Okuoikojo Station - The Station in Shizuoka on a Cliff
When I'm traveling again, this is another place I want to visit. It is in my prefecture, not that far from where I live, but I didn't know about it until last week! This unstaffed station is on a cliff in the middle of a lake. The Ikawa Train Line uses Japan's last rack and pinion mechanism to navigate the steepest railway in Japan to get the 70 meters above the lake. The incline to get to the station is 5.1 degrees. The lake was created by a partial dam on the Oigawa River and the bridge is 70 meters above the lake.
To get there from Shizuoka Station, take the Hamamatsu Line to Kanaya Station, then take the Oigawa Tetsudo Line to Senzu Station, then the Oigawa Tetsudo Ikawa Line to Okuoikojo Station. What do you think? Would you like to join me on this trip?
6 comments:
That looks like a great trip! I'd join you, but somehow I think it will be a long time before international travel becomes appealing again.
That looks fabulous, another sight to put on my list when I can return to Japan......thinking positive.
Yes please, sounds like a wonderful trip.
It seems a fascinating place. There is a cafe and you can actually walk across the bridge alongside the railway tracks.
I'd love to come along. I have great visions of you on lots of trains when all this eases up!
Okay, hands down, this is the coolest one of these stations that you've talked about so far!
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