Ōyō

Ōyō is a locality in Rikuzentakata, Iwate. Ōyō is situated nearby to the locality Osafunesaki, as well as near Koeda.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Nishishita and Otomo Station.

Nishishita

Railway station

Photo: Yasu, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Nishishita is a railway station, which is situated 3 km north of Ōyō.

Otomo Station was a JR East railway station located in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. The station, as well as most of the structures in the surrounding area, was destroyed by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and has now been replaced by a provisional bus rapid transit line. Otomo Station is situated 2½ km northeast of Ōyō.

Ōyō

Type: Locality
Also known as: “Oyo”
Location: Rikuzentakata, Iwate, Tohoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

38.97395° or 38° 58′ 26″ north

Longitude

141.67826° or 141° 40′ 42″ east

Elevation

30 metres (98 feet)

Open location code

8RC3XMFH+H8

GeoNames ID

8202408

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Ōyō” goes by many names.

Japanese: “Ōyō”
Japanese: “おうよう”
Japanese: “オウヨウ”
Japanese: “大陽”

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Highlights include Oyo Fishing Port and Osafunasaki Fishing Port.

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