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
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″ northLongitude
132.46243° or 132° 27′ 45″ eastElevation
6 metres (20 feet)Network
JR可部線Open location code
8Q6JCFQ6+QXOpenStreetMap ID
node 13620877573OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stop_positionOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stopGeoNames 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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