Editing Rest area (section)

=== Japan ===
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[[File:Michi-no-Eki KAWAGE.jpg|thumb|[[Roadside station]] Tsu Kawage in [[Tsu, Mie|Tsu]], [[Mie Prefecture]]]]
In [[Japan]], there are two grades of rest areas on [[Expressways of Japan|Japan's tolled expressways]]. These are part of the expressway system, allowing a person to stop without exiting the expressway, as exiting and reentering the tollway would lead to a higher overall toll for the trip. They are modeled and named after the motorway service stations in the United Kingdom.

The larger rest area is called a "[[Motorway service area|Service Area]]", abbreviated to SA. SAs are usually very large facilities with parking for hundreds of cars and many buses - offering toilets, smoking areas, convenience stores, pet relief areas, restaurants, regional souvenir shops, a filling station, and sometimes even tourist attractions, such as a Ferris wheel or a view of a famous location. They are usually spaced about one hour apart on the system, and often a planned stop for tour buses. Two Service Areas also have a motel.  The other grade of rest stop is a "Parking Area", or a PA. PAs are much smaller, and spaced roughly 20 minutes apart on the system. Besides a small parking lot, toilets and drink vending machines are the only consistent amenities offered, while some larger parking areas have small shops, local goods, and occasionally a filling station - but are much smaller than their larger Service Area counterparts.<ref>{{Citation|title=What Driving in Japan is Like| date=October 30, 2018 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwefnt23D98 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/zwefnt23D98 |archive-date=December 21, 2021 |url-status=live|language=en|access-date=August 5, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Since 1990s, many Japanese towns also established "[[Roadside station]]s" along highway and trunk route. In addition to conventional functions of service area, most of them also provide shops and restaurants dedicated to local culture and local produce, and a number of them would also feature information center, community hall, leisure facilities including hot springs and parks and such, and other features unique to individual stations. There are now over a thousand across Japan.<ref>[https://www.japan.travel/en/guide/michi-no-eki/ Michi-no-Eki — Japan's roadside stations - Discover more about Japan's diverse roadside stations]</ref>

In the past, there were [[shukuba]] ([[stage station]]s) which serve as resting place for people travelling along traditional routes in Japan by horse or foot before modern transportation vehicles are introduced into Japan.