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Umekoji Steam Locomotive Roundhouse

Umekoji Steam Locomotive Roundhouse is a railway roundhouse in , , . Umekoji Steam Locomotive Roundhouse is situated nearby to the locomotive , as well as near .
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  • Type: Railway roundhouse
  • Description: railway museum in Japan
  • Also known as: “Roundhouse Platform”, “Umekōji Steam Locomotive Museum”, and “扇形車庫”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kyoto Railway Museum and Umekōji Park.

Museum
Photo: Saigen Jiro, CC0.
The is a railway museum in , Japan. The original Umekoji Steam Locomotive Museum opened in 1972, but was expanded and modernized in 2016, becoming the .

Park
Photo: J o, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 310 metres east of Umekoji Steam Locomotive Roundhouse.

Buddhist temple
Photo: Kakidai, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tō-ji Temple, a.k.a. the Kyō-ō-gokoku-ji is a Shingon Buddhist temple in the ward of , . Founded in 796, Tō-ji Temple was one of the only three Buddhist temples allowed in the city at the time it became the capital of Japan. is situated 770 metres southeast of Umekoji Steam Locomotive Roundhouse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Minami and Central Kyoto.

Suburb
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is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in , Japan. Its name means "South Ward." It was established in 1955 when it was separated from Shimogyo-ku.

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encompasses the urban heart of Japan's former imperial capital.

Suburb
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is one of the eleven wards in the city of , in , . Its name means "central capital ward." As of 2021, the ward has an estimated population of 109,629 people. is situated 2½ km north of Umekoji Steam Locomotive Roundhouse.

Umekoji Steam Locomotive Roundhouse

Latitude
34.98682° or 34° 59′ 13″ north
Longitude
135.74286° or 135° 44′ 34″ east
Levels
1
Open location code
8Q6QXPPV+P4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 45408134
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­roundhouse
Wiki­data ID
Q1049901
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Spanish—“Umekoji Steam Locomotive Roundhouse” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “梅小路蒸气火车博物馆”
  • Chinese: “梅小路蒸氣機車館”
  • Chinese: “梅小路蒸氣火車博物館”
  • Chinese: “梅小路蒸汽機車館”
  • Chinese: “梅小路蒸汽機關車庫”
  • Chinese: “梅小路蒸汽機關車館”
  • Chinese: “梅小路蒸汽火車博物館”
  • Chinese: “梅小路蒸汽火车纪念馆”
  • French: “Dépôt de locomotives à vapeur d’Umekōji”
  • French: “musée de la locomotive d’Umekōji”
  • Japanese: “Umekōji jōki kikan shako”
  • Japanese: “梅小路蒸気機関車庫”
  • Japanese: “梅小路蒸気機関車館”
  • Korean: “우메코지 운전구”
  • Korean: “우메코지 증기 기관차 박물관”
  • Korean: “우메코지 증기 기관차관”
  • Korean: “우메코지 증기기관차관”
  • Spanish: “Museo de la Locomotora de vapor de Umejoki”
  • Spanish: “Museo de la Locomotora de vapor de Umekōji”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include C62-1 and 7105.

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