[3] It is the eastern terminus for the Asa Line and all trains, both rapid and local, stop and turn back at the station.

The station building built into the elevated structure houses a waiting area, a restaurant and a ticket window.

There is a designated parking area for bicycles under the elevated structure and bike rentals are available from the station.

[2][3][5][6] Each station on the Asa Line features a cartoon mascot character designed by Takashi Yanase, a local cartoonist from Kōchi Prefecture.

[7] The train station was opened on 1 July 2002 by the Tosa Kuroshio Railway as the eastern terminus of its track from Gomen.