Ayashi Station

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title: "Ayashi Station" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["stations-of-east-japan-railway-company", "railway-stations-in-sendai", "senzan-line", "railway-stations-in-japan-opened-in-1929"] description: "Railway station in Sendai, Japan" topic_path: "geography/japan" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayashi_Station" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Railway station in Sendai, Japan ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox station"]

Field	Value
name	Ayashi Station
style	JR East
native_name	愛子駅
native_name_lang	ja
image	211029 Ayashi Station Sendai Miyagi pref Japan01s5.jpg
caption	Ayashi Station in October 2021, after rebuilding
address	8-1, Ayashi-Chūō 1-chōme, Aoba-ku, Sendai-shi, Miyagi-ken 989-3128
country	Japan
coordinates
operator	[[File:JR logo (east).svg
line	Senzan Line
distance	15.2 km from
platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
tracks	3
status	Staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi")
website
opened	29 September 1929
rebuilt	2018
passengers	4,184 daily
pass_year	FY2018
map_type	Japan Miyagi Prefecture#Japan
services	{{Adjacent stations
line1	Senzan
line2	Senzan
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| name = Ayashi Station | style = JR East | native_name = 愛子駅 | native_name_lang = ja | type = | image = 211029 Ayashi Station Sendai Miyagi pref Japan01s5.jpg | alt = | caption = Ayashi Station in October 2021, after rebuilding | other_name = | address = 8-1, Ayashi-Chūō 1-chōme, Aoba-ku, Sendai-shi, Miyagi-ken 989-3128 | country = Japan | coordinates = | operator = [[File:JR logo (east).svg|20px]] JR East | line = Senzan Line | distance = 15.2 km from | platforms = 1 side + 1 island platform | tracks = 3 | connections = | structure = | code = | status = Staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi") | website = | opened = 29 September 1929 | rebuilt = 2018 | closed = | former = | passengers = 4,184 daily | pass_year = FY2018 | map_type = Japan Miyagi Prefecture#Japan | services = {{Adjacent stations|system=JR East |line1=Senzan|left1=Sakunami|right1=Rikuzen-Ochiai|note-mid1=Rapid A B C |line2=Senzan|left2=Rikuzen-Shirasawa|right2=Rikuzen-Ochiai|note-mid2=Local}} Ayashi Station is a railway station on the Senzan Line in Aoba-ku, Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The station also uses the moniker "Entrance to the Akiu Hot Springs".

The kanji characters for Ayashi are the same characters as in the name Aiko given to the daughter of the Crown Prince of Japan. When she was born on December 1, 2001, over a thousand people came to the station to purchase platform tickets as a commemorative souvenir. From April to November 2001, only 124 tickets were sold at the station but from December 7 to December 28, 2001, about 84,000 tickets were sold at the station. JR East began selling commemorative tickets on January 1, 2002, to honor the event showing the station. Each ticket was stamped with the station name and date of purchase automatically.

Lines

Ayashi Station is served by the Senzan Line, and is located 15.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at .

Station layout

The station has one side platform and one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

Platforms

History

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/72/AyashiEki2005-11.jpg" caption="Ayashi Station in November 2005"] ::

The station opened on 29 September 1929. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 4,184 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

• Ayashi Daibutsu, Bukkokuji

References

References

1. (December 28, 2001). "Newborn princess in good health: Imperial Household Agency". Kyodo News International (reprinted by The Free Library).
2. JTB. (1998)
3. link. (2019). East Japan Railway Company

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