Hōsono
Hōsono is a railway stop in Seika-cho, Sōraku, Kyoto. Hōsono is situated nearby to the Buddhist temple Raiko-ji Temple, as well as near the locality Seika and Nishikizu District.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hōsono and Shin-Hōsono.
Hōsono
Railway station
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Hōsono Station is a passenger railway station located in the town of Seika, Soraku District, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by West Japan Railway Company and there is a transfer at this station to the nearby Shin-Hōsono Station on Kintetsu Kyoto Line.
Shin-Hōsono
Railway stop
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Shin-Hōsono Station is a passenger railway station located in the town of Seika, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company, Kintetsu Railway. t is station number B21.
Raiko-ji Temple
Buddhist temple
Photo: Kochizufan, CC0.
Raiko-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 410 metres south of Hōsono.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Seika and Nishikizu District and Ide.
Seika and Nishikizu District
Locality
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Seika and Nishikizu District is a locality, which is situated 3 km southwest of Hōsono.
Ide
Town
Ide is a town located in Tsuzuki District, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. As of September 1, 2022 the town had an estimated population of 7,163. The total area of the town is 18.04 square kilometres. Ide is situated 5 km northeast of Hōsono.
Kyotanabe
Kyōtanabe is a city located in the southern part of Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 September 2023, the city has an estimated population of 71,757 in 31,555 households and a population density of 1700 persons per km2.
Hōsono
- Type: Railway stop
- Also known as: “Hosono-eki” and “Hōsono-eki”
- Categories: transport stop and transportation
- Location: Seika-cho, Sōraku, Kyoto, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
34.76011° or 34° 45′ 36″ northLongitude
135.79202° or 135° 47′ 31″ eastElevation
34 metres (112 feet)Open location code
8Q6QQQ6R+2ROpenStreetMap ID
node 267462153OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stop_positionOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stopGeoNames ID
7560810
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In Other Languages
From Japanese to Korean—“Hōsono” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “ほうそのえき”
- Japanese: “祝園”
- Japanese: “祝園駅”
- Korean: “호소노”
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