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Roadside Station Shodoshima Olive Park

A photogenic park with white windmills and swaying olive leaves.

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This park is popular for its Mediterranean-like scenery and excellent facilities. There are many photo spots that make you want to take pictures, such as a white windmill perched on a hill overlooking the Seto Inland Sea and an English garden with approximately 120 varieties of herbs and roses in full bloom.

Shodoshima Island was the location for the movie "Kiki's Delivery Service”. The building used as a location set remains as it was, and is now open as a store selling handmade accessories and sundries. Many tourists use brooms, which are available for free rental, to take pictures as if they were flying in the sky as the witches in the movie.

The restaurant "Sun Olive" offers locally produced and locally consumed dishes such as rice bowls with local meat, ramen noodles and Somen noodles kneaded with olive oil and fruits. There is also a natural hot spring where visitors can enjoy herbal baths, and lodging facilities such as a lodge. Known as the "birthplace of olives in Japan," about 2,000 olives are still cultivated here. Visitors can learn about the history of olives at the Olive Memorial Museum.

Highlights

  • The park is located on a hill overlooking the Seto Inland Sea.
  • It is popular as a photo spot for its Mediterranean-like scenery.
  • The restaurant offers a menu using local ingredients and olive oil.
  • There are also natural hot springs and lodging facilities on the grounds.
  • A monument and a memorial hall stand as "the birthplace of the Japanese olive tree.

Photos

  • A white windmill standing on a hill with a view of the sea is photogenic.

    A white windmill standing on a hill with a view of the sea is photogenic.

  • "Saika Koriko", a movie location set turned into a store.

    "Saika Koriko", a movie location set turned into a store.

  • Photography using free rental brooms is popular.

    Photography using free rental brooms is popular.

  • Sun Olive with natural hot springs and a restaurant.

    Sun Olive with natural hot springs and a restaurant.

  • Enjoy a menu featuring olive oil from Shodoshima.

    Enjoy a menu featuring olive oil from Shodoshima.

  • Olive-colored mailboxes that can also hold postcards.

    Olive-colored mailboxes that can also hold postcards.

Official FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions have been vetted and answered directly by each listing.

Q

Can you provide services in foreign languages? (If so, please also inform us of the supported languages)

A

Not available

Q

Is free Wi-Fi available in the area?

A

Yes, it is (around Shodoshima Olive Park).

Q

Are coin lockers available?

A

Not available (Free temporary storage is available at the Olive Memorial Office).

Q

Is it possible to experience the program without an appointment?

A

It depends on the contents. Please inquire by phone.

Reviews

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  • 薛玉美

    小豆島橄欖公園~魔女宅急便是拍攝場景~我抓著魔法掃把一直一直跳,拍到飛起來才甘願~滿好笑,太值得回憶的景點~推薦大家來這~

Details

Name in Japanese
道の駅 小豆島オリーブ公園
Postal Code
761-4434
Address
1941-1 Nishimurako, Shodoshimacho, Nishimurakabuto, Kagawa
Phone
0879-82-2200
Holiday
Open every day
Business Hours
8:30am - 5:00pm
Admission
Free
Directions
30 minutes by Shodoshima Olive Bus from ferry "Tonosho" port, get off at Olive Koen Guchi, and walk for 5 minutes.
Credit Cards
Accepted
Official Website
Official Website (English)