Kirishima-Jingu

Weekday departures: 33/day · Sat & holiday departures: 34/day

First / last departure (weekday): 6:15 / 23:13

Busiest hour: 17:00–18:00 (4)

0:00 ─ 23:00

Figures are typical departures in the timetable data, not a live service count.

Timetable data as of 2 May 2026.

• JR Nippo Line: Kita-Naganoda ⇄ Kokubu (Kagoshima)

Kirishima-Jingū Station opened on 10 July 1930 as the eastern terminus of the Japanese Government Railways Kokuto-West Line, which had been extended eastwards from Nishi-Kokubu (now Hayato). By the end of 1932 the Kokuto-West and Kokuto-East lines had been joined and the entire route from Kokura to Kagoshima was redesignated as the Nippō Main Line on 6 December 1932. The current station building, a reinforced-concrete structure styled after the nearby Kirishima-Jingū shrine, opened in February 1966 and its exterior was renovated for the partial opening of the Kyushu Shinkansen in February 2004. The station reverted from outsourced to direct JR Kyushu operation on 1 October 2023, and a renovated interior using Kagoshima cedar opened on 22 March 2024.

The shrine the station is named for is roughly 6.5 km from the platforms, while Kirishima Onsen sits some 11 km away — so the station's "shrine entrance" branding rests as much on the bus connections out of the forecourt as on walking distance.