Kawashiri Station

Kawashiri Station is a passenger railway station located in the Minami-ku ward of the city of Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.The station was used as a filming location for the 2011 film "I Wish" by the Japanese director Hirokazu Koreeda.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include 川尻郵便局 and 市立城南中学校.

川尻郵便局

Post office

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川尻郵便局 is a post office, which is situated 450 metres southeast of Kawashiri Station.

市立城南中学校

School

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市立城南中学校 is a school, which is situated 710 metres east of Kawashiri Station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nishi-ku and Uto.

Nishi-ku

Suburb

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Nishi-ku is one of the five wards of Kumamoto City, Japan. Meaning literally "west ward," it is bordered by the Kita-ku, Chūō-ku, Minami-ku and also by the city of Tamana and the town of Gyokutō. Nishi-ku is situated 4½ km northwest of Kawashiri Station.

Uto

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Uto is a city located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 July 2024, the city had an estimated population of 36,149 in 16127 households, and a population density of 490 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 74.30 km2.

Chūō-ku

Suburb

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Chūō-ku is one of the five wards of Kumamoto City, Japan. The ward is located in the center of the city. As of 2020, it has a population of 187,502 people and an area of 25.33 km2. Chūō-ku is situated 7 km north of Kawashiri Station.

Kawashiri Station

Type: Railway stop
Also known as: “Kawashiri”, “Kawashiri Eki”, and “Kawashiri-eki”
Categories: transport stop and transportation
Location: Minami-ku, Kumamoto, Kumamoto, Kyushu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

32.74381° or 32° 44′ 38″ north

Longitude

130.6797° or 130° 40′ 47″ east

Elevation

2 metres (7 feet)

Operator

九州旅客鉄道

Network

JR鹿児島本線

Open location code

8Q4GPMVH+GV

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2014358978

OpenStreetMap feature

public_transport=stop_position

OpenStreetMap feature

railway=stop

GeoNames ID

7563162

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In Other Languages

From French to Japanese—“Kawashiri Station” goes by many names.

French: “Kawashiri”
Japanese: “かわしり”
Japanese: “かわしりえき”
Japanese: “カワシリエキ”
Japanese: “川尻”
Japanese: “川尻駅”

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