Shinmachi
Shinmachi is a tram stop in Chūō-ku, Kumamoto, Kumamoto. Shinmachi is situated nearby to the tram stop Senbabashi, as well as near Kumamoto Prefectural Museum of Art.Photo: MK Products, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Tram stop
- Description: tram station in Kumamoto, Kumamoto prefecture, Japan
- Also known as: “Shinmachi Eki”, “Shinmachi Station”, and “Shinmachi-eki”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kumamoto Castle and Senbabashi.
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 1 km northeast of Shinmachi.
Senbabashi
Tram stop
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
Senbabashi is a tram stop, which is situated 210 metres east of Shinmachi.
Kumamoto Prefectural Museum of Art
Museum
Photo: MK Products, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kumamoto Prefectural Museum of Art opened in the precincts of Kumamoto Castle, Kumamoto, Japan in 1976. It is one of Japan's many museums which are supported by a prefecture. 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
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 5 km southwest of Shinmachi.
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 Shinmachi.
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 9 km southeast of Shinmachi.
Shinmachi
- Categories: railway stop, transport stop, and transportation
- Location: Chūō-ku, Kumamoto, Kumamoto, Kyushu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.7998° or 32° 47′ 59″ northLongitude
130.6971° or 130° 41′ 50″ eastElevation
14 metres (46 feet)Open location code
8Q4GQMXW+WROpenStreetMap ID
node 9199386947OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stop_positionOpenStreetMap feature
railway=tram_stopGeoNames ID
7563175Wikidata 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: “新町電停”
- Japanese: “新町駅”
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