask them to cut it into sashimi slices or fillet it, the preparation will be completed while you do other shopping. In addition, the nigiri sushi made with fresh seafood every day has large portions and is surprisingly cheap. Don't miss out on the great deals that you can only get at a fish shop.
When you get out of your car in the parking lot, you'll notice the fragrant aroma that wafts through the air. It's eel being grilled in one corner of the fresh fish section. The specialty, grilled eel, which can sell 700 a day, is also delicious with its secret soy sauce sauce.
A bakery renowned for its rice flour bread made with carefully selected rice varieties and origins
At the roadside station's bakery, about 40 kinds of bread are baked every day. They boast a rich lineup ranging from savory dishes such as sausage rolls, mentaiko potato mayonnaise, croque monsieur, and panini sandwiches to sweets such as bean paste buns, cream buns, and cinnamon rolls.
Particularly popular is the sliced bread, which is made using only Asahi rice flour from Tamano City and wheat flour from Okayama Prefecture. This premium rice flour sliced bread, made with carefully selected flour from a particular region and variety, is a chewy, crispy texture and the sweetness of the rice, making it a masterpiece with many fans. In addition to plain sliced bread, cheese sliced bread and French bread are also available.
The sandwiches are made by hand every day using vegetables from the farmer's market. The lettuce is crisp just by looking at it! The shrimp cutlet sandwich made with peeled shrimp and the ham and cheese sandwich accented with aurora sauce are some of the sandwiches that go perfectly with vegetables, so you must try them.
Original purple sweet potato soft serve ice cream
The cute round-shaped purple sweet potato soft serve ice cream (pictured is a mix with milk) allows you to enjoy the rich flavor of purple sweet potatoes grown in the Banda area of Tamano City. The thick and chewy texture is addictive, making it a popular menu item at the bakery's takeout corner.
If you're looking for souvenirs or delicious food from Tamano, head to the local specialty section.
The local specialty section next to the farm shop sells processed products made from locally grown ingredients, products from local businesses, bento boxes and side dishes, as well as Bizen Pottery and local goods.
Of particular note are the products that are perfect as souvenirs from Tamano, made with local specialty ingredients such as nori seaweed 100% produced in Munegami, Tamano City, and jams made with Oyabu mandarin oranges and Maruhachi pears. Tofu from a local tofu shop and sweets and bread from a Japanese confectionery shop are also available.
On busy days, there are between 200 and 300 bento boxes on display. The diverse selection includes barazushi, rolled sushi, okowa (steamed rice balls), rice balls, fried rice, yakisoba (fried noodles), and even side dishes like fried chicken and fish paste.
A cafe where you can enjoy dishes made with ingredients from the farm store
The park cafe "Miyama cafe PUUT" attached to the roadside station serves set meals and homemade sweets using the vegetables and fish sold at the roadside station. It can be used for a wide range of occasions, from breakfast to lunch, cafe, and takeout, and is also attractive as a convenient place to stop by during shopping or a drive.
The popular set meal (1,430 yen) includes Tamano Obanzai, made with freshly picked vegetables from the farmer's market every morning, and salad. The most popular lunch is the "Seto Inland Sea Local Fish Set Meal," which features seasonal fish as the main dish, and on the day of the event, sea bream was used. You can choose between Tamano-produced mixed grain rice or white rice, and miso soup or a topping-packed pork soup (+200 yen).
There are also set meals with meat as the main dish. In addition to the "Forest Chicken and Seasonal Vegetables with Mizore Set Meal," there are also "Hamburger Steak Set Meal with Stewed Local Vegetables," "Curry with Plenty of Okayama Vegetables," and seasonal limited menus, so you can enjoy the delicious seasonal flavors of Okayama.
There are plenty of things to make you want to visit Miyama Park Roadside Station. Once you've visited, you'll be hooked and will definitely be coming back! You can enjoy seasonal cherry blossom viewing and weekend events, so why not combine your visit with enjoying some local produce from Okayama?
[Miyama Park Roadside Station]
Address: 2-4644 Tai , Tamano City, Okayama Prefecture
TEL: 0863-32-0115
Opening hours:
Farm produce and fresh fish section: 8:30-16:00
Bakery: 8:00-15:00
Specialty products section: 8:30-17:00
Miyama cafe PUUT 8:00 (weekdays 9:00) - 16:00
Closed: Tuesdays (open on public holidays)
Parking: 500 spaces for regular cars, 5 spaces for disabled people, 18 spaces for large vehicles
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