On July 17, Recruit released the “National Roadside Station Grand Prix 2024,” a satisfaction ranking of roadside stations by the travel information magazine “Jaran.
Jaran National Roadside Stations Grand Prix 2024 1st-5th place
No. 1: A la Date Roadside Station (Osaki City, Miyagi Prefecture)
No.2: Roadside Station Kawaba Denen Plaza (Kawaba-mura, Tone-gun, Gunma)
No.3: Roadside Station Yonezawa (Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture)
No. 4: Roadside Station, Hana Road Eniwa (Eniwa City, Hokkaido)
No.5: Roadside Station, Tono Kaze no Oka (Tono City, Iwate Prefecture)
In 2024, Hokkaido and Okinawa will be added to the survey area, and questionnaires will be conducted at 1,213 roadside stations nationwide (number of registered stations as of February 16).
First place went to “A la Date Roadside Station,” which has maintained its high ranking in previous years. It boasts an impressive selection of local vegetables, specialty products, breads, and prepared foods, and attracts more than 3 million visitors a year. In addition to selling “OSAKI GIBIER,” processed wild boar meat, “Gofuku no Date-chan Kitchen” uses local ingredients not only for set meals but also for ramen, curry, soba noodles, and other dishes.
In fourth and sixth place were roadside stations in Hokkaido, which was added to the survey area this time. The high support for the area, which has 127 facilities in Hokkaido alone, is evident, according to the report.
From this year, the ranking of roadside stations that “I would like to use again” and “I would like to use in the future” is also announced.
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