Hozukyo

Hozukyō Station is a passenger railway station located primarily in the city of , , , operated by West Japan Railway Company.
Wikipedia
Photo: Saigen Jiro, CC0.
  • Type: Railway station
  • Description: railway station in Kameoka, Kyoto prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: “Hozukyō Station”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Torokko Hozukyō Station and Mt. Ogura.

Railway stop
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is the third train station on the Sagano Scenic Line, a sightseeing train that follows the picturesque Hozukyo Ravine of the old JR West Sagano Line. It is located in , , . is situated 620 metres northeast of Hozukyo.

Peak
Photo: Yoshio Kohara, CC BY 3.0.
is a peak.

Buddhist temple
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Otagi Nenbutsu-ji is a Buddhist located in the hillside of the neighborhood of , . It is known for the 1,200 moss-covered arhat statues that cover the hillside around the temple grounds. is situated 2 km northeast of Hozukyo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Arashiyama and Ukyō District.

Photo: Fabimaru, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a district on the western outskirts of , Japan. It also refers to the mountain across the , which forms a backdrop to the district. is a nationally designated historic site and place of scenic beauty.

Suburb
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Ukyō-ku is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in , . is situated 7 km east of Hozukyo.

Hozukyo

Latitude
35.02307° or 35° 1′ 23″ north
Longitude
135.64015° or 135° 38′ 25″ east
Operator
West Japan Railway Company
Open location code
8Q7Q2JFR+63
Open­Street­Map ID
node 265964291
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Wiki­data ID
Q130505
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Burmese to Urdu—“Hozukyo” goes by many names.
  • Burmese: “ဟိုဇုခယောဘူတာ”
  • Burmese: “ဟိုဇုခယေားဘူတာ”
  • Chinese: “保津峡站”
  • Chinese: “保津峽站”
  • Chinese: “保津峽車站”
  • Dutch: “station Hozukyo”
  • Dutch: “Station Hozukyo”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “محطة هوزوكيو”
  • Esperanto: “Stacio Hozukyō”
  • French: “gare de Hozukyō”
  • French: “Gare de Hozukyō”
  • French: “Hozukyō”
  • German: “Hozukyō”
  • Italian: “stazione di Hozukyō”
  • Italian: “Stazione di Hozukyō”
  • Japanese: “Hozukyō”
  • Japanese: “ほずきょう”
  • Japanese: “保津峡”
  • Japanese: “保津峡駅”
  • Korean: “호즈쿄”
  • Korean: “호즈쿄역”
  • Ukrainian: “Ходзукьо”
  • Urdu: “ہوزوکیو اسٹیشن”

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Highlights include 保津峡橋 and 鵜飼橋.

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