Gionbashi
Gionbashi is a tram stop in Chūō-ku, Kumamoto, Kumamoto. Gionbashi is situated nearby to the Shinto shrine Kitaoka Shrine, as well as near the suburb Nishi-ku.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gionbashi and Kumamoto Castle.
Kumamoto Castle
Park
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
Kumamoto Castle is a hilltop Japanese castle located in Chūō-ku, Kumamoto, in Kumamoto Prefecture. It was a large and well-fortified castle. The castle keep is a concrete reconstruction built in 1960, but a number of ancillary wooden buildings remain of the original castle. Kumamoto Castle is situated 1½ km northeast of Gionbashi.
Kitaoka Shrine
Shinto shrine
Photo: Siwamura, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kitaoka Shrine is a Shinto shrine, which is situated 270 metres west of Gionbashi.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nishi-ku and Higashi-ku.
Nishi-ku
Suburb
Photo: 瑞穂の国, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 west of Gionbashi.
Higashi-ku
Suburb
Higashi-ku is one of the five wards of Kumamoto City, Japan. Meaning literally "east ward," it is bordered by the Kita-ku, Chūō-ku, Minami-ku and also by the towns of Kikuyō, Mashiki and Kashima. Higashi-ku is situated 7 km east of Gionbashi.
Kashima
Town
Kashima is a town located in Kamimashiki District, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 July 2024, the town had an estimated population of 10,203 in 4135 households, and a population density of 24 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 16.65 km2. Kashima is situated 8 km southeast of Gionbashi.
Gionbashi
- Type: Tram stop
- Also known as: “Gionbashi Eki” and “Gionbashi-eki”
- Categories: railway stop, transport stop, and transportation
- Location: Chūō-ku, Kumamoto, Kumamoto, Kyushu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
32.79275° or 32° 47′ 34″ northLongitude
130.69449° or 130° 41′ 40″ eastElevation
6 metres (20 feet)Open location code
8Q4GQMVV+3QOpenStreetMap ID
node 12507150389OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stop_positionOpenStreetMap feature
railway=tram_stopGeoNames ID
7563170
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In Other Languages
“Gionbashi” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “ぎおんばしえき”
- Japanese: “ギオンバシエキ”
- Japanese: “祇園橋駅”
- Japanese: “祗園橋”
- Japanese: “祗園橋駅”
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