There is a direct-from-farmer market, where you can find a wide selection of Bito burdock, seasonal vegetables, and processed foods. Chestnut soft-serve ice cream and seasonal foods made with local specialties are also popular.

The specialty is burdock, and there are many burdock products such as burdock croquettes and burdock rice crackers.

The attached restaurant Kona has a signature menu item, the Bito burdock croquette set meal and burdock curry.

The river water park is an attractive attraction. There is a shallow waterway right next to it, so you can easily play by the water with your children or pets while enjoying the river.

There is also a plaza with a playground and a marble "O-Buddha-kun" monument.

Akiyoshido and Akiyoshidai are also easily accessible, just 15 minutes by car.

[Trivia]
Bito burdock is a national brand, and at Mito Roadside Station you can enjoy a variety of dishes, from fresh raw burdock to croquettes and burdock curry. It is also known locally as "Burdock Heaven."

The copper used for the Great Buddha of Nara was mined from the copper mines here.