Heijo
Heijo is a railway stop in Nara, Nara. Heijo is situated nearby to the Shinto shrine 福松大神, as well as near 山陵八幡神社.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Heijō Station and Saki Ishizukayama Kofun.
Heijō Station
Railway station
Photo: Yen80, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Heijō Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company, Kintetsu Railway.
Saki Ishizukayama Kofun
Archaeological site
Photo: Saigen Jiro, CC0.
Saki Ishizukayama Kofun is an archaeological site, which is situated 290 metres southeast of Heijo.
Gosashi tomb
Archaeological site
Photo: Saigen Jiro, CC0.
Empress Jingū was a legendary Japanese empress who ruled as a regent following her husband's death in 200 AD. Both the Kojiki and the Nihon Shoki record events that took place during Jingū's alleged lifetime. Gosashi tomb is situated 500 metres north of Heijo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Seika and Nishikizu District and Seika-cho.
Seika and Nishikizu District
Locality
Photo: Mti, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Seika and Nishikizu District is a locality, which is situated 5 km north of Heijo.
Seika-cho
Town
Seika is a town located in Sōraku District, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 September 2023 the town has an estimated population of 36,542 in 15,468 households and a population density of 1,400 persons per km2. Seika-cho is situated 7 km north of Heijo.
Ikoma
Photo: 8-hachiro, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ikoma is a city in the northwestern end of Nara Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan. It was founded on November 1, 1971. As of September 1, 2023, the city has an estimated population of 117,259, with 51,478 households.
Heijo
- Type: Railway stop
- Categories: transport stop and transportation
- Location: Nara, Nara, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.70165° or 34° 42′ 6″ northLongitude
135.78498° or 135° 47′ 6″ eastOpen location code
8Q6QPQ2M+MXOpenStreetMap ID
node 4452228930OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stop_positionOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stop
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In Other Languages
From German to Korean—“Heijo” goes by many names.
- German: “Heijo”
- Japanese: “平城”
- Korean: “헤이조”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 福松大神 and 山陵八幡神社.
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