[Fukushima Prefecture] Unique soft serve ice cream you'll want to try at a roadside station! Takeout is also delicious!

Fukushima Prefecture has 36 road stations, the second most common in Tohoku, after 39 in Iwate Prefecture, and many of them sell original soft serve ice cream with ingenuity.

Recently, some stations have focused on gelato, which is lower in temperature than soft serve ice cream and is slightly more solid, but soft serve ice cream is still very popular.

In this article, we will introduce roadside stations with soft serve ice cream that are recommended for both appearance and taste, as well as gourmet food that can be enjoyed for take-out.

The prices (tax included) listed in the article are as of June 15th, 2025.


Roadside Station Fukushima] "Tasty and cute" Yukiusagi soft serve ice cream! (Fukushima City: Prefectural Route 5, Fruit Line)

Roadside Station Fukushima
Roadside Station 1 Fukushima, where the building is still new

This new roadside station, which grandly opened on April 27, 2022, near the Fukushima Ozaso IC on the Tohoku Chuo Expressway in Fukushima City, offers a view of Azuma Kofuji from the parking lot.

Roadside Station Fukushima
Cherries in seasonal piles directly from the farm

and is the center of the Fruit Kingdom where a variety of seasonal fruits such as peaches, cherries, pears, grapes, apples, and other fruits in season are harvested from June to December

Roadside Station Fukushima
Many sweets such as fruit sandwiches

At the roadside station, you can not only sell these fruit trees directly, but also enjoy processed goods and souvenirs, as well as gourmet foods such as sweets.

Fukushima Akatsuki Peach Soft Serve: 450 yen

Roadside Station Fukushima
Cute snow rabbit peach soft

" FRUIT FACTOR yukiusagi allows you to take out sweets made with the motif of Azumayama Snow Rabbit a symbol of Fukushima City, using local fruit

Roadside Station Fukushima
FRUIT FACTOR yukiusagi, a focus on Fukushima-produced products

Fukushima Akatsuki Peach Soft Serve is a soft serve ice cream with a refreshing sour peach flavor and a rich aftertaste that gives off a refreshing aftertaste.

Roadside Station Fukushima
The outside temperature on this day exceeded 30 degrees! It's probably going to melt away already

The flavor balance with the fragrant waffle corn is well-balanced, and above all, the cream, which mimics the shape of a snow rabbit, is so cute that I can't help but stare at it, forgetting it melts.

"Tamago Kinpa" is rare at roadside stations

Roadside Station Fukushima
Korean-style side dishes with a wide variety of dishes that will make you wonder if you'll be confused about how to choose

Kimpa is a Korean-style nori roll, and at the station's direct sales outlet, Heiwaen, , sells kimpa, jap-che, yakiniku rice bowls, and more.

Roadside Station Fukushima
The color of the egg roasts your appetite

One of the best recommendations is the " Egg Kimpapu " (650 yen), which is made by rolling pickled vegetables with nori, and then wrapped in thin omelette.

Roadside Station Fukushima
The ingredients are wrapped around the center of vegetables

The ingredients include pickled takana, pickled cucumber and carrots, crab sticks, and omelette, and when you put it in your mouth, the light flavor of sesame oil and the flavor of the omelette fills your mouth.

Roadside Station Fukushima <Information>

  • Facility name: Roadside Station Fukushima
  • Location: 1-1 Tsukizaki, Osasao, Fukushima City, Fukushima Prefecture
  • Phone number: 024-572-4588
  • Opening Hours: FRUIT FACTOR yukiusagi 10:00-18:00 (LO17:30)
  • Opening Hours: Food Court (Mendokoro Hirota Flour Mill, Watanabe Butcher Shop) 10:30-18:00 (LO17:30)
  • Opening Hours: Restaurant Azuma Kitchen 11:00-16:00 (LO15:00)
  • Opening Hours: Roadside Station Fukushima Direct Sales Store 9:00-18:00
  • Regular holidays: Open all year round
  • URL: Roadside Station Fukushima Official Website

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[Roadside Station Kunimi Atatsushino Sato] Very satisfied with the soft serve ice cream full of peaches! (Kunimi Town, Date District: National Route 4)

Roadside Station Kunimi Atsushi no Sato

The roadside station, which opened in Kunimi Town on the border with Miyagi Prefecture in May 2017, is nicknamed "Atsukashiyama," a

Roadside Station Kunimi Atsushi no Sato
Entrance to Kunimi STAY Fudo

This station Kunimi STAY Kazemichi, with four twin Western-style rooms, where you can stay.

