Kawanishi Station
Kawanishi Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated jointly by the West Japan Railway Company and the third sector Nishikigawa Railway.- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi prefecture, Japan
- Also known as: “Kawanishi” and “Kawanishi-eki”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kashiwabara Museum and Kikkawa Historical Museum.
Kashiwabara Museum
Museum
Kashiwabara Museum is a museum of traditional Japanese art in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. The museum opened in 1963. The collection includes a National Treasure sword and Important Cultural Property armour. Kashiwabara Museum is situated 1½ km north of Kawanishi Station.
Kikkawa Historical Museum
Museum
Kikkawa Historical Museum is a private museum of artefacts handed down by the Kikkawa clan, daimyō of Iwakuni Domain, in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. Kikkawa Historical Museum is situated 1½ km north of Kawanishi Station.
Iwakuni School Education Archive Museum
Museum
Iwakuni School Education Archive Museum is situated 1 km northeast of Kawanishi Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Waki.
Waki
Town
Waki is a town in Kuga District, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 May 2023, the town had an estimated population of 5,927 in 2684 households and a population density of 560 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 10.58 square kilometres. Waki is situated 6 km northeast of Kawanishi Station.
Kawanishi Station
- Categories: railway station above ground, unmanned station, passenger railway station, union station, junction station, interchange station, last station, station, and transportation
- Location: Iwakuni, Yamaguchi, Chugoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.15662° or 34° 9′ 24″ north
Longitude
132.17739° or 132° 10′ 39″ east
Elevation
13 metres (43 feet)
Open location code
8Q6J554G+JX
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=station
OpenStreetMap feature
railway=station
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Urdu—“Kawanishi Station” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “川西站”
- Chinese: “川西車站”
- Chinese: “川西车站”
- French: “Kawanishi”
- Indonesian: “Stasiun Kawanishi (Yamaguchi)”
- Indonesian: “Stasiun Kawanishi”
- Japanese: “かわにしえき”
- Japanese: “川西”
- Japanese: “川西駅 (山口県)”
- Japanese: “川西駅”
- Korean: “가와니시”
- Korean: “가와니시역”
- Ukrainian: “Каваніші”
- Urdu: “کاوانیشی اسٹیشن (یا ماگوچی)”
- Urdu: “کاوانیشی اسٹیشن”
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Localities in the Area
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