History
Arata-hachiman Station is a Kagoshima City Tram Tanyama Line tram stop in Arata 1-chōme, Kagoshima, served by Route 1. The stop was opened on 1 December 1912 by Kagoshima Electric Tramway as part of the original tramway, and on 1 July 1928 it was transferred to the Kagoshima City Electric Bureau (today the Kagoshima City Transportation Bureau). It has two side platforms that can be crossed at any time a tram is not passing, with approach indicators and announcements on both sides; standard wheelchairs can be used but powered wheelchairs are not permitted because the platform width is below the regulation minimum. Nearby are the eponymous Arata Hachiman shrine, the Kagoshima Prefectural Governor's residence, Komori Hospital, and the Furesupo Jungle Park / Nishimuta Yojirō branch.
History summarized from Japanese & English Wikipedia · last reviewed 2026-05-25.