道の駅

Japanese

Kanji in this term
道	駅
みち Grade: 2	えき Grade: 3
kun’yomi	kan’on

Alternative spelling
道の驛 (kyūjitai)

Noun

道(みち)の駅(えき) • (michi no eki) 

1. roadside station, highway rest area, service plaza
   • 2016, Shutokenhatsu oishii michi no eki doraibu [Good roadside station drives out of the city]‎^[1], page 13:

     レストランやショップのほか、長(なが)居(い)して楽(たの)しめる施(し)設(せつ)も充(じゅう)実(じつ)している道(みち)の駅(えき)。

     Resutoran ya shoppu no hoka, nagai shite tanoshimeru shisetsu mo jūjitsu shiteiru michi no eki.

     In addition to restaurants and shops, stay and enjoy a full range of facilities at the roadside station.