Citizens of Ogimachi requested a ban on through traffic of privately owned vehicles on the village's roads as well as the elimination of privately run parking, in addition to the creation of a bus station, a bus route for tourists, and publicly maintained accessible parking.

[2] While almost all previous buses passing through Shiragkawa-gō had stopped at the bus stop inside the village-run parking lot of the Seseragi Park across the Shō River from Ogimachi, there was concern this stop would be pushed beyond its capacity as the number of buses stopping there increased year-on-year due to an increase in international tourism and the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen between Nagano Station and Kanazawa Station in March 2015, resulting in a need to improve safety.

[4] As a result, the village moved ahead with the establishment of a new bus station on the site formerly home to the Shirakawa Clinic.

A ceremony was held on 29 September 2016 marking the station's completion, and it opened for operation on 1 October 2016.

A stamp rally was held in Shirakawa-gō from 5 November to 10 December 2018 in collaboration with the makers of the video game Higurashi When They Cry.