Shimukappu Parking Area (Inbound)

Soft cream while resting in the toilet

Original Text

　The Doto Expressway has many one-lane sections on each side, and it is a highway with a considerable distance between the parking area and the service area. Therefore, it is necessary to grasp the distance to the next parking area and take a restroom break. This Shimkan ＰＡ is located between Tomamu ＩＣ and Shimkan ＩＣ when heading from Kushiro. It's a small ＰＡ with only toilets and vending machines, but it's always crowded with toilet break cars. The day we visited, selling soft serve ice cream ...

There were soft serve ice cream shops lined up.

Original Text

　The Hokkaido East Expressway has a long interval of ＰＡ and ＳＡ. This time, I was running on the Hokkaido East Expressway from Kushiro, and I stopped by for a restroom break at this Shimikwan ＰＡ. In front of Shimkan ＰＡ, about ６０ｋｍ is also in front of Tokachi Plain ＳＡ. This ＰＡ is small in scale, but probably because of the above reasons, there are always relatively many cars parked. And next to the toilet building, there was a soft serve ice cream shop lined up with ３ eaves.

Small enough.

Original Text

It was a small parking area, but there was a store selling souvenirs probably because of the busy season. The atmosphere was different from the large service area and it was fresh.

I'm not expecting a ranch soft serve ice cream.

Original Text

I stopped by for a break while driving. The building is small, but I bought it because I was selling soft serve ice cream from Kita Ranch outside. Unfortunately, it tasted light, not like a ranch.

There's a snack shop and a vegetable shop.

Original Text

In the Shimukan parking area, there are already soft serve ice cream from Kita Ranch and freshly boiled corn in melons. Of course, it also has an EV charger.