Ohanabatake

History

Ohanabatake Station opened on 27 September 1917 on the Chichibu Main Line in what is now the city of Chichibu, Saitama. The single side platform was supplemented by an additional platform and track on 1 April 1989, when through running with Seibu Railway began. The wooden station building was registered as a Tangible Cultural Property on 17 February 2004 for its contribution to the historic landscape. On 1 April 2009 the sub-name "Shibazakura" was added in parentheses to evoke the nearby Hitsujiyama Park moss phlox. PASMO IC cards were accepted from 12 March 2022 and the building was refurbished into a Taisho-roman western style by March 2024.

History summarized from Japanese & English Wikipedia · last reviewed 2026-05-18.

Notes

Although the name translates to "flower garden," it derives not from any field of flowers but from "go-tabisho," an honorific term for a portable shrine resting place used during Chichibu's December Night Festival.