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 before diverging.
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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

Hotel
is situated 110 metres northwest of Nara Station.

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. is situated 1¼ km east of Nara Station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Seika and Nishikizu District and Seika-cho.

Locality
Photo: Mti, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a locality, which is situated 9 km northwest of Nara Station.

Town
Seika is a town located in , , . 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. is situated 9 km north of Nara Station.

Town
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 10 km southwest of Nara Station.

Nara Station

Latitude
34.68081° or 34° 40′ 51″ north
Longitude
135.81894° or 135° 49′ 8″ east
Elevation
68 metres (223 feet)
Operator
西日本旅客鉄道
Open location code
8Q6QMRJ9+8H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 267336809
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Geo­Names ID
7560806
Wiki­data ID
Q1150978
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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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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 “Nara Station”. Photo: Saigen Jiro, CC0.