Chushojima Station - Kyoto

Chushojima is a popular name for the area that corresponds to the current Higashiyanagi-cho and Nishiyanagi-cho, and as the name implies, it was originally an island separated by the Uji River. It is said that the name Chushojima was the residence of Yasuharu Wakisaka, who was in the castle town of Fushimi, and that the Chinese name "Chusho" of Daisuke Chusho was established as a place name. Nakashojima Station opened at the same time as Keihan Electric Railway was founded in 1897. It will be the first station on the Uji Line in 1918. In the Edo period, Chushojima was a key point for the 30 stone ships that traveled on the Yodo River and the ships that traveled on the Ujigawa school, but in 1918, the Kyoto tram made Nakashojima Station a terminal. The place that was the cornerstone of boat transportation has been transformed into the cornerstone of land transportation. From 1993, the limited express train stopped during the morning rush hour, and in 2000, it became a full-day stop for the limited express train. The south ticket gate was opened in 2004, and the bus terminal was completed at the same time. It is a transportation hub in the southern part of Fushimi. There is a public bath with a retro atmosphere called "Shinchi-yu" on Nakashojima-dori. As the name "Shinchi" suggests, Chushojima was also a Yukaku district. Before the war, the big cities of Japan had a Yukaku district called the red line area at the end of the city, but Chushojima, which is the southern end of the big city Fushimi, was also a Yukaku district. You can still see the remnants of the old building. After the enforcement of the Prostitution Prevention Law, it was transformed into a snack town, but after the period of high economic miracle, the number of customers was decreasing. In the 1st digit of Heisei, it was a city with a swaying atmosphere that was clearly different from the ones in the vicinity of major sources. Due to the increase in population in the vicinity of major sources and the rise in real estate rents as they have begun to be recognized as tourist destinations, new private shops and restaurants have recently been located near Chushojima. The atmosphere of the city has become much brighter. I think there will be more condominiums in the vicinity in the future.

In the olden days, it prospered as a boarding place for the Gozabune of the successive emperors Yukiyuki Kumano, a boarding place for the 30 stone ships in the Edo period, and a production center for sake in Fushimi. A station that opened on April 15, 1910 as an intermediate station for the Keihan train that connects Kyoto and Osaka in the town of Fushimi, which prospered as a strategic point for water transportation. Currently, it is a stop station for each train type other than the rapid limited express "Rakuraku", and it is also a transfer station for the Uji line. If Ryoma Sakamoto, who was assassinated at the young age of 31, had survived, he might have muttered a catch phrase, "Keihan Ryojin Okyohan," when the Keihan Railway opened at the age of 75!

This is the station where the limited express stops. There is a shopping street in front of Nakashojima Station. A snack where you can sing a standing bar or karaoke? After the evening, you can hear nostalgic songs from nowhere. It is an atmosphere where you can feel the good old days. A few minutes' walk away, there is a tasteful public bath (public bath), which also has a very nice atmosphere.