Kareigawa Station
嘉例川駅
A wooden station building completed in 1903, the oldest station in Kagoshima Prefecture, preserved as it was a century ago. Its station bento, 'Century Journey Story: Kareigawa,' is famous across the country.
Kareigawa Station is an unstaffed small station on the JR Hisatsu Line. The station building was completed in 1903 and is registered as a Tangible Cultural Property of Japan. Its wooden tiled roof, old-style waiting benches, and wooden windows preserve the look of the Meiji era, making it a pilgrimage site for railway fans and photographers. The station bento sold on weekends, 'Century Journey Story: Kareigawa,' has won first place several times in Kyushu station bento competitions, and it sells out. The sightseeing train Hayato no Kaze stops here for a few minutes (operating schedule subject to JR Kyushu announcements). Entry is free. It is about 15 minutes by car from Kagoshima Airport.
Opening hours
Open all day (bento boxes usually sold on weekends only)
Nearby sights
- Shiohitashi Onsen Ryoma Park
- Myoken Onsen
- Inukai Falls
- Kagoshima-jingu Shrine
- Kirishima Open-Air Museum
- Kirishima Onsen Village & Maruo Falls
- Kirishima Shinwa-no-Sato Park
- Kirishima-jingu Shrine