Shops usually sell local produce, snacks ... As of April 4, 2014 there were 1,030 roadside stations across Japan. The roadside stations directly benefit both local communities and travellers ...

Japan launched its network of “roadside stations” known as michi no eki in 1993. Government-certified public facilities established chiefly by local authorities ... to these shops to buy ...

A roadside retail operation in Suzu City ... Online sales are also available. Local residents came to shop.

The infrastructure ministry plans to promote regional development centering around Japan's "michi no eki" roadside rest stations ... functions to revitalize local communities.

Japan is renowned for its local specialties, where pretty much every city in the ... a good Fukaya”, and it can be purchased exclusively at Michi no Eki Okabe, a roadside station along the Fukaya ...