Gunma-Yawata
Gumma-Yawata Station is a passenger railway station in the city of Takasaki, Gunma, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company.Photo: MaedaAkihiko, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station in Takasaki, Gunma prefecture, Japan
- Also known as: “Gumma-Yawata Station” and “Gunma-Yawata Station”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Shorinzan Daruma Temple and Daishō Gokoku-ji Temple.
Shorinzan Daruma Temple
Photo: Takashi.koike, CC BY 3.0.
Shorinzan Daruma Temple is a small temple located in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture. It was built in 1697 by the Obaku school of Zen Buddhism. Takasaki is known as the birthplace of daruma, as it is believed that the dolls originated from the region many years ago. Shorinzan Daruma Temple is situated 1 km south of Gunma-Yawata.
Daishō Gokoku-ji Temple
Buddhist temple
Photo: あばさー, Public domain.
Daishō Gokoku-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 780 metres northwest of Gunma-Yawata.
Kōzuke-no-kuni Issha Hachimangū
Shinto shrine
Photo: あばさー, Public domain.
Kōzuke-no-kuni Issha Hachimangū is a Shinto shrine, which is situated 1 km northwest of Gunma-Yawata.
Gunma-Yawata
- Categories: railway station above ground, contracted station, station, and transportation
- Location: Takasaki, Gunma, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.3377° or 36° 20′ 16″ northLongitude
138.95747° or 138° 57′ 27″ eastOperator
東日本旅客鉄道Open location code
8Q8W8XQ4+3XOpenStreetMap ID
node 3442398476OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationWikidata ID
Q899937
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In Other Languages
From Burmese to Ukrainian—“Gunma-Yawata” goes by many names.
- Burmese: “ဂွန်းမ − ယဝတဘူတာ”
- Chinese: “群馬八幡站”
- Chinese: “群馬八幡車站”
- Chinese: “群马八幡站”
- French: “gare de Gumma-Yawata”
- French: “Gumma-Yawata”
- German: “Bahnhof Gumma-Yawata”
- German: “Bahnhof Gunma-Yawata”
- Japanese: “Gunma-Yawata”
- Japanese: “群馬八幡”
- Japanese: “群馬八幡駅”
- Korean: “군마야와타”
- Korean: “군마야와타역”
- Ukrainian: “Ґумма-Явата”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 高崎八幡郵便局 and 八幡公民館.
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