The station has two opposed side platforms, with the station building located on the second story of an apartment complex. The station has automated ticket machines, Manaca automated turnstiles and is unattended.
Ōsato Station was opened on February 3, 1928 as Ōzato Station (大佐土駅, Ōzato-eki) on the Aichi Electric Railway. On April 1, 1935, the Aichi Electric Railway merged with the Nagoya Railway (the forerunner of present-day Meitetsu). The station changed the kanji of its name to the present configuration on November 2, 1943. The station has been unattended since February 2004.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 3,935 passengers daily.[1]