(Nagano no.03)
Michinoeki Shin-etsusakae(信越さかえ)
| Station Name | Shin-etsusakae(信越さかえ) |
|---|---|
| Adress | 3746-1 Hokushin, Sakae-mura, Shimominochi-gun, Nagano |
| map code |  579 865 215*82 |
| Meaning of station Name | "Shin-etsu" is the generic name for Nagano and Niigata Prefectures. "Sakae" is a village name where this michinoeki locates. |
| Rating | ★★☆ |
| Facilities | Souvenir shop, Agricultural crops shop, Restaurant, Light meal shop |
| Closures | 12/30-1/2, every Tuesday(if it coinsidents with a National Holiday, the following day) |
| Opening Times | 8:30-17:00, 9:00-17:00[winter season] -Agricultural crops shop 8:30-16:00, 9:00-16:00[winter season] -Restaurant 10:00-16:15 |
| Regional goodies | Sakae tomato juice, simmered Japanese butterbur, carrot madeleine, Sakae rice, Sakae soba, Sakae manju, matatabi manju, matatabi rice cracker, doburoku(unrefined sake) |
Michinoeki signbord
Michinoeki facilities(1), indluding a souvenir shop and a restaurant in this building.
Michinoeki facilities(1), indluding an agricultural crops shop in this building.
Sakae tomato juice(in the photo) is a top-selling product here.
Yamabuki Umani(simmered Japanese butterbur) is a second best-selling product here.
This is the only place in Japan where you can taste soba(Sakae soba) with Oyamabokuchi used as a garnish.
Sakae Village rice(Sakae Koshihikari) is a very popular product.
Scenery from Michinoeki Shin-etsusakae, you can see Chikuma River.