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Nara

Nishinokyō Station

Nishinokyō Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Nara, , Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company, Kintetsu Railway.
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  • Type: Railway station
  • Description: railway station in Nara, Nara prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: “Nishinokyō”, “Nishinokyo Station”, “Nishinokyo-eki”, and “Nishinokyō-eki”
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Yakushiji Temple and Tōshōdai-ji.

Buddhist temple
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Yakushi-ji is one of the most famous imperial and ancient Buddhist in , and was once one of the Seven Great Temples of Nanto, located in Nara. is situated 230 metres southeast of Nishinokyō Station.

Buddhist temple
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is a Buddhist of the Risshū sect in the city of Nara, in , . The Classic Golden Hall, also known as the kondō, has a single story, hipped tiled roof with a seven bay wide facade. is situated 630 metres north of Nishinokyō Station.

Temple
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is a temple, which is situated 300 metres southeast of Nishinokyō Station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ando and Ikoma.

Town
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is a town located in , , Japan. As of 1 December 2024, the town had an estimated population of 6,962 in 3584 households, and a population density of 1600 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 4.31 km2. is situated 7 km south of Nishinokyō Station.

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is a city in the northwestern end of in the of . It was founded on November 1, 1971. As of September 1, 2023, the city has an estimated population of 117,259, with 51,478 households.

Locality
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is a locality, which is situated 8 km north of Nishinokyō Station.

Nishinokyō Station

Latitude
34.67049° or 34° 40′ 14″ north
Longitude
135.7832° or 135° 46′ 60″ east
Elevation
62 metres (203 feet)
Open location code
8Q6QMQCM+57
Open­Street­Map ID
node 10048234245
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
7560764
Wiki­data ID
Q11627071
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Satellite Map

Discover Nishinokyō Station from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Venetian—“Nishinokyō Station” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “西之京站”
  • Esperanto: “Stacio Nishinokyō”
  • French: “gare de Nishinokyō”
  • French: “Nishinokyō”
  • German: “Bahnhof Nishinokyō”
  • Italian: “stazione di Nishinokyō”
  • Japanese: “B28”
  • Japanese: “にしのきょうえき”
  • Japanese: “西ノ京”
  • Japanese: “西ノ京駅”
  • Korean: “니시노쿄”
  • Korean: “니시노쿄역”
  • Russian: “Станция Нисинокё”
  • Spanish: “Estación de Nishinokyō”
  • Tagalog: “Estasyon ng Nishinokyō”
  • Turkish: “Nishinokyō İstasyonu”
  • Ukrainian: “Нішінокьо”
  • Venetian: “stasion de Nishinokyō”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Nishinokyō Station”. Photo: ちょろ, CC BY-SA 3.0.