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| Hitachi Osakana Center,restarted as a Road Station January, 2015 |
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| The definition of road stations Road stations are road facilities registered by The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure,Transport and Tourism. They play roles of rest stations and local development at the same time. The number of road stations is over 1000 in all over Japan according to the data of the autumn, 2014 The qualification to be registered as road stations is the followings. Function as rest stations Function of information transmission Function of linkage with the local area To be more specific, road stations must have parking areas, public lavatory and public telephones, which are available 24 hours. so that they can contribute to the development of the local area by selling and exhibiting the product of the local industry. Hitachi Osakana Center restarted in September 2014 as a road station. It was originally a direct sales shop of the local marine products, but was fulfilled with the help of public funds. The main points of improvements are as follows, Equipment with the parking lot Newly built public lavatory Convenient function of the bus transit The location of the new road station is along the Route 245, on the opposite side of the Hitachi Port. |
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| The Outline of Osakana Center The main building is consisted of three buildings. Parking lots are set on the Southern and the Western side of the building. <Center 1> Ffish market selling local fish and processed goods. On 2F public rest station is available. < Center 2> The food and drink gourmet corner (sushi, fisherman's restaurant, ramen etc.) <Center 3> Local fish and local vegetables are sold. Market restaurant (temporary opened) On 2F you can enjoy the seafood restaurant "Hamazen" On the west side of the center, public lavatory and bus stop ( destination JR Omika Station) are located. Public telephone available for 24 hours is located on the east side of the building. |
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| The Next Target of the Manager We want to expand the parking lot, but can't get land for it. For events we now borrow the ground nearby. In the seasons of spring and autumn, there are a lot of visitors of sightseeing. But we want to increase the number of local customers daily. We want to improve the restaurants of the third center. (They are now opened temporary, Low customer's flow.) |
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| The Comments from the Reporter As the citizen of Hitachi City, the Hyotan reporter is approval for this kind of movements that vitalize the local area. As a user, the reporter wants to propose and expect several points shown below. 1 Enrichment of easy going restaurants that serve fresh sea food 2 Active information transmission to the citizens 3 Planning of various events 4 Linkage with the nearby institutions (Nagisa Park, Kuji Sunpia Hitachi, Hitachi Kuji Community Center etc.) |
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| Access Drive Route 245 to the mouth of Kuji River From the highway Hitachi Minami Ohta IC, drive to the seashore taking Route 294 Take BRT (Bus Rapid Transit)bound for Osakana Center From the Hitachi Kaihin Park or Tokai Village, drive Route 245 to the North. |
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| Address 5779-24 Minato-cho, Hitachi-shi , Ibaraki, Japan #319-1223 Tel: 0294-54-0833 Open all the Year (differs from store to store) web http://hitachi-osakana-center.com/ e-mail : osakanacenter@ blue.ocn.ne.jp |
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