DIY travel by car in Shikoku and Japan: Roadside Station Yawatahama Minatto 八幡浜みなっと

Visited 21-23 Jun 2016

Name of Attraction : Roadside Station Yawatahama Minatto 八幡浜みなっと
Tripadvisor Name : Yawatahama Minatto
Address (住所) : 〒796-0087 愛媛県八幡浜市字沖新田１５８１番地２３
Area : Yawatahama 八幡浜
Tel : 0894-21-3710
Website : http://www.michi-no-eki.jp/michinoeki/ehime/yawatahamaminatto/?language=1
Opening Hrs : ...
Parking (駐車場) : free

We visited this Roadside Station a few times, because of the presence of the seafood market, a local produce shop and 2 budget restaurants.
The seafood in the market どーや市場 looks really fresh and is cheap too. It's usually sold in a bundle, so that if you want, you could buy and bring them to a barbecue stall next to it to grill them yourself. The BBQ rental cost 500yen for 70 minutes and it's opened from 10am to 1pm.
There are fishes, shellfish, abalone, prawns, crabs, lobsters, etc...
If you don't want, you could also eat budget set brunch meals in a restaurant next to the BBQ area.
Just nearby is a local produce shop, where we bought local green beans quite cheaply, and not usually found in supermarkets.
Next to it is another budget self-service restaurant selling set meals, whose pictures are displayed on a huge panel. You buy your meal via a ticket vending machine and then wait for your number to be called. We tried sashimi "don" and small silvery fish "don". The first was tasty but not the latter.
The Roadside Station has a Tourist Information Centre, and the staff are really helpful, despite communication difficulties sometimes.