Urusanmachi
Urusanmachi is a tram stop in Chūō-ku, Kumamoto, Kumamoto. Urusanmachi is situated nearby to Kumamoto Prefectural Museum of Art, as well as near the park Kumamoto Castle.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kumamoto Castle and Kumamoto Prefectural Museum of Art.
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 1 km east of Urusanmachi.
Kumamoto Prefectural Museum of Art
Museum
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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 540 metres northeast of Urusanmachi.
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 6 km southwest of Urusanmachi.
Higashi-ku
Suburb
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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 Urusanmachi.
Kashima
Town
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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 Urusanmachi.
Urusanmachi
- Type: Tram stop
- Also known as: “Urusanmachi Eki” and “Urusanmachi-eki”
- Categories: railway stop, transport stop, and transportation
- Location: Chūō-ku, Kumamoto, Kumamoto, Kyushu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
32.80354° or 32° 48′ 13″ northLongitude
130.69697° or 130° 41′ 49″ eastElevation
11 metres (36 feet)Open location code
8Q4GRM3W+CQOpenStreetMap ID
node 270867070OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stop_positionOpenStreetMap feature
railway=tram_stopGeoNames ID
7563180
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In Other Languages
From French to Japanese—“Urusanmachi” goes by many names.
- French: “Urusanmachi”
- Japanese: “うるさんまちえき”
- Japanese: “ウルサンマチエキ”
- Japanese: “蔚山町（護国神社前）”
- Japanese: “蔚山町駅”
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