Korimoto

History

Kōrimoto opened on 20 December 1959 on the Kagoshima City Tram network, simultaneously with the opening of the Tōsō Line between Kōgakubu-mae and Kōrimoto, becoming the transfer point onto that line. Centre-pole conversion of the surrounding section was added to the renewal plan in 1990 in conjunction with the rebuilding of the nearby Namidabashi bridge, and was completed in 1992. The stop sits on Route 1 and Route 2 of the city tramway, with Route 2 terminating here; one street north, the Kōrimoto-Minamigawa (郡元（南側）) stop on the same line treats the through-running of the routes 1 and 2 in a separate listing. Until 30 September 1959 the neighbouring Namidabashi stop had carried the name "Kōrimoto."

History summarized from Japanese & English Wikipedia · last reviewed 2026-05-24.

Notes

Three stops named "Kōrimoto" exist on three different transport systems in Kagoshima City and are all in physically different locations: this tram stop (Kōrimoto on Kamoike 1-chōme), the separate Kōrimoto-Minamigawa tram stop on the same line (in Kōrimoto 2-chōme), the JR Kyushu Kōrimoto Station on the Ibusuki-Makurazaki Line (closer to the Junshin-Gakuen-mae tram stop, not this one), and the Kōrimoto bus stop on National Route 225 (closer to the Namidabashi tram stop). Passengers transferring between tram routes 1 and 2 at the main Kōrimoto stop are issued a paper transfer ticket good for one free hour of travel; tram-only ICA card and credit-card tap users receive the transfer automatically.