Wara Area Roadside Station Wara

Roadside Station Wara along National Route 256 is located between Gujo Hachiman and Gero Onsen, both of which are about a 30-minute drive away. There are free rest area and coffee shop equipped with road information for you to relax.
You should definitely visit this souvenir shop Chinchiroya. They have a wide variety of specialties such as locally made Moromi Miso (Miso with beans) and -side dishes made with yuzu. Famous snack of this shop is “Choju-dango (Longevity rice dumpling)”. Mitarashi-dango (Skewered rice dumplings with sweet soy glaze), made in tofu, is having a soft and gentle taste. It is an original dumpling of this shop. It has an unusual shape like Tofu Dengaku (Grilled tofu with sweet miso paste). It is a popular product with fans who come to buy it many times.
At the all-weather Wara Sports Park, you can enjoy tennis and Japanese croquet without getting wet in the rain. It is located in a place with beautiful nature. You can see lightning bugs in the nearby river around June too.