History
Okitsu Station opened on 1 February 1889 with the completion of the Tōkaidō Main Line section linking Shizuoka with Kōzu, on a site adjacent to Okitsu-juku, the 17th post-town of the old Tōkaidō. The seaside town quickly became a summer resort for Meiji- and Taishō-era aristocracy and politicians: the genrō Saionji Kinmochi's seaside villa Zagyo-sō stood close to the station, and visits from cabinet ministers became known as "Okitsu-mōde". The station building was rebuilt in 1930 and again in 1981. JR Central took over operations on 1 April 1987, TOICA contactless fares began on 1 March 2008, and the station was assigned number CA13 in March 2018.
History summarized from Japanese & English Wikipedia · last reviewed 2026-06-09.
Notes
The Meiji statesman Inoue Kaoru, who spent his later years at nearby Chōjasō villa, promoted Okitsu to an express stop during his lifetime; political visits to Saionji Kinmochi's Zagyo-sō villa by government officials and cabinet ministers were known as "Okitsu-mōde" (Okitsu pilgrimages).