Joshu-Tomioka
Joshu-Tomioka is a transport stop in Tomioka, Gunma. Joshu-Tomioka is situated nearby to Tomioka Silk Mill, as well as near the railway station Nishi-Tomioka.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Joshu-Tomioka and Tomioka Silk Mill.
Joshu-Tomioka
Transport stop
Photo: Nagaatsu, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Jōshū-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
Photo: Hasec, Public domain.
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 690 metres southwest of Joshu-Tomioka.
Nishi-Tomioka
Railway station
Nishi-Tomioka Station is a passenger railway station in the city of Tomioka, Gunma, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Jōshin Dentetsu. Nishi-Tomioka is situated 780 metres west of Joshu-Tomioka.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kanra-machi.
Kanra-machi
Town
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 3½ km southeast of Joshu-Tomioka.
Joshu-Tomioka
- Type: Transport stop
- Also known as: “Joshutomioka-eki” and “Jōshūtomioka-eki”
- Category: transportation
- Location: Tomioka, Gunma, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
36.26044° or 36° 15′ 38″ northLongitude
138.89191° or 138° 53′ 31″ eastElevation
164 metres (538 feet)Open location code
8Q8W7V6R+5QOpenStreetMap ID
node 3172250090OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stop_positionGeoNames ID
7550717
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In Other Languages
“Joshu-Tomioka” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “Jōshū-Tomioka”
- Japanese: “じょうしゅうとみおかえき”
- Japanese: “上州富岡”
- Japanese: “上州富岡駅”
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