Gionbashi
Gionbashi is a tram stop in Chūō-ku, Kumamoto, Kumamoto. Gionbashi is situated nearby to the Buddhist temple 普賢寺, as well as near the post office 熊本細工町郵便局.Photo: MaedaAkihiko, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Tram stop
- Description: tram station in Kumamoto, Kumamoto prefecture, Japan
- Also known as: “Gionbashi Station”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kumamoto Castle and Kitaoka Shrine.
Kumamoto Castle
Park
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
Kumamoto Castle is a hilltop Japanese castle located in Chūō-ku, Kumamoto, in Kumamoto Prefecture. It was a large and well-fortified castle. The castle keep is a concrete reconstruction built in 1960, but a number of ancillary wooden buildings remain of the original castle. Kumamoto Castle is situated 1½ km northeast of Gionbashi.
Kitaoka Shrine
Shinto shrine
Photo: Siwamura, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kitaoka Shrine is a Shinto shrine, which is situated 270 metres west of Gionbashi.
Kumamoto
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kumamoto Station is a junction passenger railway station located in the Nishi-ku ward of the city of Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu. Kumamoto is situated 580 metres southwest of Gionbashi.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nishi-ku and Higashi-ku.
Nishi-ku
Suburb
Photo: 瑞穂の国, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nishi-ku is one of the five wards of Kumamoto City, Japan. Meaning literally "west ward," it is bordered by the Kita-ku, Chūō-ku, Minami-ku and also by the city of Tamana and the town of Gyokutō. Nishi-ku is situated 4½ km west of Gionbashi.
Higashi-ku
Suburb
Higashi-ku is one of the five wards of Kumamoto City, Japan. Meaning literally "east ward," it is bordered by the Kita-ku, Chūō-ku, Minami-ku and also by the towns of Kikuyō, Mashiki and Kashima. Higashi-ku is situated 7 km east of Gionbashi.
Kashima
Town
Kashima is a town located in Kamimashiki District, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 July 2024, the town had an estimated population of 10,203 in 4135 households, and a population density of 24 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 16.65 km2. Kashima is situated 8 km southeast of Gionbashi.
Gionbashi
- Categories: railway stop, transport stop, and transportation
- Location: Chūō-ku, Kumamoto, Kumamoto, Kyushu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.79277° or 32° 47′ 34″ northLongitude
130.69447° or 130° 41′ 40″ eastOpen location code
8Q4GQMVV+4QOpenStreetMap ID
node 270881731OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stop_positionOpenStreetMap feature
railway=tram_stopWikidata ID
Q11588562
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“Gionbashi” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “祇園橋停留場”
- French: “Gionbashi”
- Japanese: “祇園橋停留場”
- Japanese: “祇園橋電停”
- Japanese: “祇園橋駅”
- Japanese: “祗園橋”
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