Shimanoseki Station

Shimanoseki Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Keihan Electric Railway.

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Type: Railway station
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.

The museum of Shiga Prefectural Biwako Bunkakan

Museum

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

Fukugen-ji

Buddhist temple

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Fukugen-ji is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 180 metres southwest of Shimanoseki Station.

Ishiba Station

Railway station

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Ishiba Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Keihan Electric Railway. Ishiba Station is situated 530 metres southeast of Shimanoseki Station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yamashina-ku and Kusatsu.

Yamashina-ku

Suburb

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Yamashina is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It lies in the southeastern part of the city, and Yamashina Station is one stop away from Kyoto Station on the Tōkaidō Main Line. Yamashina-ku is situated 7 km southwest of Shimanoseki Station.

Kusatsu

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Kusatsu is a city located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. The city lies on Lake Biwa, 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.