Aiming for the Kanto Roadside Station Completion - The Road to Becoming a Tourism Ambassador? 😅 Chiba Edition Vol. 6: Yachiyo

Hello! I'm Maitaku!
This time, it's a project to get one step closer to my ambition of becoming a tourism ambassador for Chiba Prefecture!

Yes, that's right!
It's the Chiba Prefecture Roadside Station Conquest Project! 😆

Wow, time flies, and we're already at the sixth installment (*´∇｀*)

And as for this roadside station, it's actually one that my family, the Maitaku family, has been using for a long time—what you might call our 'go-to roadside station' 😊

So, let me introduce this roadside station that the Maitaku family frequents (sounds a bit arrogant, doesn't it? 😅)! 👊

Here we go!


By the way, this is...

A magazine I, Maitaku, am putting together to record my journey to becoming a 'Kanto & Chiba Prefecture Roadside Station Master'! 😆

Please check out all my best work!! 👊
...Wait, that's too dramatic (*´∇｀*)

◇ Basic Information

・Station Name: Yachiyo
・Location: Yonemoto, Yachiyo City, Chiba Prefecture
・Roadside Station Number: Chiba Prefecture No. 3
・Roadside Station Website:

◇ Highlights

So, the roadside station I'm introducing this time is...

Roadside Station 'Yachiyo'! 😆

I, Maitaku...

I might have mentioned it in another article, but Yachiyo City in Chiba Prefecture, where this roadside station is located, is my hometown 😊

↓ By the way, Yachiyo City is around here...

Oh!
I found a map that includes Chi-ba-kun! 😆

In terms of Chi-ba-kun, this Yachiyo City is...
Located right under the eye, in the tear bag area, a city that carries a certain sense of melancholy (*´∇｀*)

So, the highlights of this 'Tears City' Roadside Station Yachiyo are...

Above all else...

Yes! This agricultural produce direct sales store!!

The fact that they sell things in these plastic baskets...
It's kind of nice, isn't it? 😊

The products are fresh vegetables harvested that very day... and they're at great prices, too... ☺️

It's so popular that they're usually sold out by the afternoon...
...or so it goes. 😊

I've really been helped by this roadside station too, honestly... 🤔

...Wait, not in the past tense, I still use it for shopping all the time! 😆

And, in the areas other than the agricultural produce direct sales store...

Like this, there are delicious-looking local side dishes...

And these okara donuts, which I feel like I've been seeing a lot lately 🍩
They are super tasty, though! (*´∇｀*)

Hmm? Soba from Yachiyo City, you say? (*´Д｀*)
I didn't know about this... it looks delicious... ☺️

...And like this, besides vegetables, they also sell specialty products from Yachiyo City and Chiba Prefecture. 😊

Also, in another area...

There is a souvenir corner (it seems to be called Peanut Square... 😅)...

The super famous French restaurant "Kairakutei," which I'm sure every Yachiyo citizen knows...

You can buy their original products...

And there are all sorts of other very tempting souvenirs for sale as well. 😊

This Roadside Station Yachiyo isn't that large, but compared to other roadside stations, I think their selection is quite good! 😆

◇ Highlights & My Loot This Time! 👊

And, since you've come to Roadside Station Yachiyo, there is something you definitely should buy...

Yes! This handmade ice cream shop!
"Petit Chantilly" 😊

This milk soft serve is truly exquisite!
And so...

This is the first prize from Roadside Station Yachiyo!
And one more thing...

The wild vegetable inari I bought at the deli corner earlier!!As you can see from the ingredients, it contains various wild vegetables...

Look... take a look at this (*´∇｀*)

You think this looks absolutely delicious, right?
Yes, it was absolutely, very delicious!😆

And after that, I had the rich, milk-filled ice cream, and I was truly very satisfied... ☺️

◇Conclusion

And so!
This time, I introduced the Chiba Prefecture Roadside Station "Yachiyo"!!😆

As I mentioned at the beginning, this is a roadside station I am extremely familiar with...

I might be looking at it with a bit of bias...

But even setting that aside, I think the quality of the agricultural products is top-class among Chiba Prefecture's roadside stations! 😆

And, this Yachiyo City is located in a place with relatively good access to the city within Chiba Prefecture.

Please, come visit once...
And buy lots of fresh agricultural products! 😆

And so,

Stamp and pin badge, got 'em!! 👊

See you later!