The station building was built based on the prefectural office building of Kumihama Prefecture, which was established by Haihan-chiken (abolition of feudal domains and establishment of prefectures) in 1871, and has been fondly referred to as the 'Memorial Gate Kumihama.'
駅舎は、1871年に廃藩置県が行われた際に設置された久美浜県の県庁舎をモデルにしたもので、「メモリアルゲート久美浜」の愛称で親しまれている。