Gibo-eki

Gibo-eki is a railway station in Naha, Okinawa Island, Okinawa. Gibo-eki is situated nearby to the city gate Shureimon, as well as near Shuri Castle.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gibo and Shuri Castle.

Gibo

Monorail station

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Gibo Station is a railway station on the Okinawa Urban Monorail in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.

Shuri Castle is a Ryukyuan gusuku castle in the historic Shuri district of Naha, the capital of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Between 1429 and 1879, it was the palace of the Ryukyu Kingdom, before becoming largely neglected. Shuri Castle is situated 1 km south of Gibo-eki.

Shureimon

City gate

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Shureimon is a gate in the Shuri neighborhood of Naha, the capital of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It was the second of Shuri Castle's main gates. Now it is the main gate to the castle complex. Shureimon is situated 750 metres south of Gibo-eki.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Haebaru and Nishihara.

Haebaru

Town

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Haebaru is a town located in Shimajiri District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 2025, the town has an estimated population of 41,585 and a density of 3,865 persons per km2. Haebaru is situated 4 km south of Gibo-eki.

Nishihara

Town

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Nishihara is a town located in Nakagami District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. In the Okinawan language, nishi means "north", as Nishihara was north of the historical Ryukyuan capital of Shuri. Nishihara is situated 4 km east of Gibo-eki.

Kumemura

Quarter

Kumemura was an Okinawan community of scholars, bureaucrats, and diplomats in the port city of Naha near the royal capital of Shuri, which was a center of culture and learning during the time of the Ryukyu Kingdom. Kumemura is situated 4½ km west of Gibo-eki.

Gibo-eki

Type: Railway station
Category: transportation
Location: Naha, Okinawa Island, Okinawa, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

26.2245° or 26° 13′ 28″ north

Longitude

127.7193° or 127° 43′ 10″ east

Elevation

87 metres (285 feet)

Open location code

7QR96PF9+RP

GeoNames ID

7563678

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In Other Languages

“Gibo-eki” goes by many names.

Japanese: “ぎぼえき”
Japanese: “儀保駅”

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