Shimo-Gion Station

Shimo-Gion Station is a JR West Kabe Line station located in Gion, Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. The station name on the building uses an older kanji for the "gi", but in most current publications it is listed as 祗 or 祇).

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Aeon Mall Hiroshimagion and Kumano Shrine.

Aeon Mall Hiroshimagion

Shopping center

Photo: Tc117-1, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Aeon Mall Hiroshimagion is a shopping center, which is situated 460 metres north of Shimo-Gion Station.

Kumano Shrine

Shinto shrine

Photo: かるちる, CC0.

Kumano Shrine is a Shinto shrine, which is situated 260 metres southwest of Shimo-Gion Station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Higashi-ku and Nagarekawacho.

Higashi-ku

Suburb

Photo: Taisyo, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Higashi-ku is one of the eight wards located in Hiroshima, Japan. It is located on the uppermost delta of the Ōta River. Within Higashi-ku is the Fudoin Temple in Ushita-shinmachi. Higashi-ku is situated 5 km south of Shimo-Gion Station.

Nagarekawacho

Neighborhood

Photo: Miyuki Meinaka, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Nagarekawacho is a neighborhood, which is situated 6 km south of Shimo-Gion Station.

Nishi-ku

Suburb

Photo: Taisyo, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Nishi-ku is one of eight wards in the city of Hiroshima, Japan. The Hiroshima–Nishi Airport was located in Nishi-ku. Nishi-ku is situated 6 km southwest of Shimo-Gion Station.

Shimo-Gion Station

Type: Railway stop
Also known as: “Shimo-Gion” and “Shimogion-eki”
Categories: transport stop and transportation
Location: Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Chugoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

34.43948° or 34° 26′ 22″ north

Longitude

132.46243° or 132° 27′ 45″ east

Elevation

6 metres (20 feet)

Network

JR可部線

Open location code

8Q6JCFQ6+QX

OpenStreetMap ID

node 13620877573

OpenStreetMap feature

public_transport=stop_position

OpenStreetMap feature

railway=stop

GeoNames ID

7562295

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From French to Korean—“Shimo-Gion Station” goes by many names.

French: “Shimo-Gion”
Japanese: “しもぎおん”
Japanese: “しもぎおんえき”
Japanese: “下祗園”
Japanese: “下祗園駅”
Korean: “시모기온”

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