Itabu Station
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is a railway station operated by the Kominato Railway Company's Kominato Line, located in Ichihara
, Chiba Prefecture
, Japan
. It is 27.5 kilometers from the western terminus of the Kominato Line at Goi Station
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serving bidirectional traffic. There is a small rain shelter built on the platform, but no station building.
. The Prince was defeated in the Jinshin War
of 672, and sought refuge in the eastern provinces. The villagers welcomed the royal refugees and treated them with hospitality. The Prince had three children, and he left them in Itabu when he moved on to the wilderness further north; however the children were later captured by his enemies and murdered at the local Shinto shrine. Three white pigeons came by in the following day, and would not leave the shrine. Once the surprised villagers built a monument in honor of the prince's children, and the pigeons were no longer to be seen. This shrine is located next to the Itabu Station. The story is purely a local legend and has no historical support, especially since the eastern provinces of Japan supported Prince Ōtomo’s opponents, making it is unlikely that he flee in that direction after his defeat.
Ichihara, Chiba
is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As of August 2010, the city has an estimated population of 279,080, with a population density of 758 persons per km². The total area of Ichihara was 368.20 km²...
, Chiba Prefecture
Chiba Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region and the Greater Tokyo Area. Its capital is Chiba City.- History :Chiba Prefecture was established on June 15, 1873 with the merger of Kisarazu Prefecture and Inba Prefecture...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. It is 27.5 kilometers from the western terminus of the Kominato Line at Goi Station
Goi Station
is a train station on the Uchibō and Kominato lines, operated by the East Japan Railway Company and Kominato Railway. It is located in Ichihara, Chiba.-Station layout:...
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Station layout
Itabu Station has a single side platformSide platform
A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...
serving bidirectional traffic. There is a small rain shelter built on the platform, but no station building.
Platforms
Adjacent stations
Legend
The area around Itabu Station is connected with a legend about Prince ŌtomoEmperor Kobun
was the 39th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.Kōbun's reign lasted only a few months in 671–672.-Traditional narrative:...
. The Prince was defeated in the Jinshin War
Jinshin War
The was a succession dispute in Japan which broke out in 672 following the death of Emperor Tenji. The name refers to the jinshin or ninth year of the sixty-year Jikkan Jūnishi calendrical cycle, corresponding to the Western year 673....
of 672, and sought refuge in the eastern provinces. The villagers welcomed the royal refugees and treated them with hospitality. The Prince had three children, and he left them in Itabu when he moved on to the wilderness further north; however the children were later captured by his enemies and murdered at the local Shinto shrine. Three white pigeons came by in the following day, and would not leave the shrine. Once the surprised villagers built a monument in honor of the prince's children, and the pigeons were no longer to be seen. This shrine is located next to the Itabu Station. The story is purely a local legend and has no historical support, especially since the eastern provinces of Japan supported Prince Ōtomo’s opponents, making it is unlikely that he flee in that direction after his defeat.