It is located in the Higashihonji-chō district of the city of Tottori.

It is located 230.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kyoto.

The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

[2] With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.

[2] In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 3,896 passengers daily.