It is operated by the private transportation company, Ichibata Electric Railway and is the closest train station to the Izumo Taisha Shrine.

[1] The station featured as a location setting in the 2008 NHK drama series Dandan (だんだん) and Railways, a film set on the Ichibata Electric Railway line.

The station building was designed in a Western architectural style with striking stained glass windows as a feature.

The station building was designated as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property in 1996.

[6] Media related to Izumo-taisha-mae Station at Wikimedia Commons This Shimane Prefecture railroad station-related article is a stub.