Kanefuku Mentai Park Oarai

Oarai Town

Central Ibaraki

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The Kanefuku Mentai Park Oarai is a facility that includes a mentaiko factory, a factory direct sales store, a mentaiko gallery, and a cafe.
""Mentai"" refers to spicy cod roe, a popular food in Japan used as a topping for pasta, in mayonnaise, onigiri (rice balls), and more.
At Mentai Park, you can tour the factory to see the production process of mentaiko, taste freshly made mentaiko at the sampling corner, and enjoy mentaiko gourmet items such as mentaiko onigiri and mentaiko soft serve ice cream at the cafe. Additionally, at the direct sales store, you can purchase freshly made mentaiko, products made with mentaiko, and a large Tarapiyo stuffed toy, the mascot of mentaiko.

Information

Address: 8255-3 Isohamacho, Oarai Town
Access: By car: 10-minute drive from the Mito-Oarai IC on the Kitakanto Expressway
By train: 20-minute walk from Oarai Station on the Oarai-Kashima Line
Business Hours: weekday 9:00-17:00
holiday 9:00-18:00
Website: https://mentai-park.com/ooarai/
Contact: TEL: 029-219-4101
Parking: 120 car parking spots
8 bus parking spots
Prices: Free admission

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