Rest Areas in Hokkaido

 Do you like driving? There are some attractive rest areas in Hokkaido. 

Mt. Usu Rest Area

It is located in Date. There is an observatory and we can see Mt.Usu, Mt.Showa Shinzan and the dynamic sea.

Also, we can enjoy The ice cream.　　　　 

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

This ice cream is so delicious! I want you to eat this once!

Also, you can eat delicious dishes, such as noodles, curry rice, a bowl of pork and so on. If you feel tired or hungry, you should visit there.

Sunagawa Highway Oasis

I will introduce Sunagawa Highway Oasis. 

You can go there about an hour from Sapporo. 

There are many things that you can enjoy.

You should go to Kitakaro. Kitakaro is pastry shop in Hokkaido.

Kitakaro’s ice cream is very delicious, you should try it! 

In Soraichi Market, there are vegetables, fruits made in Sorachi.

You can buy fresh vegetables and fruits.

If you feel tired, you can relax in nature. There is a park. 

Of course, you can buy souvenirs.

You should go there! This is the website. Sunagawa Highway Oasis 

 

Wattsu Parking Area

(Photo provided by NEXCO EAST)

I think most of the parking areas on an expressway have minimum facilities like restrooms or vending machines. But, there are some fascinating facilities in this parking area.

Firstly, they have a big parking space. (26 slots for large vehicles/139 slots for small vehicles)

Secondly, this parking area was built as the Dramatic Area for the first time in Hokkaido. Therefore, you can buy so many kinds of souvenirs here.

Finally, there is a gas station. If you want to go to eastern Hokkaido, you should check the amount of gas in your car. Because you have just two opportunities to refuel your car when you drive from Sapporo to wherever in the direction of Tokach using an expressway: you can refuel at Wattu Parking Area and Yuni Parking Area.

For more information, visit a website (Japanese/English). If you can read Japanese, I recommend you to see the website on Japanese because you can get more specific information from that page.