title: Nihon-heso-kōen Station
text: # Nihon-heso-kōen Station
  
  Nihon-heso-kōen Station (日本へそ公園駅, Nihon-heso-kōen-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Nishiwaki, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
  
  ## Lines
  
  Nihon-heso-kōen Station is served by the Kakogawa Line and is 36.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kakogawa
  
  ## Station layout
  
  The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving bi-directional track. The station is unattended.
  
  ## History
  
  Nihon-heso-kōen Station opened on 4 May 1985. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.
  
  ## Passenger statistics
  
  In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 8 passengers daily
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * Nishiwaki Latitude and Geoscience Museum
  * Okanoyama Art Museum
  * Sairin-ji temple
  