Akita Port Tower Selion
The Akita City Port Tower Selion is one of the landmarks in the city of Akita, Japan. The sightseeing tower with 6,272 tempered glasses was completed in 1994.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: 掬茶, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: 掬茶, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Tower
- Description: tower building in Akita, Akita prefecture, Japan
- Also known as: “Akita Port Tower”, “Port Tower Selion”, and “Selion”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Akita Port Station and Tsuchizaki Station.
Akita Port Station
Railway station
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Akita port Station is a railway station in the city of Akita, Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by Japan Freight Railway Company. Although this station is basically a freight yard, East Japan Railway Company conducts passenger business irregularly for cruise ship passengers calling at the Port of Akita. Akita Port Station is situated 300 metres north of Akita Port Tower Selion.
Tsuchizaki Station
Railway station
Photo: 掬茶, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tsuchizaki Station is a railway station in Tsuchizaki Minato, Akita City, Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company.The station is also a freight depot for the Japan Freight Railway Company. Tsuchizaki Station is situated 1¼ km northeast of Akita Port Tower Selion.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Akita and Hiroomote.
Akita
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Akita is the capital and most populous city of Akita Prefecture, Japan, and has been designated a core city since 1 April 1997. As of 1 August 2023, the city has an estimated population of 300,502 persons in 136,628 households and a population density of 332 persons per km2.
Hiroomote
Quarter
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Hiroomote is a neighbourhood located in Akita City, Akita Prefecture, Japan. Annexed by the city in 1941, it borders the neighborhoods of Shimokitate on the east, Yanagida on the north, Tegata on the west and Sakura and Yokomori on the south that is bounded by Taihei River. Hiroomote is situated 8 km southeast of Akita Port Tower Selion.
Akita Port Tower Selion
- Category: observation tower
- Location: Akita Shi, Akita, Tohoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Uzbek—“Akita Port Tower Selion” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “秋田市港灣塔”
- Japanese: “あきたぽーとたわー”
- Japanese: “アキタポートタワー”
- Japanese: “セリオン”
- Japanese: “セリオンタワー”
- Japanese: “ポートタワー・セリオン”
- Japanese: “ポートタワーセリオン”
- Japanese: “秋田ポートタワー・セリオン”
- Japanese: “秋田ポートタワー”
- Japanese: “秋田市ポートタワー・セリオン”
- Japanese: “秋田市ポートタワー”
- Spanish: “Akita Port Tower Selion”
- Uzbek: “Akita Port Tower Selion”
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