Benibana no Sato Roadside Station

Lines too long

The Benibana no Sato Roadside station, a type of rest / service area on a principal road (but not a highway), opened a couple of months ago. I intentionally didn't visit the first month, because I knew with the hype it would be really busy. So I was quite disappointed when I visited last week and there are still really long lines for anything of interest to me! It has featured on the television quite a lot in the last few weeks, which is why it continues to be so busy. It is featured for its "gourmet", as the Japanese say. Its actually really small, which was the biggest surprise for me. Lots of parking, very few shops / stalls. Its really just one large green grocers and a couple of kiosks selling trendy desserts.