| ROADSIDE STATION "BUZEN Okoshikake" |
Newly opened the third Roadside Station
in Fukuoka Prefecture "BUZEN Okoshikake"
on the 4th March.
It located on the between Route 10 and old
Route 10 at Shiromaru area.
"Okoshikake" originates from the
once Empress Jingu(4th or 5th century), who
visited, the Buzen area and rested on the
gigantic rock(O is honorific and Koshikake
is chair).The main features are the variety
of pumpkin products and the No.1 accessibility
toilet for handicapped people.
Unfortunately it rained opening day, but
many people visited from wide area.
| Business hours | 8:00-19::(April-October) 8:00-18:00(November-March) |
| Parking lot | 86 cars |
| Eatery | In May eating stalls will open |
| Inquiry | TEL 0979(84)0544/FAX 0979(84)0545 Roadside Station "Okoshikake" 1041-1 Shromaru, Buzen§828-0011 |
left:Roadside Station logomark right:Buzen
Okoshikake logomark
Buzen is famous for pumpkin. At roadside
station you can buy confectionary made from
pumpkin.
Considering on legend man with classic cloth
is carrying mammoth pumpkin.