Kawaraishi
Kawaraishi Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company.- Type: Railway stop
- Description: railway station in Kure, Hiroshima prefecture, Japan
- Also known as: “Kawaraishi Station”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Yamato Museum and JMSDF Kure Museum.
Yamato Museum
Museum
The Yamato Museum is the nickname of the Kure Maritime Museum in Kure, Hiroshima, Japan. Yamato Museum is situated 1½ km southeast of Kawaraishi.
JMSDF Kure Museum
Museum
Photo: Fuji-s, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Japan Maritime Self Defence Force Kure Museum is a Japanese military museum located in Kure, Hiroshima. It is also known as the "Iron Whale Museum" after its main exhibit, JMSDF's diesel-electric submarine Akishio. JMSDF Kure Museum is situated 1½ km southeast of Kawaraishi.
JDS Akishio
Photo: Taisyo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Akishio is a retired Japanese diesel-electric Yūshio-class submarine. She was laid down in 1983, launched in 1985, commissioned in 1986, and served until 2004. JDS Akishio is situated 1½ km southeast of Kawaraishi.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kure.
Kure
Photo: Fuji-s, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kure is a port city in Hiroshima prefecture, Japan. It is the third largest city in the prefecture by population, after Hiroshima and Fukuyama. Kure also administers a number of islands in the Seto Inland Sea, including Ōsakishimojima.
Kawaraishi
- Categories: railway station, railway station above ground, passenger railway station, unmanned station, transport stop, and transportation
- Location: Kure, Hiroshima, Chugoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.24877° or 34° 14′ 56″ northLongitude
132.54131° or 132° 32′ 29″ eastOpen location code
8Q6J6GXR+GGOpenStreetMap ID
node 8070710818OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stop_positionOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stopWikidata ID
Q6379682
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Burmese to Urdu—“Kawaraishi” goes by many names.
- Burmese: “ခဝရအိရှိဘူတာ”
- Chinese: “川原石站”
- French: “Kawaraishi”
- Japanese: “JR-Y13”
- Japanese: “川原石”
- Japanese: “川原石駅”
- Korean: “가와라이시”
- Korean: “가와라이시역”
- Ukrainian: “Кавараїші”
- Urdu: “کاوامائیشی اسٹیشن”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kawaraishi and 市立港町小学校.
Nearby Places
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