Kawaramachi
Kawaramachi is a tram stop in Chūō-ku, Kumamoto, Kumamoto. Kawaramachi is situated nearby to the shopping center SAKURA MACHI Kumamoto, as well as near the suburb Nishi-ku.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kawaramachi and Kumamoto Castle.
Kumamoto Castle
Park
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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 1¼ km north of Kawaramachi.
SAKURA MACHI Kumamoto
Shopping center
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SAKURA MACHI Kumamoto is a shopping center, which is situated 650 metres northeast of Kawaramachi.
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. 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 west of Kawaramachi.
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 6 km east of Kawaramachi.
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 Kawaramachi.
Kawaramachi
- Type: Tram stop
- Also known as: “Kawaramachi Eki” and “Kawaramachi-eki”
- Categories: railway stop, transport stop, and transportation
- Location: Chūō-ku, Kumamoto, Kumamoto, Kyushu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
32.79487° or 32° 47′ 42″ northLongitude
130.70093° or 130° 42′ 3″ eastElevation
14 metres (46 feet)Open location code
8Q4GQPV2+W9OpenStreetMap ID
node 12507150388OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stop_positionOpenStreetMap feature
railway=tram_stopGeoNames ID
7563177
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In Other Languages
“Kawaramachi” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “かわらまちえき”
- Japanese: “カワラマチエキ”
- Japanese: “河原町”
- Japanese: “河原町駅”
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