Check out this record-breaking train station…
So what record does it hold? Find out after the jump!
It’s not the smallest. It’s not the remotest. It’s certainly not the only one inside a volcanic crater.
Want a clue? This little station on the picturesque rail line through Kyushu’s famous Mt. Aso volcanic caldera is called:
南阿蘇水の生まれる里白水高原 (or Minamiasomizunoumarerusatohakusuikougen).
And as such is the proud holder of the title 日本一長い駅名 - “Longest train station name in Japan”.
And does it get one of those cute shortened names when it is announced? (You know, pasocon, etc.)
Announced? That ’station’ contains a bench, a timetable, and a couple of posters. Nothing’s ever been announced there apart from “Oh look, here comes a train.”
Though for practical purposes, I imagine it’s called 白水高原 (Hakusuikougen).