Tanushimaru Station
Tanushimaru Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu. Tanushimaru is noted for having a section of the station building specially shaped to resemble the head and beak of a Kappa, an aquatic yōkai which is associated with the town.Photo: Anilsoi11, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station in Kurume, Fukuoka prefecture, Japan
- Also known as: “Tanushimaru” and “Tanushimaru-eki”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yoshii and Tachiarai.
Yoshii
Quarter
Yoshii was a town located in Ukiha District, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 17,223 and a density of 608.80 persons per km2. Yoshii is situated 5 km east of Tanushimaru Station.
Tachiarai
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Tachiarai is a town located in Mii District, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 January 2024, the town had an estimated population of 16,065 in 6283 households, and a population density of 700 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 22.84 km2. Tachiarai is situated 7 km northwest of Tanushimaru Station.
Tanushimaru Station
- Categories: station located on surface, kan’i itaku station, station, and transportation
- Location: Kurume, Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.3388° or 33° 20′ 20″ northLongitude
130.69232° or 130° 41′ 32″ eastElevation
20 metres (66 feet)Operator
九州旅客鉄道Network
JR久大線Open location code
8Q5G8MQR+GWOpenStreetMap ID
node 265888949OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationGeoNames ID
7563272Wikidata ID
Q4844946
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Tanushimaru Station” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “田主丸站”
- French: “Gare de Tanushimaru”
- French: “Tanushimaru”
- Indonesian: “Stasiun Tanushimaru”
- Japanese: “たぬしまるえき”
- Japanese: “田主丸”
- Japanese: “田主丸駅”
- Korean: “다누시마루”
- Korean: “다누시마루역”
- Ukrainian: “Танушімару”
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