It looks like a pay-by-the-hour parking lot, “Times Ashiya Maedacho,” is opening along National Route 2, near the Maedacho intersection.
↑ “Times Ashiya Maedacho” before opening
↑ The fee board for “Times Ashiya Maedacho.” It seems to serve “Yamato Ramen Koundo” diagonally across the street and “Baan Thai ASHIYA” along Kawanishi Sakura-dori.
Here it is on the map↓
The address is 5-7 Maedacho, Ashiya City, Hyogo Prefecture.
Area Around “Times Ashiya Maedacho”
↑ On the north side of National Route 2, the okonomiyaki and teppan bar “Anbai” is on the left, and “Fujino Komuten” is on the right.
↑ If you head this way (east), you’ll find the eel and sushi restaurant “Ebisuya,” the photo studio “Hanaya Kanbee,” “Ashiya Grande Clinic,” and more. This leads toward Ashiyagawa and Uchide.
↑ If you go the other way (west), you’ll find “Sousaku kitchen Kuu Casual Bar Dai”, “Kakyoen,” “Lotus Kobe,” and more. This leads toward Shimizucho and Kobe City.
Finally
↑ Wait, there are no parking space numbers painted on the ground!? Apparently, the system automatically recognizes each car’s license plate, so you can pay by entering the four digits of your plate number. Hourly parking lots just keep getting more advanced.
