Sarufutsu Roadside Station (道の駅 さるふつ公園), is one of 129 roadside stations in Hokkaido. It is located along Route 238 at 214-7 Hamakishibetsu, Sarufutsu Village in Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan.
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Sarufutsu Roadside Station (道の駅 さるふつ公園) |
Sarufutsu Roadside Station details
Formally called, Sarufutsu Park Roadside Station, Sarufutsu Roadside Station is the roadside station of Japan’s northernmost village. It was registered as a roadside station on April 17, 1998. It has the registration number 54.
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Sarufutsu Roadside Station - Sarufutsu Village, Hokkaido |
The Sarufutsu Roadside Station is built inside the vast Sarufutsu Park hence in a way it shares the numerous facilities of the park like the campsite, Sarufutsu Ikoinoyu Spa, Village Hall, Sarufutsu Hotel, restaurants, and souvenir shops.
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Wind and Snow Tower |
Visitors would also see the Sarufutsu Agricultural Museum, Fusetsu Tower (Wind and Snow Tower), and several other monuments.
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Sarufutsu Park Map |
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Sarufutsu Park Camping Ground |
Sarufutsu Marugotokan
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Sarufutsu Marugotokan |
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Ella with Saruppu |
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Sarufutsu Milk |
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Seafood like hairy crab and hotate are also on sale. |
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A hotate shell "postcard" |
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Saruppu pins for 100 yen |
Hotel Sarufutsu
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Hotel Sarufutsu |
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Hotel Sarufutsu Restaurant |
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Hotel Sarufutsu Restaurant menu |
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Hotel Sarufutsu Omiyage Shop |
Sarufutsu Roadside Station building
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Sarufutsu Roadside Station |
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Sarufutsu Roadside Station info board |
The roadside station building offers a 24/7 toilet, a tourist information facility, and free Wifi. For those who wish to stay for the night, there is a hotel and a restaurant. There is also a camping ground if you are on a budget.
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Team Nicerio visits Sarufutsu Roadside Station |
My family and I visited Sarufutusu Roadside Station for the first time during the 4th day of our 5-day "Drive Up North" Road Trip last August 15, 2022. This was my 287th day here in Japan as an ALT under the JET Programme. I made sure to include Sarufutsu Roadside Station in our itinerary because Ella and I are collecting roadside station stamps for our Hokkaido Roadside Station Rally stamp book. We also tried the famed Sarufutusu milk sold in Sarufutsu Marugotokan. We also bought some souvenirs at the souvenir store.Sarufutsu Roadside Station Stamp
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Sarufutsu Roadside Station Stamp |
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Sarufutusu Roadside Station Stamp for the Hokkaido Stamp Rally |
Overall, we enjoyed our short visit to Sarufutsu Roadside Station. Hopefully next time, we could go camping in its vast camping field.
Sarufutsu Roadside Station Entrance Fee
It’s FREE to enter and explore the Sarufutsu Roadside Station. Parking is also FREE.
Sarufutsu Roadside Station Operating Hours
Sarufutsu Roadside Station Office Building (where you get the roadside station stamps) is open from 9 AM – 5:30 AM but the roadside station stamps are available 24/7. The toilet area is open 24/7.
Yumeku-ma (Shop) is open from 9 AM to 5:30 PM (mid-April to the end of October). It is closed every Tuesday except for public holidays.
Hotel Sarufutsu Shop is open from 9 AM to 5:30 PM
Hotel Sarufutsu Restaurant is open 11 AM – 2 PM and reopens at 5 PM – 7:30 PM.
Why visit Sarufutsu Roadside Station?
Sarufutsu Roadside Station is a must-visit if you collect the roadside station stamps like me. There is also a hotel and a camping ground here that you can use if you are on a long road trip. The scallop dishes here are also a must-try.
Getting to Sarufutsu Roadside Station
The best way to reach Sarufutsu Roadside Station is by private vehicle.
The closest that public transportation can bring you is Sarufutsu Village. Ride the Soya Bus from Asahikawa City to Onishibetsu Terminal. There is 1 round trip per day. However, you need to make a reservation.
Soya Bus Onishibetsu Terminal - (01635)2-3232
Fare: One way – 4,900 yen / Round trip 8800 yen
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There is a campsite near that place. We stayed there last summer. No offense, it smelled like animal poop.
ReplyDeleteWhoa! Really? We were planning to camp there. =( Last time we visited, it smelled ok.
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