Ōigawa Railway, Shizuoka
Shizuoka 💧 Lakes & falls 📷 9

Ōigawa Railway

大井川鐵道

Admission Ordinary train, one way Kanaya–Kawane-Onsen-Sasamado: adults ¥920; elementary-school children ¥460. SL/EL express trains require an additional express charge of adults ¥1,500 / children ¥750, separate from the fare.
Opening hours The Oigawa Main Line between Kawane-Onsen-Sasamado and Senzu is currently out of service. Other train departure times and operating days vary; check the official timetable and live service information.

Usual hours and prices, checked 2026-10-06 against the sources under “What this place is”. They can change for holidays and events — confirm before you go. Official site

Our guide

The Ōigawa Railway, commonly called Daitetsu, is a private railway company in Shizuoka, founded in 1925. It was part of the Meitetsu Group until 2015, when it was restructured and sold to Eclipse Hidaka, a food, hotel and investment company based in Hidaka, Hokkaido.

Shin-Kanaya Station is about 100 m from the point this page is mapped to. We have not checked timetables or fares, so check before you go.

Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.

Photos

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence — see credits
  1. Oigawa 1 Izumo — Cassiopeia sweet · Public domain · source · resized
  2. Shin-Kanaya sta.,Shimada-city,Japan — katorisi · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
  3. JNR C11 227 20140824 001 — ウツダー · CC BY 2.1 jp · source · resized
  4. Oigawa Railway Suite 82 Type Passenger Car — Exp.jōban · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
  5. Oigawa Railway Kuha600 & DD20 Toby — にぶさま · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
  6. 大井川鐵道E31形電気機関車 — Odakyu1254 · CC0 · source · resized
  7. 大井川鐵道E31形電気機関車EF65タイプ塗装 — Odakyu1254 · CC0 · source · resized
  8. Oigawa Railway DD20 Toby at Kawane-Ryougoku Sta — にぶさま · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
  9. Oigawa Railway DD202 Toby Side View — にぶさま · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized

What this place is

Ōigawa Railway (大井川鐵道, Ōigawa Tetsudō) is a private railway company in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, founded in 1925. The company is commonly known as Daitetsu (大鐵). The company was a subsidiary of the Meitetsu Group until 2015, when it was restructured and sold to Eclipse Hidaka, a food, hotel, and investment company headquartered in Hidaka, Hokkaido.

Visitor information checked: 2026-10-06 · Official visitor information

Background text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

What to expect at this type of place: Lakes & falls

Nearby station

Nearby station: Shin-Kanaya, about 100 m from the spot in a straight line.

Worked out on 2026-09-14 from this place’s map position, using HeartRails Express station data and station names from Wikidata. The distance is a straight line, not a walking route, and says nothing about buses, transfers or timetables — plan the trip on Google Maps.

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