Peach-filled soft serve ice cream: 480 yen

Roadside Station Kunimi Atsushi no Sato
The cup is full of peach compote

The cream is kneaded with peach extract and plenty of peach compote, making this soft serve ice cream an irresistible treat for peach lovers.

Roadside Station Kunimi Atsushi no Sato
The best sweets for peach lovers

This software won number one in the Tohoku area with the Roadside Station Cool Sweets General Election 2023 is available at Kunimi Burger & Gelateria

Kunimi Burger (Mackerel Miso)

Roadside Station Kunimi Atsushi no Sato
It's not as shown in the photo, but the thick stewed mackerel with miso is delicious.

miso-stewed mackerel from Sakuma Shoten, located in the shopping district of Kunimi- , and buns from Sakuma Bread Shop , produced an unexpected deliciousness.

Many people are addicted to the taste of thick miso-stewed mackerel, which is simmered in sweet and spicy miso, which is soft and eaten to the bone, with tomato, onion and lettuce.

Roadside Station Kunimi Atsushi no Sato
Kunimi Burger & Gelateria

The burger, which won the Grand Prix for the second consecutive year (2014-2015), can be enjoyed for 600 yen.

Roadside Station Kunimi Atatsushino Sato <Information>

  • Facility name: Roadside station Kunimi Atsushi no Sato
  • Location: 18-1 Fujita Hidoji, Kunimi-cho, Date-gun, Fukushima Prefecture
  • Phone number: 024-585-2132
  • Opening Hours: Kunimi Burger & Gelateria 9:00-17:30
  • Opening hours: Restaurant 10:00-17:30,
  • Opening Hours: Momotan Cafe 10:00-17:00 (LO is 30 minutes before each store)
  • Regular holidays: Open all year round
  • URL: Roadside Station Kunimi Atsushi no Sato official website

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[Tsuchiyu Roadside Station] A three-color soft serve ice cream that lets you enjoy three deliciousness with just one! ? (Fukushima City: National Route 115, National Route 459)

Roadside Station Tsuchiyu
The old building is the dignified look of Fukushima Prefecture as the first roadside station.

Located at a spectacular 800m view of the Azuma mountain range, this roadside station the number one roadside station in Fukushima Prefecture , and is also known as the gateway to the famous Doyu Onsen.

Roadside Station Tsuchiyu
View from the shop, the view of the dining room outside the window at the back is an observation deck.

There are many delicious B-grade local gourmet foods available, including wild vegetables and mushroom tempura soba, salted char, skewers, and topped with konjac skewers, and other delicious local B-grade gourmet foods that can be enjoyed on the spectacular view deck.

Tsuchiyu Soft: 500 yen

Roadside Station Tsuchiyu
From left to right, Japanese bamboo grass, highland milk, mountain grapes

Among the five types of original soft serve ice cream and many other soft serve ice cream, our favorite is Tsuchiyu Soft, which is an assortment of three types of grapes, Kumasasa and Kogen Milk

You can enjoy three creamy flavors: Yama grapes with a refreshing acidity Kokugen Milk with a rich milk flavor and flavor Kumasasa with a matcha-colored mugwort-like taste

Roadside Station Tsuchiyu
A wide variety of B-grade gourmet food and soft cream

You can enjoy each of them individually, or mix them when they melt, and enjoy them until the end, with the fragrant flavor of the large waffle corn.

"Taberansho" oyaki on the mountain pass with date chicken and local vegetables

Roadside Station Tsuchiyu
A voluminous rice similar to meat buns

" Toge Oyaki and Taberansho " is a 350 yen oyaki made from locally produced vegetables such as minced chicken, carrots, shiitake mushrooms, bamboo shoots, green onions, burdock, ginger, and other chewy vegetables wrapped in chewy skin, wrapped in chewy skin.

Roadside Station Tsuchiyu
The inside of the chewy skin is full of ingredients

The delicious flavor of the Date chicken is enhanced by the sweetness of the vegetables, making it delicious, and while eating hot oyaki while looking at the beautiful mountains on the observation deck, you feel like you can eat as many as you like.

