Torokko Hozukyō Station

Torokko Hozukyō Station is the third train station on the , a sightseeing train that follows the picturesque Hozukyo Ravine of the old JR West Sagano Line. It is located in , , .
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  • Type: Railway stop
  • Description: railway station in Kyoto, Kyoto prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: “gare de Torroko Hozukyō”, “Torokko Hozukyō”, “Torokko Hozukyo-eki”, “Torokko Hozukyō-eki”, and “Torroko Hozukyō station”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hozukyo and Mt. Ogura.

Railway station
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Hozukyō Station is a passenger railway station located primarily in the city of , , , operated by West Japan Railway Company. is situated 620 metres southwest of Torokko Hozukyō Station.

Peak
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is a peak.

Buddhist temple
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Otagi Nenbutsu-ji is a Buddhist temple located in the hillside of the neighborhood of , . It is known for the 1,200 moss-covered arhat statues that cover the hillside around the temple grounds. is situated 1½ km east of Torokko Hozukyō Station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Arashiyama and Ukyō District.

Photo: Fabimaru, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a district on the western outskirts of , Japan. It also refers to the mountain across the , which forms a backdrop to the district. is a nationally designated historic site and place of scenic beauty.

Suburb
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Ukyō-ku is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in , . is situated 7 km east of Torokko Hozukyō Station.

Suburb
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is one of the eleven wards in the city of , in , . Its name means "central capital ward." As of 2021, the ward has an estimated population of 109,629 people. is situated 10 km east of Torokko Hozukyō Station.

Torokko Hozukyō Station

Latitude
35.02591° or 35° 1′ 33″ north
Longitude
135.64596° or 135° 38′ 46″ east
Elevation
56 metres (184 feet)
Operator
嵯峨野観光鉄道
Network
嵯峨野観光線
Open location code
8Q7Q2JGW+99
Open­Street­Map ID
node 538974324
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­stop_position
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­stop
Geo­Names ID
7560751
Wiki­data ID
Q130560
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Burmese to Ukrainian—“Torokko Hozukyō Station” goes by many names.
  • Burmese: “တိုရော့ခိုဟိုဇုခယောဘူတာ”
  • Chinese: “小火車保津峽站”
  • Chinese: “小火車保津峽車站”
  • Chinese: “小火车保津峡站”
  • Dutch: “Torroko Hozukyō station”
  • Esperanto: “Stacio Torokko-Hozukyō”
  • French: “Gare de Torokko Hozukyō”
  • French: “Torokko Hozukyō”
  • French: “Torroko Hozukyō”
  • Japanese: “Torokko Hozukyō”
  • Japanese: “とろっこほづきょう”
  • Japanese: “とろっこほづきょうえき”
  • Japanese: “トロッコ保津峡”
  • Japanese: “トロッコ保津峡駅”
  • Korean: “도롯코호즈쿄”
  • Ukrainian: “Торокко-Ходзукьо”

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