Shikibu
Shikibu Station is an infill railway station in the city of Echizen, Fukui, Japan, operated by Hapi-Line Fukui. It is projected to be used by around 570 passengers daily.Photo: 匿名熱望さん女の子です, CC0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Murasaki Shikibu Park and 越前市武生第二中学校.
Murasaki Shikibu Park
Park
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Murasaki Shikibu Park is situated 1 km west of Shikibu.
越前市武生第二中学校
School
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越前市武生第二中学校 is a school, which is situated 500 metres west of Shikibu.
Takefu Station
Railway station
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Takefu Station is a railway station on the Hapi-Line Fukui Line in the city of Echizen, Fukui, Japan, operated by Hapi-Line Fukui. Takefu Station is situated 2 km north of Shikibu.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Minamiechizen and Sabae.
Minamiechizen
Town
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Minamiechizen is a town located in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 March 2026, the town had an estimated population of 9,188 in 3,304 households and a population density of 27 persons per km2. The total area of the town was 343.68 square kilometres. Minamiechizen is situated 7 km southeast of Shikibu.
Sabae
Photo: 流しのインストーラ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sabae is a city located in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 March 2026, the city had an estimated population of 67,932 in 26,546 households and the population density of 820 persons per km2. The total area of the city was 84.59 square kilometres.
Shikibu
- Type: Railway station
- Also known as: “Shikibu Station”
- Categories: station and transportation
- Location: Echizen, Fukui, Chubu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.88773° or 35° 53′ 16″ northLongitude
136.16616° or 136° 9′ 58″ eastInception
March 14th, 2026Operator
ハピラインふくいOpen location code
8Q7RV5Q8+3FOpenStreetMap ID
node 13240988214OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationWikidata ID
Q124466758
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Satellite Map
Discover Shikibu from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Shikibu” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “式部”
- Chinese: “式部站”
- French: “gare de Shikibu”
- French: “Shikibu”
- Indonesian: “Stasiun Shikibu”
- Japanese: “しきぶ”
- Japanese: “しきぶ駅”
- Korean: “시키부”
- Ukrainian: “Шікібу”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 越前警察署南交番 and Takefu Tsunehisacho Post Office.
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