Ishinomaki Station

Ishinomaki Station

Entrance of Ishinomaki Station

Ishinomaki Station (石巻駅, Ishinomaki eki) is a JR East railway station located in Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Japan. The station and surrounding streets known as Manga Road are adorned with statues of characters created by Shotaro Ishinomori. The entrance to the station features characters from Cyborg 009 and Kamen Rider.

Railway Lines

• JR East
  • Ishinomaki Line: for Kogota/ Onagawa.
  • Senseki Line: for Matsushima-kaigan, Sendai and Aoba-dori.

Bus Terminal

Following local bus lines are all operated by Miyakou Bus Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Miyagi Transportation (=Miyagi Kotsu) Co., Ltd. except for "Shibuya -> Shinjuku" in Tokyo.

• Bus Stop #1 bound for:
  • Miyakou Bus Ishinomaki Depot (=Ishinomaki Eigyo-sho, in Japanese)
• Bus Stop #2 bound for:
  • Shibuya -> Shinjuku
    • Over-night Highway bus called "Hirose Liner". Co-operated by Miyagi Transpotation (=Miyagi Kotsu) and Keio Dentetsu Bus Corporation, one of bus-sector subsidiaries of Keio Corporation. Seat reservation is required in advance.
  • Watanoha
  • Onagawa
  • Sashigahama, Onagawa
  • Ayukawa Seaport/ Ferry Terminal for Kinkasan
    • with dropping to stop at San Juan Bautista theme park by some of the buses on Saturdays and Holidays only.
• Bus Stop #3 bound for:
  • Sendai, via AEON Ishinomaki Shopping Center (Mall)
    • Inter-city Highway bus with stopping at bus stop #33 of the west exit side of Sendai Station. Seat Reservation is not required.
  • Iinogawa or "Renaissance-kan", via Ishinomaki Senshu University
  • Downtown Round Bus: Kadonowaki/Clockwise, Yamashita/Counter-clockwise
• Bus Stop #4 bound for:
  • Kanan Branch Office (of the Ishinomaki City Office) (=Kanan-shisho)
  • AEON Ishinomaki Shopping Center (Mall)
    • Some buses are opetated through the Ishinomaki Red Cross Hospital.
  • Ishinomaki Red-Cross Hospital
  • Iinogawa, via Ishinomaki Red Cross Hospital

History

• October 28, 1912: Ishinomaki Station begins operation on what would become the Ishinomaki Line.
• November 22, 1928: Miyaden-Ishinomaki Station in opened, serving the Miyagi Electric Railway (previous name of the Senseki Line)
• May 1, 1944: Miyagi Electric Railway is acquired by Japan National Railway, and Miyaden-Ishinomaki Station is renamed Ishinomaki Station, resulting in two nearby stations named Ishinomaki Station.
• July 21, 1990: The Senseki Line and Ishinomaki Line are joined together in a single Ishinomaki Station.

External links

• (Japanese) Ishinomaki Station (JR East)

• Hobbylink: Manga Road, Manga Land and Museums