Gokan Station
Gokan Station is a passenger railway station in the town of Minakami, Gunma, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company.Photo: Mister0124, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station in Minakami, Tone district, Gunma prefecture, Japan
- Also known as: “Gokan” and “Gokan-eki”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Nagurumi Castle and Jōmō-Kōgen Station.
Nagurumi Castle
Castle
Photo: Qurren, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nagurumi Castle is a castle structure in Tone, Gunma Prefecture, Japan. The castle played historically important role because invasion of the castle by the Later Hōjō clan caused Siege of Odawara. Nagurumi Castle is situated 1¼ km southwest of Gokan Station.
Jōmō-Kōgen Station
Railway station
Photo: Filler, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jōmō-Kōgen Station is a railway station on the high-speed Joetsu Shinkansen in Minakami, Gunma, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company. Jōmō-Kōgen Station is situated 2½ km northwest of Gokan Station.
Yaze Site
Archaeological site
Photo: MChew, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Yaze ruins is an archaeological site with the ruins of a Jōmon period settlement located in what is now the Tsukiyono neighborhood of the town of Minakami, Gunma Prefecture in the northern Kantō region of Japan. Yaze Site is situated 2½ km northwest of Gokan Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Numata and Shōwa Town.
Numata
Photo: 苗場山, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Numata is a city located in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 July 2020, the city had an estimated population of 46,908 in 20,589 households, and a population density of 110 persons per km2.
Shōwa Town
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Shōwa is a village located in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2020, the village had an estimated population of 7,228 in 2751 households, and a population density of 110 persons per km2. The total area of the village is 64.14 square kilometres. Shōwa Town is situated 7 km southeast of Gokan Station.
Takayama
Village
Photo: Mukasora, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Takayama is a village located in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 September 2020, the village had an estimated population of 6,889 in 2449 households, and a population density of 110 persons per km2. The total area of the village is 64.18 square kilometres. Takayama is situated 8 km southwest of Gokan Station.
Gokan Station
- Categories: railway station above ground, unmanned station, overtaking station, station, and transportation
- Location: Minakami, Tone district, Gunma, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.67925° or 36° 40′ 45″ northLongitude
139.00058° or 139° 0′ 2″ eastElevation
379 metres (1,243 feet)Open location code
8Q8XM2H2+P6OpenStreetMap ID
node 264815149OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationGeoNames ID
7550660Wikidata ID
Q1770583
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Burmese to Ukrainian—“Gokan Station” goes by many names.
- Burmese: “ဂေါ့ခန်မြို့”
- Chinese: “後閑站”
- Chinese: “後閑車站”
- Dutch: “Gokan Station”
- Egyptian Arabic: “محطة جوكان”
- French: “gare de Gokan”
- French: “Gokan”
- German: “Bahnhof Gokan”
- Indonesian: “Stasiun Gokan”
- Italian: “stazione di Gokan”
- Italian: “Stazione di Gokan”
- Japanese: “Gokan”
- Japanese: “ごかんえき”
- Japanese: “後閑”
- Japanese: “後閑駅”
- Korean: “고칸”
- Korean: “고칸역”
- Ukrainian: “Ґокан”
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