Higashiyama Station (Kyoto)
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is a train station
on the Kyoto Municipal Subway
Tōzai Line in Higashiyama-ku
, city of Kyoto
, Kyoto Prefecture
, Japan
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serving two tracks separated by platform screen doors
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South of Sanjō-dōri
Train station
A 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...
on the Kyoto Municipal Subway
Kyoto Municipal Subway
is the metro network in the city of Kyoto, Japan. It is operated by Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau. It has two lines.-Lines:- External links :**...
Tōzai Line in Higashiyama-ku
Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto
' is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It was created in 1929 when it was split off from Shimogyō-ku. During the years 1931 to 1976 it also covered the area of present-day Yamashina-ku, which was an independent town until its merger into the city in 1931...
, city of Kyoto
Kyoto
is a city in the central part of the island of Honshū, Japan. It has a population close to 1.5 million. Formerly the imperial capital of Japan, it is now the capital of Kyoto Prefecture, as well as a major part of the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto metropolitan area.-History:...
, Kyoto Prefecture
Kyoto Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Kyoto.- History :Until the Meiji Restoration, the area of Kyoto prefecture was known as Yamashiro....
, Japan
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...
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Layout
The subway station has an island platformIsland platform
An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...
serving two tracks separated by platform screen doors
Platform screen doors
Platform screen doors and platform edge doors at train or subway stations screen the platform from the train. They are a relatively new addition to many metro systems around the world, with some platform doors retrofitted rather than installed with the metro system itself. They are widely used in...
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Surroundings
North of Sanjō-dōri- Heian Shrine
- Okazaki Park
- The National Museum of Modern Art, KyotoNational Museum of Modern Art, KyotoThe is an art museum in Kyoto, Japan.This Kyoto museum is also known by the English acronym MoMAK .-MoMAK history:...
- Kyoto Municipal Museum of ArtKyoto Municipal Museum of ArtThe is an art museum in the city of Kyoto which opened in 1933. It was conceived in 1928 as a commemoration of the Showa emperor's coronation ceremony, and it was initially called the Showa Imperial Coronation Art Museum of Kyoto....
- Kyoto Prefectural Library
- The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto
- Kyoto KaikanKyoto KaikanKyoto Kaikan Hall is a concert hall in Kyoto, Japan. The hall was opened in 1960 and seats 2,005 patrons.- External links :...
- Kyoto Industrial Promotion Center (Miyako messe)
South of Sanjō-dōri
- Chion-in
- Yasaka ShrineYasaka Shrine', once called , is a Shinto shrine in the Gion District of Kyoto, Japan. Situated at the east end of Shijō-dōri , the shrine includes several buildings, including gates, a main hall and a stage.-History:...
- Maruyama ParkMaruyama Park' is the main center for cherry blossom viewing in Kyoto, Japan, and can get extremely crowded at that time of year . It also becomes busy in the New Years Eve Festivals. The park's star attraction is a weeping cherry tree which becomes lit up at night...