Higashi-Karatsu Station
Higashi-Karatsu Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Karatsu, Saga Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Chikuhi Line.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: そらみみ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station in Karatsu, Saga prefecture, Japan
- Also known as: “Higashi-Karatsu” and “Higashikaratsu-eki”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Taiiku-no-Mori Park and Kagami Shrine.
Taiiku-no-Mori Park
Sports venue
Taiiku-no-Mori Park is a sports venue, which is situated 1 km southwest of Higashi-Karatsu Station.
Kagami Shrine
Shinto shrine
Photo: STA3816, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kagami-jinja is a Shinto shrine located in Karatsu, Saga prefecture, Japan. The shrine is at the base of Mount Kagami in Genkai Quasi-National Park. It is now called Matsura Sōchinshu Kagami-jinja, and formerly known as the name of Kagami no mikoto Byōgū, Kagami-gū, Matsuura-gū, Itabitsu-sha and Kuri Daimyōjin. Kagami Shrine is situated 1¼ km southeast of Higashi-Karatsu Station.
Nijinomatsubara Station
Railway station
Photo: Rsa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nijinomatsubara Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Karatsu, Saga Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Chikuhi Line. The station is set within the Nijinomatsubara pine forest, which gives it its name. Nijinomatsubara Station is situated 2 km east of Higashi-Karatsu Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Karatsu.
Karatsu
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Karatsu is a city located in Saga Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan. Its name, formed from the Japanese word roots 唐 kara, and 津 tsu, signifies its historical importance as an ancient trading port between Japan with China and Korea.
Higashi-Karatsu Station
- Categories: elevated station, unmanned station, station, and transportation
- Location: Karatsu Shi, Saga, Kyushu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
33.43941° or 33° 26′ 22″ northLongitude
129.99685° or 129° 59′ 49″ eastElevation
4 metres (13 feet)Operator
九州旅客鉄道Network
JR筑肥線Open location code
8Q5FCXQW+QPOpenStreetMap ID
node 7816772454OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationGeoNames ID
7563364Wikidata ID
Q5753595
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In Other Languages
From Burmese to Ukrainian—“Higashi-Karatsu Station” goes by many names.
- Burmese: “ဟိဂရှိ − ခရဆွတ်ဘူတာ”
- Chinese: “東唐津站”
- French: “Higashi-Karatsu”
- German: “Bahnhof Higashi-Karatsu”
- German: “Karatsu Ost”
- Japanese: “JK18”
- Japanese: “ひがしからつ”
- Japanese: “ひがしからつえき”
- Japanese: “東唐津”
- Japanese: “東唐津駅”
- Korean: “히가시카라쓰”
- Korean: “히가시카라쓰역”
- Ukrainian: “Хіґаші-Карацу”
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