I went to Michi-no-eki Tsukawage! Detailed information on popular souvenirs, gourmet food, and surrounding information!

Michi-no-eki Tsukawage is Michi-no-eki that opened in 2016 with the concept of ``Kawage no Oka, where you can find everything from the mountains, the sea, and the mountains.''

The vegetables carefully made by the producers and the kitchen corner are popular! It is a new tourist attraction in Tsu that is crowded with people even on weekdays.

I will introduce you in detail♪

Open-air markets are often held at outside booths, and during events there are not only fruits and vegetables, but also fresh fish, street food, toys, and more.

Please check our homepage for monthly event information.

Click here for the official website of “Michi-no-eki Tsukawage”

As soon as I entered the spacious store, I saw handmade Hina dolls on display and for sale.
Every month, seasonal products are displayed at the store. Also, since the products are neatly divided into different sections, I found it easy to find what I was looking for.

Now, I'm going to move forward slowly and carefully ♪

Let's start with the vegetable and fruit section.
I visited in the latter half of February, and this year there has been a continued shortage of vegetables, with prices soaring, but this corner was packed with them!

In kawage cho, a rice called ``Kuroda rice'' can be grown.
Because it is grown in clay rice fields, it has a sweet and chewy texture. Once you've tasted it, you'll want to try it again, so many people come from far away to buy it.

The fresh fish corner features seafood and seaweed caught in local waters.
Depending on the time of year, you may be able to find original products from Michi-no-eki Tsukawage!
The other day, ``Oshizushi'' using Kuroda rice and Sawara appeared and it seems to have been very popular!

Pickles, konnyaku, hanpen, and other items that will make your ``just one more dish for dinner'' come true.

Even though it is collectively referred to as "TsuCity," the climate and environment are different between the mountain side and the sea side, so the characteristics of the ingredients are also different.
Please try out various TsuCity specialties.

There are many delicious seasonings carefully selected from the north to the south of the prefecture, and they are perfect for home use as well as as souvenirs.

If you choose the ingredients and seasonings here, today's menu will be "Mie rice"!

There are always about 25 types of bread lined up in the bread corner, and 8 to 10 of them are seasonal new items that appear every month!

From sweets to side dishes, all of the items were large and filling.

At the back left of the store is the Tsunomono Kitchen. You can enjoy delicious local food so much that locals come here to have lunch instead of going home.
More than 100 people visit even on weekdays, and on holidays there are many customers from outside the prefecture, making it a lively place.

The "Freshly Cooked Hotpot Rice Set Meal" is 1,980 yen for two people, allowing you to enjoy the deliciousness of Kuroda rice at its best.
It comes with two sets of yam, seasonal vegetables, and soup, and is a style where two people can enjoy their meal from one clay pot.
The food is cooked in a clay pot after the order is placed, so it takes some time, but it's worth the wait!

The ``Tsu Mono Set Meal'' (980 yen) is a sashimi set meal made with fresh fish caught at a local port.
The contents vary depending on the day, but basically it comes with sashimi, a small side dish, soup, rice, pickles, etc.

“Stewed hamburger set meal with Matsusaka beef” 1,280 yen.
Matsusaka beef 6: A dish hand-prepared with 4 parts pork from TsuCity and simmered in a homemade demi-glace sauce of aromatic vegetables and red wine.
There are many repeat customers, and the flavor of the meat blends into the demi-glace sauce, making it very mellow! If you break the hot spring egg, it will have a different taste.

TsuGyoza, a local dish that every TsuCity has tried at least once, is a large gyoza that is more than twice the size of a regular gyoza.
The `` TsuGyoza Dog'', which is made with Tsu TsuGyoza in between, is 250 yen.

Also, on this day, three types of gyoza were lined up at the store: one with shrimp inside and one with game meat inside. The 150 yen “Tsugawa kawage Anpan” with bean paste and whipped cream in the back of the photo is also very popular!

From 3pm to 5pm on weekdays, you can eat all you can eat these breads (1 hour time limit)!

600 yen including free drink! Each piece of bread is cut into small pieces, so you can try a variety of different types.

A popular take-out item is the ``Anotsu Farm Soft-serve Ice Cream'' for 300 yen.

Since it is a fresh soft serve ice cream made from fresh pasteurized milk, it is characterized by its rich milk flavor and strong sweetness. They also have other seasonal flavors, so be sure to check them out when you visit.

“Kuroda Rice Sabure” is sold only here for 648 yen.

A crispy sable made with wheat, rice, butter, and Kuroda rice from Mie Prefecture. If you taste it slowly, you can feel the sweetness of the rice.

Tourist volunteers are always stationed here to provide tourist information about TsuCity.

It covers a wide range of information, from in-depth stories to the latest information, such as the best time to see flowers and the events and history of tourist spots.
Once you talk to them, they will definitely make your trip to TsuCity even more enjoyable!

If you look at each of these beautiful calligraphy letters that you see at the direct sales corner, you will find that they contain important points on how to eat them and the thoughts of the producers. Who is writing it?

The calligrapher was Mr. Suda, the chairman of the Direct Products Subcommittee. Since I saw you, I decided to listen to your story.

``If it's written like this, people will be interested. And history isn't just about connecting, it's also about making. I want to make history by growing TsuCity 's specialty vegetables! '' he said passionately.

`` Michi-no-eki Tsukawage'' is a warm spot filled with the thoughts of the citizens who love Tsu!

【basic information】
Address 255-4 Sangyo, Kawageicho kawage TsuCity 510-0311
Phone number TEL 059-244-2755
Parking lot: 15 large cars, 63 regular cars
Business hours 7:00-19:00 Restaurant 7:00-18:00LO
Closed: Open all year round (temporary closures may occur)
Toilet inside/outside the facility *Available 24 hours outside only, barrier-free toilet available
EV charging facility (available)

Stamp Rally (with)
Michi-no-eki ticket (available)

*The information posted is as of March 2018.