First Roadside Station in Makinohara City Roadside Station Sorat Makinohara" opens on July 18 (Fri.) Much "tea" is good! A new landmark of Makinohara City! A food theme park was born in a major tea production area!

Makinohara City has been developing "Road Station Sorat Makinohara" and will hold its grand opening on Friday, July 18, 2025.

Makinohara City is a major producer of tea, known as the birthplace of "Fukamushicha" (deep steamed tea). The station will offer a variety of Shizuoka's bounty, including local vegetables, fruits, and seafood, as well as Makinohara's rich tea culture. In addition to local delicacies, the station offers a variety of delicious foods from all over Japan.

It will be a cultural crossroads where the depth of Japanese tea and the attractiveness of food will be communicated to people in Japan and abroad, and a center of exchange that will delight all five senses where history, culture, nature, and human feelings will intersect.

Roadside Station Sorat Makinohara Grand Opening on July 18 (Fri.)

On Thursday, July 17, the day before the grand opening, a preview will be held for the media, and on Friday, July 18, the opening day, a ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held by related parties.

The attraction of "Tea Town," which boasts the largest tea plantations in Japan, will be communicated to the public! A place where culture, food, and people meet!

Makinohara City, located in the southwestern part of Shizuoka Prefecture, is a "tea town" boasting the largest tea plantations in Japan. Makinohara has developed as a tea production center since the Meiji era (1868-1912), and the "Makinohara Grand Tea Plantation," centered on Makinohara City, covers a total area of approximately 5,000 hectares.

Looking up at the clear sky, you can see airplanes taking off from the airport, and tea fields stretching like waves across the land. At this place where the sky and the earth meet, "Roadside Station Solatto Makinohara" was born, a place where anyone can stop by in a hurry.

The station offers a variety of gourmet tea dishes that allow visitors to experience the "tea culture" that has been nurtured in Makinohara. In addition, fresh seafood from Suruga Bay and agricultural products from local farmers are also available.

As a "food theme park" located near Mt. Fuji Shizuoka Airport, the gateway to the sky, the attraction of "food," "culture," "history," and "nature" centering on tea will be widely communicated to people in Japan and abroad through sales facilities, dining facilities, and facilities providing information.

We will deliver a warm and nostalgic experience to all visitors, as if they have returned to their hometowns.

Makinohara City, a tea town boasting the largest tea plantations in Japan

Tea Gourmet" and rich marine products at "Tea Gastronomy Hall" and tea sweets and bakery stores

Example of menu of "Tea Gourmet" and "Tea Sweets and Bakery

The direct sales area for agricultural products will mainly feature local agricultural products grown in the rich nature and mild climate. In the sales area, various processed products and souvenirs that make the most of local specialties such as tea, shirasu (dried young sardines), and yam, as well as prepared foods and boxed lunches will be available.

At the "Ocha-no-Makudo" dining area, visitors can enjoy a wide variety of food items that are unique to Makinohara City, such as "Tea Field Soba Noodles" and "Fuji and Airplane Donburi" using rich marine products. In addition, a soft crepe store selling soft-serve ice cream and a bakery offering melon bread made with tea will also be open.

The menu is full of special souvenirs and limited-edition gourmet foods that make use of mainly local ingredients, and other attractions that can only be found here. We hope you will enjoy these items, which are sure to be a perfect memento of your trip. Details of each product and menu will be announced in the second release scheduled to be distributed on July 11 (Fri.).

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A variety of gourmet "tea gourmet" dishes will be available for visitors to experience the "tea culture" that has been spun out in Makinohara, a major tea-producing region!

In the sales area, you will find locally produced foods (tea, yams, shirasu, etc.), bakery items and sweets made from local ingredients, as well as many original souvenirs! The station also offers a variety of original souvenirs.

The dining area features a "Tea Room Restaurant," where you can enjoy local foods such as "Chabatake Soba" and a menu featuring fresh seafood from Suruga Bay, which is unique to the tea area. The restaurant has approximately 74 seats.

Media Preview/Pre-opening/Grand Opening Overview

Media preview on Thursday, July 17

Date & Time: 10:00 - 11:30, Thursday, July 17, 2025

Target: Members of the media only

Pre-opening on Thursday, July 17

Date: Thursday, July 17, 2025, 12:00 - 16:00

Target: General visitors (citizens only)

Grand Opening on Friday, July 18

Date & Time: 12:00 p.m. - Friday, July 18, 2025

Activities：10:00 - Opening Ceremony (Mayor's speech, congratulatory speeches by guests, ribbon-cutting ceremony, etc. scheduled)

　　　12:00 Grand Opening

Target: Members of the media and general visitors

■Facility Outline

Name ： Roadside Station Sorat Makinohara

Location ： 582-1 Sakabe, Makinohara City, Shizuoka Prefecture

Area ： Approx. 6700m2 (planned)

Parking: 71 standard cars, 2 for disabled persons, 6 for large vehicles, 1 for EV charging, total of 80 cars

　　　　　　 Motorcycles: approx. 7

Facilities: Information and rest facilities: 24-hour outdoor restrooms, information dissemination space

　　　　　　 Rest area community promotion facilities...Agricultural products direct sales shop, food and beverage, FF, etc.

　　　　　　 Event space ... event plaza, playground equipment, lighting facilities, benches, etc.

Hours of operation: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Facility management : Village Station Co.

Management and operation ： TTC Co.

Official website : https://michinoeki-makinohara.com/

Roadside Station Sorat Makinohara

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Facility operation

Company name: Mura no Eki Co.

Representative ： Yasuhiro Segami, Representative Director

Location: 322-1, Yasuhisa, Mishima City, Shizuoka Prefecture

Main business activities: Development of food theme park, direct sales of agricultural products,

　　　　　　　 Planning, development, sales, and quality control of food theme parks, direct sales of agricultural products, and tourist souvenirs,

　　　　　　　 Mail order business

Official website : https://www.muranoeki.com/

Management and operation

Company name: TTC Corporation

Representative: Yasuyuki Kawakoshi, Representative Director

Location: 686 Kamitaga, Atami City, Shizuoka Prefecture

Main business activities: Planning, development, wholesale, sales and quality control of branded products, development and operation of branded stores,

　　　　　　　 Regional development consultancy business, general store production,

　　　　　　　 Development and operation of food theme parks, operation of roadside stations,

　　　　　　　 Planning, development, wholesale sales, and marketing of tourist souvenirs,

　　　　　　　 Planning, development, wholesale, and sales of beauty and health-related products, lodging and hot bath business,

　　　　　　　 6th industrialization business (agriculture)

Official website : https://www.ttc-gr.co.jp/