三笠 /Mikasa

Mikasa Road Station on Route 12, 

三笠道路休息站（日文為「道の駅三笠」，位於三笠市，國道12號線路旁）內有展示鸚鵡螺的化石，除此之外還有展示古老的大型水車。水車小屋是免費入場參觀的，內部也有展示昔日人們生活上使用的工具。三笠市以發掘化石而聞名。三笠道路休息站則是北海道首次登記的道路休息站。在那裡也有溫泉設施（需付費）。

Mikasa Road Station exhibits some ammonite fossils and a large piece of coal. There is also an old, big water wheel next to its parking area. Old agricultural tools are exhibited inside this water wheel, and it is free to enter.  Mikasa City is well known as a place where fossils can be found. This city was developed around a coal mine in the middle of 19th century. It is in Mikasa that the first railway in Hokkaido started. Mikasa Road Station is the oldest road station in Hokkaido. There is also an onsen located there which comes at a small cost.