If you drop off at Kinomoto Station, the first place you’ll see is a farmer’s market, OKAN.
It’s on the first floor of the station and recently renewed market.
In the Kansai region dialect, OKAN means “mother”. When you call the mother OKAN, I feel it sounds more charming. In fact, since my husband grew up in Osaka, he calls his mother ‘OKAN’. My son 5 years old still doesn’t call me that way. (Probably in the near future he will?)
In the store, you can get local-grown rice, soba noodles, beans, fresh vegetables, fruits, and some local delicacies; sake, miso, soy sauce and Japanese sweets, fermented crucian carp sushi as local speciality, etc. Also, some SAMURAI products of seven spear warriors.
Since tourist information is in the same place, Free wi-fi and English maps are available and you can rent bikes or e-bikes by day.
Waiting for the next train, how about having a break with bamboo charcoal coffee?
Info. Tourist Information and Farmers Market OKAN
Location 1472 Kinomoto, Kinomoto-cho, Nagahama City View on Google Maps
Access
Inside JR Kinomoto Station
Distance from Guesthouse: 10 minutes by bike
Openning Hours 9:00 – 5:00 Closed New Year’s holidays
URL https://x.com/kinomoto_okan
