Roadside Station Itano Heliport

What Travelers Love

• Modern and Well-Equipped Facilities: Travelers appreciate the new, spacious, and clean facilities, often describing it as a "future-oriented roadside station" equipped with next-generation energy features.
• Extensive Amenities: The station offers a wide array of conveniences including a local produce direct sales store, restaurants, a light meal corner, 24-hour restrooms (including accessible facilities), foot baths, a dog run, rental bicycles, and EV rapid chargers.
• Disaster Prevention Hub: A notable strength is its designation and equipped features as a disaster prevention roadside station. It includes a heliport for emergency use (e.g., disaster relief, doctor-heli), earthquake-resistant water tanks, an evacuation shelter capable of accommodating around 90 people, and a storage warehouse with approximately 18,000 emergency meals, temporary beds, cooking facilities, and showers.
• Excellent Transportation and Parking: It boasts ample free parking (313 ordinary cars, 9 large vehicles, 24 motorcycles) available 24 hours a day. Its location provides easy access from both the Takamatsu Expressway Itano IC and Tokushima Expressway Aizumi IC, each just a 3-minute drive away. A high-speed bus stop is also located on-site.
• Local Specialties and Tourist Information: The direct sales office features fresh local agricultural products like spring carrots and lotus root, alongside local specialty dishes in its restaurants. It also serves as a regional information center, promoting nearby tourist attractions and Shikoku 88 Pilgrimage temples.
• Unique Energy Amenities: It features the nation's first roadside station with an attached mobile hydrogen station, along with EV rapid charging.