[1] It is one of the stations on the Misuzu Shiosai Experience, which takes place on certain trains during the day between Nagatoshi and Hatabu.

For that reason, the station layout was set so that trains travelling in each direction would stop at their respective platforms.

There are no members of staff at the station on Mondays, though there is a computerized ticket machine with a touchscreen monitor.

The construction of the San'in Main Line was the final link in connecting the trainlines in the area during the Taishō period.

At the time, the plan was to have the entire line along the Sea of Japan coastline, but in line with the wishes of the region's residents, as well as to keep the project in budget, Takibe Station and Kottoi Station were located inland.