Kentoshi Furusatokan
This casual tourist center and rest area on the Miiraku Peninsula offers sightseeing information, restrooms, local souvenirs, and dining options. One corner contains a large ship replica and other displays describing the envoy ships that traveled to Tang China in the seventh through ninth centuries.
The center’s restaurant is open for lunch and serves local specialties, such as Goto udon, kankoro mochi, and marinated mackerel rolls. On Sundays, it offers a buffet of homestyle foods prepared in cooperation with the local women’s association. The dining room overlooks the surrounding hills, and the building has a turret-style viewing platform enclosed by colorful stained-glass windows that depict the islands’ nature and history.
Local products, including wine, shochu, seafood, and preserves, can be purchased in the souvenir shop, along with light snacks, coffee, and ice cream.