Kuinabashi Station

Kuinabashi Station is a train station on the Kyoto Municipal Subway Karasuma Line in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Japan.

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Type: Metro station
Description: metro station in Kyoto, Kyoto prefecture, Japan
Also known as: “Kuinabashi”, “Kuinabashi-eki”, and “station Kuinabashi”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Kamitobaguchi Station and Kyoto Detention House.

Kamitobaguchi Station

Railway station

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Kamitobaguchi Station is a passenger railway station located in Fushimi-ku in Kyoto, Japan. It is operated by the private railway operator Kintetsu Railway. It is station number B04. Kamitobaguchi Station is situated 550 metres northwest of Kuinabashi Station.

Kyoto Detention House

Prison

Kyoto Detention House is a correctional facility in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto. A part of the penal system of Japan, it is operated by the Ministry of Justice. The prison covers an area of 2.7ha. Kyoto Detention House is situated 390 metres northwest of Kuinabashi Station.

Ryukoku University

University

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Ryukoku University is a private university in Kyoto, Japan. It was founded as a school for Buddhist priests of the Nishi Hongan-ji denomination in 1639, and became a secularized university in 1876. Ryukoku University is situated 1 km east of Kuinabashi Station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include South Kyoto and Minami.

South Kyoto

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Southern Kyoto covers a large part of Japan's former capital, stretching from the Ōharano area in the west to Fushimi-ku, Daigo, and the southern tip of Higashiyama-ku in the east.

Minami

Suburb

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Minami is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Its name means "South Ward." It was established in 1955 when it was separated from Shimogyo-ku.