Sumizome Station

Sumizome Station is a train station located in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.

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Type: Railway stop
Description: railway station in Kyoto, Kyoto prefecture, Japan
Also known as: “Sumizome” and “Sumizome-eki”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fushimi Castle and Fushimi.

Fushimi Castle

Castle

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Fushimi Castle, also known as Momoyama Castle or Fushimi-Momoyama Castle, is a Japanese castle located in Fushimi Ward, Kyoto. Fushimi Castle was constructed from 1592 to 1594 by Toyotomi Hideyoshi at the end of the Sengoku period as his retirement residence. Fushimi Castle is situated 1¼ km southeast of Sumizome Station.

Fushimi

Railway station

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Fushimi 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 B06. Fushimi is situated 720 metres west of Sumizome Station.

Fujinomori Shrine

Shinto shrine

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Fujinomori Shrine is a Shinto shrine, which is situated 340 metres northeast of Sumizome 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. Minami is situated 4 km northwest of Sumizome Station.