Karashimacho
Karashimacho is a tram stop in Chūō-ku, Kumamoto, Kumamoto. Karashimacho is situated nearby to the shopping center SAKURA MACHI Kumamoto, as well as near Sakura Machi Bus Station.Photo: MK Products, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Tram stop
- Description: tram station in Kumamoto, Kumamoto prefecture, Japan
- Also known as: “Karashimacho Eki”, “Karashimachō Eki”, “Karashimacho Station”, and “Karashimachō-eki”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kumamoto Castle and SAKURA MACHI Kumamoto.
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 720 metres north of Karashimacho.
SAKURA MACHI Kumamoto
Shopping center
Photo: MaedaAkihiko, CC0.
SAKURA MACHI Kumamoto is a shopping center, which is situated 160 metres northwest of Karashimacho.
Sakura Machi Bus Station
Bus station
Kumamoto Sakuramachi Bus Terminal is the key bus terminal located in central Kumamoto, Kumamoto. Sakura Machi Bus Station is situated 220 metres northwest of Karashimacho.
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 6 km southwest of Karashimacho.
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 Karashimacho.
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 Karashimacho.
Karashimacho
- Categories: railway stop, transport stop, and transportation
- Location: Chūō-ku, Kumamoto, Kumamoto, Kyushu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.79892° or 32° 47′ 56″ northLongitude
130.70501° or 130° 42′ 18″ eastElevation
24 metres (79 feet)Open location code
8Q4GQPX4+H2OpenStreetMap ID
node 9956968273OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stop_positionOpenStreetMap feature
railway=tram_stopGeoNames ID
7563184Wikidata ID
Q11637818
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“Karashimacho” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “辛島町停留場”
- French: “Karashimacho”
- Japanese: “からしまちょうえき”
- Japanese: “カラシマチョウエキ”
- Japanese: “東辛島町停留場”
- Japanese: “辛島町”
- Japanese: “辛島町停留場”
- Japanese: “辛島町電停”
- Japanese: “辛島町駅”
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