Nara Station
Nara Station is a railway station located in Nara, Japan. Operated by West Japan Railway Company, it is the main stop in the city of Nara on the Kansai Main Line, the terminus for the Sakurai Line, and Nara Line trains for Kyoto begin here and run on the Kansai Line to Kizu before diverging.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station in Nara, Nara prefecture, Japan
- Also known as: “J-Nara”, “JNR Nara Station”, “JR Nara Station”, “Kokutetsu Nara Station”, “Nara”, and “Nara-eki”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Super Hotel and Hotel Nikko Nara.
Hotel Nikko Nara
Hotel
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Hotel Nikko Nara is situated 110 metres northwest of Nara Station.
Koofukuji
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Kōfuku-ji is a Buddhist temple that was once one of the powerful Seven Great Temples in the city of Nara, Japan. The temple is the national headquarters of the Hossō school. It is part of Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara, a World Heritage Site. Koofukuji is situated 1¼ km east of Nara Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Seika and Nishikizu District and Seika-cho.
Seika and Nishikizu District
Locality
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Seika and Nishikizu District is a locality, which is situated 9 km northwest of Nara Station.
Seika-cho
Town
Seika is a town located in Sōraku District, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 September 2023 the town has an estimated population of 36,542 in 15,468 households and a population density of 1,400 persons per km2. Seika-cho is situated 9 km north of Nara Station.
Ando
Town
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Ando is a town located in Ikoma District, Nara Prefecture, 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. Ando is situated 10 km southwest of Nara Station.
Nara Station
- Categories: interchange station, last station, junction station, station, and transportation
- Location: Nara, Nara, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.68081° or 34° 40′ 51″ northLongitude
135.81894° or 135° 49′ 8″ eastElevation
68 metres (223 feet)Operator
西日本旅客鉄道Open location code
8Q6QMRJ9+8HOpenStreetMap ID
node 267336809OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=station
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Nara Station” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “奈良站”
- Chinese: “奈良車站”
- Dutch: “station Nara”
- Dutch: “Station Nara”
- Egyptian Arabic: “محطة نارا”
- Esperanto: “Stacio Nara”
- French: “gare de Nara”
- French: “Gare de Nara”
- French: “Nara”
- Italian: “Nara”
- Italian: “stazione di Nara”
- Italian: “Stazione di Nara”
- Japanese: “JR-D21”
- Japanese: “JR-Q36”
- Japanese: “JR奈良駅”
- Japanese: “J奈良”
- Japanese: “Nara”
- Japanese: “ならえき”
- Japanese: “国鉄奈良駅”
- Japanese: “奈良”
- Japanese: “奈良駅”
- Korean: “나라”
- Korean: “나라역”
- Russian: “Станция Нара (Япония)”
- Ukrainian: “Нара”
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