Former Taisha Station
Taisha Station was a railway station in the city of Izumo, Shimane, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company. The station opened on June 1, 1912 and closed on April 1, 1990 due to lack of ridership along with the entire line.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: 永尾信幸, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: railway station in Taisha, Japan
- Also known as: “Taisha Station”
Photo: Aimaimyi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Izumo Grand Shrine and Izumo Taisha-mae.
Izumo Grand Shrine
Shinto shrine
Izumo-taisha, officially Izumo Ōyashiro, is one of the most ancient and important Shinto shrines in Japan. No record gives the date of establishment. Located in Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, it is home to two major festivals. Izumo Grand Shrine is situated 1½ km north of Former Taisha Station.
Izumo Taisha-mae
Railway station
Izumo Taisha-mae Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company, Ichibata Electric Railway and is the closest train station to the Izumo Taisha Shrine. Izumo Taisha-mae is situated 800 metres north of Former Taisha Station.
Shimane Museum of Ancient Izumo
Museum
The Shimane Museum of Ancient Izumo opened in Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, Japan in 2007. The design, by architect Fumihiko Maki, references the locally-important tatara steel; construction was completed in March 2006. Shimane Museum of Ancient Izumo is situated 1¼ km north of Former Taisha Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Taisha and Izumo.
Taisha
Suburb
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Taisha was a town located in Hikawa District, Shimane Prefecture, Japan.
Izumo
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Izumo is a city in Shimane Prefecture with a population of around 150,000 people and a land area of 543.43km². It's located near Matsue.
Koryō
Suburb
Koryō was a town located in Hikawa District, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 5,843 and a density of 262.49 persons per km2. Koryō is situated 7 km south of Former Taisha Station.
Former Taisha Station
- Categories: last station, former railway station, building, and tourism
- Location: Izumo Shi, Shimane, Chugoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
35.38671° or 35° 23′ 12″ northLongitude
132.69025° or 132° 41′ 25″ eastOpen location code
8Q7J9MPR+M4OpenStreetMap ID
way 413380147OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q11438316
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Former Taisha Station” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “大社站”
- Chinese: “大社車站”
- French: “Taisha”
- Japanese: “大社駅”
- Japanese: “旧大社駅”
- Ukrainian: “Тайшя”
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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 “Former Taisha Station”. Photo: 永尾信幸, CC BY-SA 3.0.