Yagoshima

Yagoshima is a locality in Shimogo, Minamiaizu-gun, Fukushima and has about 5,260 residents. Yagoshima is situated nearby to the locality Ōkura, as well as near Shiraiwa.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Yagoshima Station and Tonohetsuri.

Yagoshima Station

Railway station

Photo: 天然ガス, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Yagoshima Station is a railway station on the Aizu Railway Aizu Line in the town of Shimogō, Minamiaizu District, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Aizu Railway. Yagoshima Station opened on December 27, 1934…

Tonohetsuri

Railway station

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Tō-no-Hetsuri Station is a railway station on the Aizu Railway Aizu Line in the town of Shimogō, Minamiaizu District, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Aizu Railway.

Aizu-Shimogō Station

Railway station

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Aizu-Shimogō Station is a railway station on the Aizu Railway Aizu Line in the town of Shimogō, Minamiaizu District, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Aizu Railway. Aizu-Shimogō Station is situated 2½ km southwest of Yagoshima.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ōuchi-juku.

Ōuchi-juku

Hamlet

Photo: くろふね, CC BY 3.0.

Ōuchi-juku was a small post station in Japan's Edo period and part of the Aizu Nishi Kaidō. It is now located in the town of Shimogō in Minamiaizu District, Fukushima Prefecture, and is famous for the numerous traditional thatched buildings from the Edo Period that line its main street. Ōuchi-juku is situated 8 km north of Yagoshima.

Yagoshima

Type: Locality with 5,260 residents
Also known as: “Shimogō”
Location: Shimogo, Minamiaizu-gun, Fukushima, Tohoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

37.26868° or 37° 16′ 7″ north

Longitude

139.88718° or 139° 53′ 14″ east

Population

5,260

Elevation

487 metres (1,598 feet)

Open location code

8Q9X7V9P+FV

GeoNames ID

8997515

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In Other Languages

“Yagoshima” goes by many names.

Japanese: “弥五島”

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