Shimo-Gion
Shimo-Gion Station is a JR West Kabe Line station located in Gion, Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. The station name on the building uses an older kanji for the "gi", but in most current publications it is listed as 祗 or 祇).| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Yasu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Yasu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Railway stop
- Description: railway station in Hiroshima, Japan
- Also known as: “Shimo-Gion Station”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kumano Shrine and Aeon Mall Hiroshimagion.
Kumano Shrine
Shinto shrine
Aeon Mall Hiroshimagion
Shopping center
Photo: Tc117-1, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Aeon Mall Hiroshimagion is a shopping center, which is situated 480 metres north of Shimo-Gion.
Gion-shinbashi-kita Station
Railway station
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Higashi-ku and Nagarekawacho.
Higashi-ku
Suburb
Photo: Taisyo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Higashi-ku is one of the eight wards located in Hiroshima, Japan. It is located on the uppermost delta of the Ōta River. Within Higashi-ku is the Fudoin Temple in Ushita-shinmachi. Higashi-ku is situated 5 km south of Shimo-Gion.
Nagarekawacho
Neighborhood
Photo: Miyuki Meinaka, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nagarekawacho is a neighborhood, which is situated 6 km south of Shimo-Gion.
Nishi-ku
Suburb
Photo: Taisyo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nishi-ku is one of eight wards in the city of Hiroshima, Japan. The Hiroshima–Nishi Airport was located in Nishi-ku. Nishi-ku is situated 6 km southwest of Shimo-Gion.
Shimo-Gion
- Categories: railway station, railway station above ground, passenger railway station, transport stop, and transportation
- Location: Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Chugoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.43936° or 34° 26′ 22″ northLongitude
132.46243° or 132° 27′ 45″ eastNetwork
JR可部線Open location code
8Q6JCFQ6+PXOpenStreetMap ID
node 8050328706OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stop_positionOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stopWikidata ID
Q7496916
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Shimo-Gion” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “下祇園站”
- Esperanto: “Stacio Shimo-Gion”
- French: “Shimo-Gion”
- Italian: “stazione di Shimo-Gion”
- Italian: “Stazione di Shimo-Gion”
- Japanese: “JR-B06”
- Japanese: “しもぎおん”
- Japanese: “下祇園駅”
- Japanese: “下祗園”
- Japanese: “下祗園駅”
- Korean: “시모기온”
- Korean: “시모기온역”
- Ukrainian: “Шімо-Ґіон”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Shimo-Gion and Nakagion Post Office.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Shimo-Gion”. Photo: Yasu, CC BY-SA 3.0.