Second release Grand Opening of "Roadside Station Sorat Makinohara" on 7/18 (Fri.) at 12:00 p.m. Tea white noodle, tea white soup ramen, and tea lu-cha-lu chicken by the tea fields of Makinohara! An assortment of tea gourmet foods and souvenirs! Matcha sweets of soft-serve ice cream and crepes, Bakery with matcha bean buns and fresh doughnuts are also available!

Makinohara City has been developing "Michi no Eki Sorat Makinohara," the 26th roadside station in Shizuoka Prefecture and the first in Makinohara City, and will have its grand opening on July 18, 2025 (Friday) at 12:00 pm. Makinohara is known as a major producer of tea, and will offer "Makinohara Tea," the pride of Makinohara City, as well as seafood such as "Suruga Bay Shirasu" and "Yaizu Bonito," fresh agricultural products from local producers, and many gourmet and souvenir products featuring these ingredients, to convey the charm of Shizuoka.

First release : https://www.atpress.ne.jp/news/441710

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

Grand opening of "Roadside Station Sorat Makinohara" at 12:00 pm on July 18 (Fri.)

A "food theme park" that communicates the charms of the "town of tea," which boasts the largest tea plantations in Japan

Makinohara City in Shizuoka Prefecture is a "tea town" boasting the largest tea plantations in Japan. Since its cultivation in the Meiji period (1868-1912), the rich tea culture has been alive and well, centering on the Makinohara Grand Tea Plantation, which covers a total area of approximately 5,000 hectares. Looking up, you can see airplanes taking off from the airport and tea fields stretching out like waves. The "Roadside Station Sorat Makinohara" will be born at the place where the sky and the earth meet. The station consists of three buildings, with the produce stand in the center, the food and beverage stand on the left, and the restrooms and rest area on the right. In addition to fresh fruits and vegetables, livestock and marine products, various processed foods, and souvenirs, the direct sales area also features a sweets store selling pudding, soft-serve ice cream, and crepes made with matcha green tea, as well as baked goods made with matcha green tea in a bakery. In the food and beverage hall, visitors can enjoy gourmet tea dishes using Makinohara tea, the pride of the local area, and gourmet foods centering on local ingredients such as Suruga Bay shirasu (baby sardines), Yaizu bonito, Yumesaki beef, and Shiraito pork.

The roadside station aims to be a place where visitors can enjoy a warming moment and feel the richness of Shizuoka, as a center of culture, history, and nature, centering on "food" that makes the most of Shizuoka's abundant seafood and mountain produce in a magnificent setting.

Roadside Station Sorat Makinohara Floor Map

Fresh agricultural products and a variety of original products made from local specialties are sold at the direct sales counter.

The direct sales counter offers a lineup of products from farmers, souvenirs, prepared foods, and boxed lunches. The original self-developed souvenir products include rice crackers made from Suruga Bay shirasu (baby sardines) and a wide variety of seasonings such as jan and sauce that are easy to use in daily cooking. There will also be a large selection of tea sweets that lavishly use tea and powdered green tea.

<Example of products> *Prices include tax (8%).

Shizuoka Shirasu Ume senbei (15 pieces) 843 yen

Shirasu Ginger Jan (Japanese whitebait with ginger): 983 yen

Odorushi Shirasu Pasta Sauce Arrabbiata: 864 yen

Shirasu and nori tsukudani (dried laver) tsukudani (food boiled in soy sauce) 735 yen

Fluffy Shirasu mixed with rice - 1,059 yen

Uciti's shirasu croquettes (4 pieces): 980 yen

Okoicha bread bun buns: 1 piece, 231 yen / 3 pieces, 780 yen / 8 pieces, 2,079 yen

Makinohara Okoicha Kastella: 1,188 yen

Shizuoka Shirasu Ume senbei (15 pieces) 843 yen

Shirasu ginger jan 983 yen

Okoicha bread bun buns: 1 piece, 231 yen / 3 pieces, 780 yen / 8 pieces, 2,079 yen

Makinohara Satori Honten Sweets/FF Corner

Makinohara Satori Honten, an o-no-cha specialty store, offers original sweets using Makinohara matcha made from tea leaves produced in Makinohara. The tea is selected and supervised by Marushichi Seicha, a long-established tea company founded in 1907 that was the first to produce matcha in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan's number one tea-producing region. The FF corner offers a variety of sweets, including three types of pudding and cream puffs of different matcha densities, as well as o-no-cha crepes, o-no-cha soft drinks, and o-no-cha lattes.

<Example of products> *Prices include tax (8%).

Satori Pudding: Fresh 420 yen / Thick 450 yen / Special 550 yen

　(Allergy: dairy ingredients, gelatin, soybeans)

Three-layer chocolate terrine 720 yen

　(Allergy: dairy ingredients, gelatin, soybeans)

Satori Sandwich - Grain bean paste - 390 yen

　(Allergy: egg, wheat, milk ingredient, soy bean, gelatin)

Satori Sandwich - Green tea ganache - 430 yen

　(Allergy: Egg, Wheat, Milk, Soy, Gelatin)

O-No-cha Caramel Cream Puff 450 yen

　(Allergy: milk, egg, wheat, gelatin, almond, soybean)

Onoicha latte with green powdered tea cream 780 yen / Molasses with green powdered tea cream 810 yen / Shizuoka strawberry with green powdered tea cream

　Shizuoka strawberry with matcha cream 830 yen

　(Allergy: dairy and soy)

Oonocha crepe with small cream: 900 yen / with medium cream: 1,000 yen / with extra cream: 1,550 yen