Roadside Station Tsuchiyu <Information>

  • Facility name: Roadside Station Tsuchiyu Road Park
  • Location: 41-2 Mizuhara Minamisawa, Matsukawa-cho, Fukushima City, Fukushima Prefecture
  • Phone number: 0243-24-2148
  • Opening hours: Shop: 9:00-18:00 (April-November), 9:00-17:30 (December-March)
  • Opening hours: Dining room 9:30-17:30 (LO 17:00)
  • Opening hours: Outside sales: 9:00am-6:00pm (Opening from April to November)
  • Regular holidays: Open all year round
  • URL: Roadside Station Tsuchiyu introduction site (Roadside Station official website)

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[Kita no Sato Roadside Station "Kuranoyu"] Fragrant Aizu peanut soft serve ice cream! (Kitakata City: National Route 121)

Roadside Station Kita no Gozo no Yu
In the back of the right is Kuranoyu, and on the right is AIZU PEANUT CAFÉ.

Located in Kitakata, famous for its local ramen, it has an open-air bath and a sauna, and is equipped with a hot spring facility where adults can take a day trip for 500 yen (300 yen from 5pm to 9pm).

Roadside Station Kita no Gozo no Yu
The back is Kuranoyu, and there are plenty of parking spaces with local bathers.

There are private rooms for resting, and the usage fee is cheap, making this a great roadside station for relaxing the fatigue of a long-distance drive.

Aizu Peanut Soft Serve: 550 yen

Roadside Station Kita no Gozo no Yu
Aizu peanut toppings are generously covered in

This fragrant soft serve ice cream is topped with plenty of locally produced peanut paste and is topped with salty crushed peanuts, adding a texture to it.

Roadside Station Kita no Gozo no Yu
"AIZU PEANUT CAFÉ" is constantly attracting customers

You can purchase this peanut soft serve ice cream made by Aizu Peanut Mart in Kitakata City at AIZU PEANUT CAFÉ which is attached to the station grounds

Roadside Station Kita no Gozo no Yu
"AIZU PEANUT CAFÉ" menu

Although it is not well known, the Aizu region is one of Japan's leading peanuts production areas, and Kitakata has also produced many delicious sweets made with peanuts.

Ramen has become a burger! ? "Kitakata Ramembergar"

Roadside Station Kita no Gozo no Yu
When you flip through the noodles buns, you can see the thick, Rokuyama Highland pork char siu (simmered kaku?) that is amazing.

Speaking of Kitakata, you can enjoy ramen, and Kitakata ramen at the roadside restaurant " Furusatotei ", but our recommendation is the ramen (500 yen), which is baked and hardened noodles and replaced with buns.

The noodles, which are made into buns, are seasoned with soy sauce ramen, and in between, they are packed with large, thick char siu, menma, green onions, and naruto made from pork pork

Roadside Station Kita no Gozo no Yu
The wrapping paper describes how to warm it when it cools down.

Even if the ramegar cools down over time, you can enjoy the deliciousness of freshly made by heating it in the microwave.

Roadside Station Kita no Gozo no Yu
All of these original menus are available for takeout

The "ramen bowl" is made by cooking rice with Kitakata ramen soup , and the "ramen pizza" is made by using ramen as pizza dough, which is popular.

Roadside Station Kitanogo "Kuranoyu" <Information>

  • Facility name: Roadside Station Kitanogo "Kuranoyu"
  • Location: 5598-1 Torimiyama Sancho Ayu, Matsuyama-cho, Kitakata-shi, Fukushima Prefecture
  • Phone number: 0241-21-1139
  • Opening Hours: AIZU PEANUT CAFÉ 10:00-16:00
  • Opening hours: Shop 9:00-18:00
  • Opening Hours: Restaurant 11:00-18:00 (LO17:30)
  • Closed: New Year's holidays (AIZU PEANUT CAFÉ is closed on Tuesdays)
  • URL: Roadside Station Kitanogo "Kuranoyu" Official Website

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summary

Each roadside station in Fukushima Prefecture develops its own original soft serve ice cream, so when you compare them, it's fun to discover a variety of things.

In fact, in addition to the ones introduced here, there are many roadside stations that offer unique soft serve ice cream, and I will introduce them in another article.


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