Hamadera's coast has long been famous for its white sand and green pines, and Hamadera Park was created in 1873 (Meiji 6), with a train station built there in 1897 (Meiji 30). The station building was designed in 1907 (Meiji 40) by the Tatsuno Kataoka Office, led by architects Tatsuno Kingo and Kataoka Yasushi, who also designed Osaka City Central Public Hall and Tokyo Station, and is one of Sakai's proud architectural works.
The exterior, featuring geometrically designed pillars and beams, is a beautiful, half-timbered design that has earned the building high academic acclaim and is a registered tangible cultural property of Japan. This style, in which the pillars, beams, and diagonal members are exposed to the outside, with the intervening walls filled with stone, earth, or brick, was widely adopted in Northern Europe between 1450 and 1650. The station building has witnessed the changes and history of the Hamadera area as the gateway to seaside resorts such as Hamadera Park and the beach, as well as to high-end residential areas. During the construction of the Nankai Main Line Continuous Grade Separation Project, the building was relocated to a location that would not interfere with the work, and is being used by the local community on a trial basis to promote History / culture of the area and as a place for citizen interaction.