　Medium cream crepe: 1,000 yen / Extra cream crepe: 1,550 yen

　(Allergy: milk ingredient, egg, wheat, gelatin, almond, soybean)

Crispy Large Mt. Fuji Crepe 850 yen

　(Allergy: dairy, egg, wheat, almond, soybean)

Matcha Dai-kan Yuki Onoicha Soft 580 yen

　(Allergy: dairy ingredients, wheat, soybeans)

Satori pudding: light 420 yen / dark 450 yen / special 550 yen

Satori Sandwich - matcha ganache - 430 yen

Onoicha caramel cream puff 450 yen

Onoicha Latte with green tea cream 780 yen / Molasses with green tea cream 810 yen / Shizuoka strawberry with green tea cream 830 yen

Oanocha crepe with small cream: 900 yen / with medium cream: 1,000 yen / with extra cream: 1,550 yen

Matcha green tea with a large snowflake, O-No-cha soft serve, 580 yen

Satori Bakery

Satori Bakery is a new bakery specialty store under the Satori brand. It is an original bakery using Makinohara matcha green tea made from tea leaves produced in Makinohara. The tea is selected and supervised by Marushichi Seicha, a long-established tea company established in 1907 that was the first to produce matcha in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan's number one tea-producing region. In addition to bread baked in the store's workshop, the bakery also offers a variety of other items such as melon bread, bean-jam buns, and fresh doughnuts that are perfect for a stroll.

<Example of products> *Prices are inclusive of tax (8%).

O-No-cha Melon Pan 350 yen

　(Allergy: wheat, eggs, milk, soybeans, gelatin)

O-No-cha Fluffy Cream Anpan 400 yen

　(Allergy: Wheat, egg, milk ingredient, soybean)

Oano-cha bean-jam bun 400 yen

　(Allergy: Wheat, Egg, Milk, Soy)

Oano-cha cream bean-jam bun 400 yen

　(Allergy: Wheat, Egg, Milk, Soy, Gelatin)

Oanoicha bread 900 yen

　(Allergy: Wheat, milk ingredient, soybean, gelatin)

Onoicha cream doughnut 400 yen

　(Allergy: wheat, milk ingredients, egg, gelatin)

Oano-cha melon bread 350 yen

Onoicha Fluffy Cream Anpan 400 yen / Onoicha Anpan 400 yen / Onoicha Cream Anpan 400 yen

Onoicha cream doughnut 400 yen

Food & Beverage Building: A wide variety of food and beverages to enjoy the unique flavors of Makinohara City.

Ochanoma Restaurant

The Ocha-no-Ma Restaurant offers a wide variety of dishes that take advantage of the bounty of the earth, such as Yumesaki beef and Shiraito pork, in addition to gourmet tea dishes and seafood from the sea, such as Suruga Bay shirasu (baby sardines) and Yaizu bonito (bonito). The restaurant seats approximately 74 people.

<Example of menu> *Prices include tax (10%).

Makinohara no Chabatoba: 3,850 yen

　(Allergy: wheat, buckwheat, eggs, milk ingredients, sesame, soybeans, and mackerel.

　Shirasu (baby sardines) used in this product are collected by a fishing method that mixes shrimp, crab, and squid)

Cha Shiryu Ramen 1,210 yen

　(Allergy: wheat, pork, chicken, soybeans, sesame, mackerel)

Makinohara chasoba] Shirasu dotsuri soba 1,650 yen

　(Allergy: wheat, buckwheat, dairy ingredients, soybeans, mackerel)

　The shirasu used in this product is collected by a fishing method that mixes shrimp, crab, and squid)

Fuji and airplane rice bowl 2,200 yen

　(Allergy: Shrimp, egg, wheat, salmon roe, soybeans, mackerel)

Yaizu bonito flakes ramen 1,100 yen

　(Allergy: wheat, pork, chicken, soybeans, sesame, mackerel)

Three-color bowl of bonito (seared bonito, marinated bonito, bonito tataki) 1,540 yen

　(Allergy: wheat, sesame, soy)

Yumesaki Beef Tolotama Beef Bowl: 1,870 yen

　(Allergy: egg, wheat, milk ingredient, beef, soybean, chicken)

Shiraito pork gingerbread set meal: 1,320 yen

　(Allergy: wheat, dairy ingredients, pork, soybeans, sesame)

Chalu Chalu Chicken Set Meal: 1,320 yen

　(Allergy: egg, wheat, dairy, chicken, soybean)

Shiraito Pork Pork Cutlet Set Meal: 1,320 yen

　(Allergy: wheat, eggs, milk ingredients, pork, soybeans)

Makinohara's tea field soba noodle 3,850 yen

Cha-shiryu ramen 1,210 yen

Fuji and airplane rice bowl 2,200 yen

Chalu Chalu Chicken Set Meal 1,320 yen

Media Preview/Pre-opening/Grand Opening Overview

Media preview on Thursday, July 17, 2025

Date & Time: 10:00 - 11:30 a.m., 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)

July 18 (Friday) Grand Opening

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

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

　　　Grand opening at 12:00

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 vehicles, 2 for disabled persons, 6 for large vehicles, 1 EV charging system, total of 80 vehicles, approx. 7 for motorcycles

　　　　　　 Motorcycles: approx. 7

Facilities ： Information and rest facilities: Restrooms (available 24 hours a day), 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. (different for some stores)

Facility management : Village Station Co.

Management and operation ： TTC Co.

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

Roadside Station Sorat Makinohara Exterior

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 a food theme park, direct sales of agricultural products, and planning, development, and sales of tourist souvenirs,

　　　　　　　 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, consulting business for regional development,

　　　　　　　 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/