Yoshidaguchi Station (吉田口駅, Yoshidaguchi-eki) is a JR West Geibi Line station located in Shimokobara, Kōta-chō, Akitakata, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. The station name is derived from being the "entrance" to the former Yoshida-chō.

Yoshidaguchi Station 吉田口駅
Entrance to Yoshidaguchi Station.
General information
Location	Akitakata, Hiroshima Japan
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	Geibi Line
History
Opened	April 28, 1915

History

• 1915-04-28: Yoshidaguchi Station opens
• 1987-04-01: Japan National Railways is privatized, and Yoshidaguchi Station becomes a JR West station
• November 1992: The current station building was completed

Station building and platforms

Yoshidaguchi Station features one raised island platform, capable of handling two lines simultaneously. The station is a multi-purpose meeting building named "Pratt House."

Environs

• Yoshida Post Office
• Yoshida Kōri Mountain Castle Ruins, a historical monument, former castle of the daimyō Mōri Motonari
• Akitakata Municipal Kōta Elementary School
• Akitakata Municipal Yoshida Elementary School
• Hiroshima Prefectural Yoshida High School
• Yoshida Police Station
• Akitakata Municipal Offices

Highway access

• Hiroshima Prefectural Route 37 (Hiroshima-Miyoshi Route)
• Hiroshima Prefectural Route 212 (Yoshidaguchi Teishajō Route)

Connecting lines

All lines are JR West lines.

Geibi Line

Kōtachi Station — Yoshidaguchi Station — Mukaihara Station

External links

• (in Japanese) JR West