Kanmonkaikyō Mekari Station
Kanmonkaikyō Mekari Station is a train station in Moji ward of Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is on the Mojikō Retro Scenic Line, a heritage railway operated by the Heisei Chikuhō Railway.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Railway stop
- Description: railway station in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka prefecture, Japan
- Also known as: “Kanmon Kaikyō Mekari Station”, “Kanmon-kaikyo-mekari-eki”, “Kanmonkaikyo Mekari”, and “Kanmonkaikyo Mekari Station”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kanmon Bridge and Mekari Shrine.
Kanmon Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Shinkansen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Kanmon Bridge is a suspension bridge crossing the Kanmon Straits, a stretch of water separating two of Japan's four main islands. On the Honshū side of the bridge is Shimonoseki and on the Kyūshū side is Kitakyushu, whose former city and present ward, Moji, gave the strait its mon. Kanmon Bridge is situated 1 km west of Kanmonkaikyō Mekari Station.
Mekari Shrine
Shinto shrine
Photo: Hide-sp, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mekari Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in Moji-ku, Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka, Japan. Mekari Shrine is situated 510 metres west of Kanmonkaikyō Mekari Station.
World Peace Pagoda
Buddhist temple
Photo: Mi piace angeli, CC BY-SA 3.0.
World Peace Pagoda is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 720 metres south of Kanmonkaikyō Mekari Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Karato and Shimonoseki.
Karato
Quarter
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
Karato is the downtown area of the city of Shimonoseki, Japan. Located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, it is known for its fish market.
Shimonoseki
Shimonoseki is a city in Yamaguchi prefecture and the westernmost municipality on Honshu. The city has been at the center of Japanese history for centuries, but it's best known to culinary daredevils as the home of fugu, a pufferfish as cute looking as it is potentially lethal.
Kanmonkaikyō Mekari Station
- Categories: last station, transport stop, and transportation
- Location: Moji-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.96065° or 33° 57′ 38″ northLongitude
130.96781° or 130° 58′ 4″ eastElevation
7 metres (23 feet)Operator
平成筑豊鉄道Network
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8Q5GXX69+74OpenStreetMap ID
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railway=stopGeoNames ID
7563061Wikidata ID
Q11656480
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Kanmonkaikyō Mekari Station” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “關門海峽和布刈站”
- Chinese: “關門海峽和布刈車站”
- Chinese: “關門海峽布刈站”
- Chinese: “關門海峽布刈車站”
- French: “Kanmonkaikyō Mekari”
- Japanese: “かんもんかいきょうめかりえき”
- Japanese: “関門海峡めかり駅”
- Ukrainian: “Канмонкайкьо-Мекарі”
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