Roadside station “Hayachine”

Narushima Washi

It is said that the production of washi paper began in Towa Town before the first year of Kanbun, and during the feudal period, it was used as official paper for the Nanbu domain. Until just after the end of the war, several houses in the Narushima area were producing washi paper, but with the spread of mass-produced Western paper, the demand for washi declined, and now it is only produced at the Washi Crafts Museum. Narushima washi paper is made by hand, one by one, using mulberry and mitsumata as raw materials, and is well known as Japan's northernmost washi paper.

Roadside station “Ishidoridani” Nanbu Toji no Sato

The Nanbu Toji no Sato of the roadside station "Ishidoridani" is a place of relaxation, with a symbolic tower decorated with sake brooms (cedar balls) as its landmark, and buildings shaped like sake breweries lined up against a green grove of trees. Facilities include the Sake Brewery Hall (product hall, direct from the farm), restaurant, Nambu Toji Tradition Museum, Toji no Sato Park Golf Course, and the Ishidoriya Library, which has books and materials related to sake brewing culture. , provides information on the attractions of the region, such as famous places and special products. Shushokan's sake ice cream is an original product made using Nanbu Seki Special Pure Rice Sake. The vanilla base has a refreshing aftertaste and is OK to drive.

Seyama ware

It is made from high-quality white clay harvested from Seyamazawa near his home, and specializes in folk art-style flower vases, tea utensils, and decorative plates.It is characterized by deep green glaze, blue gosu glaze, and milestone ripples. It is also unique in that it is based on Kenji Miyazawa's work ``Night on the Galaxy Express.''