Miwa Station
Miwa Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Sakurai, Nara, Japan. It is operated by West Japan Railway Company.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Railway stop
- Description: railway station in Sakurai, Nara prefecture, Japan
- Also known as: “Miwa” and “Miwa-eki”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ōmiwa Shrine and Kuebiko Shrine.
Ōmiwa Shrine
Ōmiwa Shrine, also known as Miwa Shrine, is a Shinto shrine located in Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, Japan. The shrine is notable because it contains no sacred images or objects, since it is believed to serve Mount Miwa, the mountain on which it stands. Ōmiwa Shrine is situated 350 metres northeast of Miwa Station.
Kuebiko Shrine
Shinto shrine
Photo: Kochizufan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kuebiko Shrine is a Shinto shrine, which is situated 520 metres northeast of Miwa Station.
Byodo-ji temple
Buddhist temple
Photo: Saigen Jiro, CC0.
Byodo-ji temple is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 520 metres east of Miwa Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sakurai and Hase.
Sakurai
Photo: coniferconifer, CC BY 2.5.
Sakurai is a city located in Nara Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 August 2024, the city had an estimated population of 54,384 in 25678 households, and a population density of 550 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 98.91 km2.
Hase
Quarter
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
Hase is a quarter, which is situated 5 km east of Miwa Station.
Kashihara
Photo: Terumasa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kashihara is a city located in Nara Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2024, the city had an estimated population of 118,674 in 56,013 households, and a population density of 3000 persons per km2.
Miwa Station
- Categories: railway station, station located on surface, transport stop, and transportation
- Location: Sakurai, Nara, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.5269° or 34° 31′ 37″ northLongitude
135.84862° or 135° 50′ 55″ eastElevation
70 metres (230 feet)Open location code
8Q6QGRGX+QCOpenStreetMap ID
node 267336827OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stop_positionOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stopGeoNames ID
7560767Wikidata ID
Q5362082
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Miwa Station” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “三輪站”
- Chinese: “三輪車站”
- Dutch: “station Miwa”
- Dutch: “Station Miwa”
- Esperanto: “Stacio Miwa”
- French: “gare de Miwa”
- French: “Miwa”
- Japanese: “Miwa”
- Japanese: “みわえき”
- Japanese: “三輪”
- Japanese: “三輪駅”
- Korean: “미와”
- Korean: “미와역”
- Ukrainian: “Міва”
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