Miyahara SA [Up]

The largest service area in Minami-Kyushu, located halfway between the Uki Hikawa Smart IC and the Yatsushiro IC. The downhill line is followed by 23 tunnels ahead of the Yatsushiro IC. I want to take a break before the tunnel section. At the shops, which are lined with souvenirs in Kumamoto Prefecture, POP comments from the staff are dancing in a lively way. The food court has a full lineup of standard udon noodles, Kumamoto ramen, and Taihei Tsubame. SA's first store nationwide ''Suddenly! Steak" is also open.

Roadside station located in Hikawa-cho, known as the birthplace of pears in Kumamoto Prefecture. Inside the main station building, there is a local "Yoshino pear", a "Toritate market" that sells seasonal fruits and fresh vegetables such as strawberries, melons, and late white yuzu, there is a "rural restaurant" and a "snack workshop" that have the unique taste of Ryubuk. In the restaurant, pear curry with plenty of Yoshino pear puree was well received. "Iso Matcha Soft" from "Snack Kobo" is a popular soft with a spreading flavor of young leaves. We want to enjoy the selection of souvenirs such as confectionery such as pear pie and processed products in the "specialty hall" of the outbuilding.

The park is located in a gorge between a bluff 87m high and 210m wide created by Hikawa. The two suspension bridges connecting the promenade above the precipice are thrilling. There are three log houses (16,000 yen for 10 people) and two lodges (10,000 yen for five people) in the well-equipped campsite, including toilets and dressing rooms. There is a village house (20,000 yen for 20 people) and a barn (10,000 yen for 15 people) in the early 1950 s with a furnace, a goemon bath and a hearth, and a camp and a BBQ.