Kansai
Shiga
Otsu

Shimanoseki Station

Shimanoseki Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of , , Japan, operated by the private railway company Keihan Electric Railway.
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  • Type: Railway stop
  • Description: railway station in Otsu, Shiga prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: “Shimanoseki” and “Shimanoseki-eki”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The museum of Shiga Prefectural Biwako Bunkakan and Fukugen-ji.

Museum
Photo: Brakeet, CC0.
The Museum of Shiga Prefecture Biwako-Bunkakan is a museum in the capital city of , . First opened in November 1948 as the Shiga Prefecture Sangyou-Bunkakan, the Museum of Shiga Prefecture Biwako-Bunkakan formally came into existence in 1961. is situated 290 metres east of Shimanoseki Station.

Buddhist temple
Photo: Higa4, CC0.
is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 180 metres southwest of Shimanoseki Station.

School
Photo: KishujiRapid, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a school, which is situated 140 metres west of Shimanoseki Station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yamashina-ku and Kusatsu.

Suburb
Photo: Asturio Cantabrio, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Yamashina is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in , . It lies in the southeastern part of the city, and is one stop away from Kyoto Station on the Tōkaidō Main Line. is situated 7 km southwest of Shimanoseki Station.

Photo: Hiroshige, Public domain.
is a city located in , Japan. The city lies on , Japan's largest freshwater lake. As of 31 January 2024, the city had an estimated population of 139,913 in 63,942 households and a population density of 2100 persons per km2.

Photo: Galileo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Some of the most picturesque parts of are located in , the eastern region of the city, across the Kamo River. Visiting the main tourist attractions of eastern Kyoto will fill a full day - a suggested itinerary is to work north from Kiyomizu-dera to Ginkakuji, passing through Gion, and visiting Yasaka Shrine and Nanzenji before following the Philosopher's Walk to Ginkakuji.

Shimanoseki Station

Latitude
35.00781° or 35° 0′ 28″ north
Longitude
135.87072° or 135° 52′ 15″ east
Elevation
85 metres (279 feet)
Operator
京阪電気鉄道
Network
石山坂本線
Open location code
8Q7Q2V5C+47
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5490923446
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­halt
Geo­Names ID
7560946
Wiki­data ID
Q7496833
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Turkish—“Shimanoseki Station” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “島之關站”
  • Chinese: “島之關車站”
  • Dutch: “Station Shimanoseki”
  • Esperanto: “Stacio Shimanoseki”
  • French: “gare de Shimanoseki”
  • French: “Shimanoseki”
  • Japanese: “しまのせき”
  • Japanese: “しまのせきえき”
  • Japanese: “島ノ関”
  • Japanese: “島ノ関駅”
  • Korean: “시마노세키역”
  • Turkish: “Shimanoseki İstasyonu”

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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 “Shimanoseki Station”. Photo: 運動会プロテインパワー, CC BY-SA 4.0.