Nishi-Tomioka

Nishi-Tomioka is a transport stop in Tomioka, Gunma. Nishi-Tomioka is situated nearby to Tomioka Silk Mill, as well as near the railway station Joshu-Nanokaichi.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Nishi-Tomioka and Tomioka Silk Mill.

Nishi-Tomioka

Railway station

Photo: LERK, CC BY 3.0.

Nishi-Tomioka Station is a passenger railway station in the city of Tomioka, Gunma, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Jōshin Dentetsu.

Tomioka Silk Mill is Japan's oldest modern model silk reeling factory, established in 1872 by the government to introduce modern machine silk reeling from France and spread its technology in Japan. Tomioka Silk Mill is situated 680 metres southeast of Nishi-Tomioka.

Joshu-Nanokaichi

Railway station

Photo: Yasu, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Jōshū-Nankaichi Station is a passenger railway station in the city of Tomioka, Gunma, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Jōshin Dentetsu. Joshu-Nanokaichi is situated 760 metres west of Nishi-Tomioka.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kanra-machi and Shimonita.

Kanra-machi

Town

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Kanra is a town located in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 August 2020, the town had an estimated population of 21,749 in 8311 households, and a population density of 220 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 58.61 square kilometres. Kanra-machi is situated 4 km southeast of Nishi-Tomioka.

Shimonita

Town

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Shimonita is a town located in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 August 2020, the town had an estimated population of 7,058 in 3,292 households, and a population density of 37 persons per km2. Shimonita is situated 10 km southwest of Nishi-Tomioka.

Nishi-Tomioka

Type: Transport stop
Also known as: “Nishitomioka-eki”
Category: transportation
Location: Tomioka, Gunma, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

36.26021° or 36° 15′ 37″ north

Longitude

138.88316° or 138° 52′ 59″ east

Elevation

171 metres (561 feet)

Open location code

8Q8W7V6M+37

OpenStreetMap ID

node 335658569

OpenStreetMap feature

public_transport=stop_position

GeoNames ID

7550716

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In Other Languages

“Nishi-Tomioka” goes by many names.

Japanese: “Nishi-Tomioka”
Japanese: “にしとみおかえき”
Japanese: “西富岡”
Japanese: “西富岡駅”

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