Kamakura-Kōkō-Mae Station

Kamakura-Kōkō-Mae (鎌倉高校前駅) is an unmanned station in Kamakura, Kanagawa. Though small in size, it is known for its scenic beauty it commands from the station platform, with an open view of the ocean and Mt Fuji afar. It was selected as one of the "100 Top Station in the Kanto Region" (Kanto no eki 100 sen) by a selection committee commissioned by the ministry of transport in 1998.

Lines

*Enoshima Electric Railway
**Enoshima Electric Railway Line

Building

The station has 1 platform and 1 track

Platforms

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History

* 1903 Inarguration as Hisaka Station
* 1953 Name altered to Kamakura-Koko-Mae

The Neighbourhood

The station and its vicinity are often chosen for filming of TV dramas and commercials in Japan. A small station in front of the sea is a quintessential landscape of the Shonan region, and has been immortalised in a number of visual productions. The neighbourhood is a serene residential area.

Trivia

A hit Japanese manga Slam Dunk has an episode based on this station under alias.

Adjacent stations

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