Benten
Benten is a quarter in Chūō-ku, Niigata, Niigata. Benten is situated nearby to the neighborhood Minamibandaicho, as well as near the quarter Higashiodori.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Niigata Station and Tsurui Museum of Art.
Niigata Station
Railway station
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Niigata Station is a major railway station in Hanazono 1-chome, Chūō-ku, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company. The station is in the center of Niigata City, the largest city on the Sea of Japan coast in Honshu.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sekiya and Higashi-ku.
Sekiya
Neighborhood
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Sekiya is a neighborhood, which is situated 4 km west of Benten.
Higashi-ku
Suburb
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Higashi-ku is one of the eight wards of Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture, in the Hokuriku region of Japan. As of 1 September 2016, the ward had an estimated population of 136,224 in 60,830 households and a population density of 3500 persons per km2. Higashi-ku is situated 4½ km northeast of Benten.
Kōnan-ku
Suburb
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Kōnan-ku is one of the eight wards of Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture, in the Hokuriku region of Japan. As of 1 September 2018, the ward had an estimated population of 68,413 in 27,027 households and a population density of 913 persons per km². Kōnan-ku is situated 6 km southeast of Benten.
Benten
Latitude
37.91398° or 37° 54′ 50″ northLongitude
139.05885° or 139° 3′ 32″ eastElevation
9 metres (30 feet)Open location code
8Q9XW375+HGOpenStreetMap ID
node 7555097107OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarterGeoNames ID
11838139
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In Other Languages
“Benten” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “べんてん”
- Japanese: “弁天”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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