Itabu Station
Itabu Station 飯給駅 | |
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| Location | |
| Prefecture | Chiba (See other stations in Chiba) |
| City | Ichihara |
| Neighborhood etc. | Itabu 943-3 |
| Postal code | 290 - 0543 |
| (in Japanese) | 千葉県市原市飯給943-3 |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1926 |
| Rail services | |
| Operator(s) | Kominato Railroad Company |
| Line(s) | Kominato Line |
| Statistics | 7 passengers/day (2008) |
Itabu Station (飯給駅 Itabu-eki) is a railway station operated by the Kominato Railway Company's Kominato Line, located in Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It is 27.5 kilometers from the western terminus of the Kominato Line at Goi Station.
History
Itabu Station was opened on September 1, 1926. It has been unattended since 1956.
Lines
- Kominato Railway Company
Station layout
Itabu Station has a single side platform serving bidirectional traffic. There is a small rain shelter built on the platform, but no station building.
Platforms
| 1 | ■Kominato Line | Kazusa-Ushiku, Goi Kazusa-Nakano |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Satomi | Kominato Line | Tsukizaki |
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Legend
The area around Itabu Station is connected with a legend about Prince Ōtomo. The Prince was defeated in the Jinshin War of 672, and sought refuge in the eastern provinces. The villagers welcomed the royal refugees and treated them with hospitality. The Prince had three children, and he left them in Itabu when he moved on to the wilderness further north; however the children were later captured by his enemies and murdered at the local Shinto shrine. Three white pigeons came by in the following day, and would not leave the shrine. Once the surprised villagers built a monument in honor of the prince's children, and the pigeons were no longer to be seen. This shrine is located next to the Itabu Station. The story is purely a local legend and has no historical support, especially since the eastern provinces of Japan supported Prince Ōtomo’s opponents, making it is unlikely that he flee in that direction after his defeat.
External links
- (Japanese) Kominato Railway Company home page
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Coordinates: 35°19′14.44″N 140°08′32.04″E / 35.3206778°N 140.1422333°E