Higashi-Hanazono Station
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Osaka Prefecture
is a prefecture located in the Kansai region on Honshū, the main island of Japan. The capital is the city of Osaka. It is the center of Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto area.- History :...
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Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. It is the nearest station to Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium
Kintetsu Hanazono rugby stadium
Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium in Higashiosaka is the oldest dedicated rugby union stadium in Japan. Owned by Kintetsu Corporation, it opened in 1929 and has a capacity of 30,000...
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Building
There is an island platform between 2 westbound tracks on the ground, and an island platform between 2 eastbound tracks elevated. The station has 2 platforms and 4 tracks in total.Surroundings
- Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby StadiumKintetsu Hanazono rugby stadiumKintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium in Higashiosaka is the oldest dedicated rugby union stadium in Japan. Owned by Kintetsu Corporation, it opened in 1929 and has a capacity of 30,000...
- Hanazono Central Park
- Kintetsu Hanazono Depot
- Supermarket KINSHO
History
- 1929 - The station opened at the same time with Hanazono Rugby Stadium. The station at the time is only used for Rugby game season, and was named
- 1941 - Osaka Electric Tramway merged with Sangu Kyuko Electric Railway and becomes a station of Kansai Kyuko Electric Railway
- 1944 - Kankyu became Kintetsu and the station becomes part of Kintetsu
- 1950 - The station was renamed to
- 1967 - The station became a regular station and is renamed Higashi-Hanazono
- 1967 - Higashi-Hanazono Train DepotTrain stationA train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
was completed - 2006 - Promoted to a Semi Express stop and a Suburban Semi Express stop
- 2007 - Starts using PiTaPaPiTaPais a contactless smart card ticketing and electronic money system used in the Kansai region of Japan. The name PiTaPa is an acronym of "Postpay IC for Touch and Pay"...
Adjacent stations
- When the large events are held at Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium, part of express trains running both direction and part of rapid express trains running for Osaka Namba and Kobe stop at the station (example: the National High School Rugby TournamentNational High School Rugby TournamentThe National High School Rugby Tournament is held annually since 1917 at Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium in East Osaka, Japan from the end of December to early January...
games, the international rugby football games, the Japan Top LeagueTop LeagueThe Top League is a professional rugby union league created by the Japan Rugby Football Union to drive up the overall standard and popularity of the sport in the country and improve the results of the Japan national rugby union team. The first season was 2003-04 and featured 12 teams...
games (Kintetsu LinersKintetsu LinersKintetsu Liners rugby team are a Japanese rugby union team owned by Kintetsu Corporation which was founded in 1929. They have won the All-Japan Championship three times as an amateur team...
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