Shinmachi

Shinmachi is a tram stop in Chūō-ku, Kumamoto, Kumamoto. Shinmachi is situated near the tram stop Senbabashi, as well as near Kumamoto Prefectural Museum of Art.

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Type: Tram stop
Description: tram station in Kumamoto, Kumamoto prefecture, Japan
Also known as: “Shinmachi Eki”, “Shinmachi Station”, “Shinmachi-eki”, “新町”, and “新町電停”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Kumamoto Castle and Senbabashi.

Kumamoto Castle

Park

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Kumamoto Castle is a hilltop Japanese castle located in Chūō-ku, Kumamoto, in Kumamoto Prefecture. Kumamoto Castle is situated 1 km northeast of Shinmachi.

Senbabashi

Tram stop

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Senbabashi is a tram stop, which is situated 210 metres east of Shinmachi.

Kumamoto Prefectural Museum of Art

Museum

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Kumamoto Prefectural Museum of Art opened in the… Kumamoto Prefectural Museum of Art is situated 1 km north of Shinmachi.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nishi-ku and Higashi-ku.

Nishi-ku

Suburb

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Nishi-ku is one of the five wards of Kumamoto City, Japan. Nishi-ku is situated 5 km southwest of Shinmachi.

Higashi-ku

Suburb

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Higashi-ku is one of the five wards of Kumamoto City, Japan. Higashi-ku is situated 7 km east of Shinmachi.

Kashima

Town

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Kashima is a town located in Kamimashiki District, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. Kashima is situated 9 km southeast of Shinmachi.

Shinmachi

Categories: railway stop, transport stop, and transport
Location: Chūō-ku, Kumamoto, Kumamoto, Kyushu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

32.7998° or 32° 47′ 59″ north

Longitude

130.6971° or 130° 41′ 50″ east

Elevation

14 metres (46 feet)

Open location code

8Q4GQMXW+WR

OpenStreetMap ID

node 9199386947

OpenStreetMap feature

public_transport=stop_position

OpenStreetMap feature

railway=tram_stop

GeoNames ID

7563175

Wikidata ID

Q11503814

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Japanese—“Shinmachi” goes by many names.

Chinese: “新町停留場”
French: “Shinmachi”
Japanese: “しんまちえき”
Japanese: “シンマチエキ”
Japanese: “新町停留場”
Japanese: “新町駅”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Shinmachi 4-chome and Shinmachi 2-chome.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Shinmachi and 木村屋酒店.

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