is a passenger railway station on the JÃ Âban Line in Mito, Ibaraki, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
It is a "seasonal" station which serves the nearby Kairaku-en gardens, and is open only during the plum blossom season in February and March. Some Hitachi and Tokiwa limited express services also stop at the station during this period.
Kairakuen Station is served by the JÃ Âban Line from Ueno Station in Tokyo. Located between and stations, it is 113.4 km from the starting point of the Joban Line at Ueno Station.
The station consists of a single side platform serving the down (Mito-bound) track only. Up (Ueno-bound) trains do not stop at this station.
The station first opened on 2 February 1925 as . On 1 February 1967, it was renamed Kairakuen Station. From 1 April 1987, it became a seasonal station.