Nagata-eki

Nagata-eki is a metro station in Nagata-ku, Kobe, Hyogo. Nagata-eki is situated nearby to the suburb Hyogo-ku, as well as near Suma-ku.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Nagata and Kōsoku Nagata Station.

Nagata

Railway stop

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Nagata Station is a railway station in Nagata-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. The name is derived from the nearby Nagata Shrine.

Kōsoku Nagata Station

Railway station

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Kōsoku Nagata Station is a train station on the Hanshin Railway Kobe Kosoku Line in Nagata-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. Kōsoku Nagata Station is situated 170 metres south of Nagata-eki.

Nagata Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Nagata-ku, Kobe, Japan. At Nagata, Kotoshironushi-no-Okami is enshrined. The shrine is associated with Amaterasu, who is said to have told Empress Jingū that a shrine was wanted at Nagata. Nagata Shrine is situated 500 metres northwest of Nagata-eki.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hyogo-ku and Suma-ku.

Hyogo-ku

Suburb

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Hyogo is one of nine wards of Kobe, Japan. It has an area of 14.68 km2 and a population of 109,144. The area's location with a natural harbour near the Akashi Strait which links Osaka Bay and the Seto inland sea has been an important location throughout the history of Japan.