| Shimoyama Station | |
| Native Name: | 下山駅 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Address: | Shimoyama, Aki-shi, Kōchi-ken 784-0046 |
| Country: | Japan |
| Operator: | Tosa Kuroshio Railway |
| Line: | Asa Line |
| Distance: | 34.7 km from |
| Platforms: | 2 side platforms |
| Tracks: | 2 |
| Structure: | Embankment |
| Bicycle: | Bike shed |
| Accessible: | No - steps to platform |
| Code: | GN25 |
| Status: | Unstaffed |
| Passengers: | 16 daily |
| Pass Year: | FY2011 |
| Map Type: | Japan Kochi Prefecture#Japan |
| Map Dot Label: | Shimoyama Station |
is a passenger railway station located in the city of Aki, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the third-sector Tosa Kuroshio Railway with the station number "GN25".[1]
The station is served by the Asa Line and is located 34.7 km from the beginning of the line at .[2] All Asa Line trains, rapid and local, stop at the station except for those which start or end their trips at .[3]
The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks on an embankment. There is no station building but both platforms have shelters comprising enclosed and open compartments. A separate waiting room and bicycle shed, both built of timber, have been set up near the station entrance. From the access road, a low flight of steps leads to the base of the embankment where there is a flight of steps which leads to one platform. Going through an underpass, there is another flight of steps to the other platform.[4] [2] [5]
Each station on the Asa Line features a cartoon mascot character designed by Takashi Yanase, a local cartoonist from Kōchi Prefecture. The mascot for Shimoyama Station is a girl in a blue kimono with a white bird on her head. Her name is and is inspired by the children's song (Plovers on the Beach) written by local composer Ryūtarō Hirota. There is a monument to him at nearby Cape Oyama.[6]
The train station was opened on 1 July 2002 by the Tosa Kuroshio Railway as an intermediate station on its track from to .[7]
In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 16 passengers daily.[7]