Kobuchizawa Station

Traveler highlights

Kobuchizawa Station is an interchange between the JR Chuo Main Line and Koumi Line. It opened in 1904 with the Chuo Line and became a transfer point to the highland route when the Koumi Line reached the station in 1933. Located at the center of Hokuto’s Kobuchizawa area, it has a visitor center, shops, restaurants and local bus connections. Ekiben sold here include Marumasa’s “Highland Vegetables and Cutlet Bento,” a familiar local flavor for train travelers. From Shinjuku, ride the Chuo Line to Kobuchizawa and transfer to the Koumi Line toward Kai-Koizumi, Kai-Oizumi and Kiyosato. The station is a rail gateway to the southern foothills of Yatsugatake and nearby highland communities, with time to pause before changing trains.