
Roadside Station Tainai: Year-End Special Opening
Japanese name:道の駅「胎内」年越し開館
📅 Thu, Dec 31, 2026 - Fri, Jan 1, 2027
About this event
Roadside Station Tainai (Michi-no-Eki Tainai) in Tainai City, Niigata Prefecture, welcomes everyone with special opening hours over the year-end and New Year holidays. Year-end Toshikoshi Soba will be prepared again this year, and warm amazake will also be served (limited quantity). Notably, on Thursday, December 31, it will be open late into the night, allowing you to spend the moment of the new year at the roadside station. It remains open from 23:00 to 1:00 on Friday, January 1, with Toshikoshi Soba (made with rice flour, 400 yen per bowl) served standing-style. Along with visiting the illuminated Echigo Tainai Kannon, why not experience a special year-end transition at Roadside Station Tainai? The year-end and New Year opening hours are as follows: Monday, December 28: 10:00-15:00; Tuesday, December 29: 10:00-15:00; Wednesday, December 30: 10:00-14:00; Thursday, December 31: 10:00-14:00 and 23:00-25:00; Friday, January 1: 10:00-14:00; Saturday, January 2: 10:00-14:00; Sunday, January 3: 10:00-14:00; Monday, January 4: 10:00-16:00; and Tuesday, January 5 returns to regular operating hours from 9:00 to 18:00. We sincerely look forward to your visit.
Source website (Japanese) ↗Venue
Roadside Station Tainai (Michi-no-Eki Tainai)
387-1 Shimoakatani, Tainai, Niigata 959-2806
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