Idakiso Station


Idakiso Station is a railway station on the Kishigawa Line operated by the Wakayama Electric Railway. It is located in Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan.
The station name is taken from a Shinto shrine named Idakiso Shrine, which was located nearby. Originally, the station was named "伊太祁曽駅", matching the name of the shrine. When the Kishigawa Line's ownership was transferred from Nankai Electric Railway to Wakayama Electric Railway in 2006, the station name was changed to its current name. The only difference between the two is the writing of the third kanji; the pronunciation remains the same. Some of the station's older signage retain the old writing format.

Stationmaster cat

In January 2007, Kishi Station, the eastern terminus of the Kishigawa Line, named a stray calico cat named Tama as the stationmaster. The cat quickly became the face of the francise and caused a surge of tourism to the railway line. In February 2012, another stray cat named Nitama was named Tama's apprentice, and was installed as Idakiso Station's stationmaster. Following Tama's death in August 2015, Nitama was reassigned to Kishi Station. In January 2017, another stray cat named Yontama was named stationmaster at Idakiso Station.

Ridership

Adjacent stations