Kiyosato Station (清里駅, Kiyosato-eki) is a railway station in Kiyosato in the city of Hokuto, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. Kiyosato Station serves as the gateway to the surrounding highland resort area as well as the Kiyosato Educational Experiment Program (KEEP), a Summer camp, agricultural training and conference center established in 1938 by American missionary Paul Rusch. With an elevation of 1,274 m (4,180 ft) on the southern slopes of Mount Yatsugatake, Kiyosato Station is the second highest station on the JR East rail network and the station with the highest elevation in Yamanashi Prefecture. | ||||||
Location: 3545 Kiyosato, Takane Town, Hokuto City, Yamanashi Prefecture 407-0301Japan | ||||||
Operated by: JR East | ||||||
Opened: 29 July 1933; 90 years ago (29 July 1933) | ||||||