Shimizu-honmachi

Shimizu-honmachi is a quarter in Kita-ku, Kumamoto, Kumamoto. Shimizu-honmachi is situated nearby to the suburb Chūō-ku.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kita-Kumamoto Station and Kamei Station.

Kita-Kumamoto Station

Railway station

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Kita-Kumamoto Station is a junction passenger railway station located in the Kita-ku ward of the city of Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Kumamoto Electric Railway.

Kamei Station

Railway station

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Kamei Station is a passenger railway station located in the Kita-ku ward of the city of Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Kumamoto Electric Railway.

Hakenomiya Station

Railway station

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Hakenomiya Station is a passenger railway station located in the Kita-ku ward of the city of Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Kumamoto Electric Railway.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chūō-ku and Higashi-ku.

Chūō-ku

Suburb

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Chūō-ku is one of the five wards of Kumamoto City, Japan. The ward is located in the center of the city. As of 2020, it has a population of 187,502 people and an area of 25.33 km2. Chūō-ku is situated 3½ km southwest of Shimizu-honmachi.

Higashi-ku

Suburb

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Higashi-ku is one of the five wards of Kumamoto City, Japan. Meaning literally "east ward," it is bordered by the Kita-ku, Chūō-ku, Minami-ku and also by the towns of Kikuyō, Mashiki and Kashima. Higashi-ku is situated 7 km southeast of Shimizu-honmachi.

Nishi-ku

Suburb

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Nishi-ku is one of the five wards of Kumamoto City, Japan. Meaning literally "west ward," it is bordered by the Kita-ku, Chūō-ku, Minami-ku and also by the city of Tamana and the town of Gyokutō. Nishi-ku is situated 9 km southwest of Shimizu-honmachi.

Shimizu-honmachi

Type: Quarter
Also known as: “Shimizu”, “Shimizuchō”, and “Shimizumachi”
Category: locality
Location: Kita-ku, Kumamoto, Kumamoto, Kyushu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

32.83235° or 32° 49′ 57″ north

Longitude

130.72447° or 130° 43′ 28″ east

Elevation

25 metres (82 feet)

Open location code

8Q4GRPJF+WQ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8489012933

OpenStreetMap feature

place=quarter

GeoNames ID

1852403

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In Other Languages

“Shimizu-honmachi” goes by many names.

Japanese: “しみずほんまち”
Japanese: “シミズホンマチ”
Japanese: “清水本町”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 市立清水小学校 and 松崎八幡宮.

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