Ishinomaki Station
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East Japan Railway Company
is the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo....
railway station
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...
located in Ishinomaki
Ishinomaki, Miyagi
is a city located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.As of January 1, 2010, the city had an estimated population of 164,294 and a population density of 295.83 persons per km²...
, Miyagi
Miyagi Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan in the Tōhoku Region on Honshu island. The capital is Sendai.- History :Miyagi Prefecture was formerly part of the province of Mutsu. Mutsu Province, on northern Honshu, was one of the last provinces to be formed as land was taken from the indigenous Emishi, and became the...
, 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...
. The station and surrounding streets known as Manga
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
Road are adorned with statues of characters created by Shotaro Ishinomori
Shotaro Ishinomori
was a Japanese manga artist who became an influential figure in manga, anime, and tokusatsu, creating several immensely popular long-running series such as Cyborg 009 and Himitsu Sentai Goranger, what would go on to become part of the Super Sentai series, and the Kamen Rider Series...
. The entrance to the station features characters from Cyborg 009
Cyborg 009
is a manga created by Shotaro Ishinomori. It was serialized in many different magazines, including Monthly Shōnen King, Weekly Shōnen Magazine, Shōnen Big Comic, COM, Shōjo Comic, Weekly Shōnen Sunday, Monthly Shōnen Jump and Monthly Comic Nora in Japan...
and Kamen Rider
Kamen Rider
, is a weekly science fiction story created by Japanese manga artist Shotaro Ishinomori. It debuted as a tokusatsu television series on April 3, 1971 and ran until February 10, 1973, airing on the Mainichi Broadcasting System and NET TV . A manga adaptation was also featured in Shōnen Magazine...
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Railway Lines
- JR EastEast Japan Railway Companyis the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo....
- Ishinomaki LineIshinomaki LineThe is a rail line in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Part of the East Japan Railway Company system, it runs from Kogota Station in Misato to Onagawa Station in Onagawa, acting as a spur line from the Tōhoku Main Line to the central coast of Miyagi Prefecture...
: for KogotaKogota Stationis a railway station on the Tōhoku Main Line in Misato, Miyagi. It is also the eastern terminus of the Rikuu East Line and the western terminus of the Ishinomaki Line...
/ OnagawaOnagawa Stationis a JR East railway station located in Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.-Lines:The station is served by the Ishinomaki Line. The operation of the line and the station has been suspended since the tsunami on March 11, 2011 that destructed the railway track and the facilities of Onagawa...
. - Senseki LineSenseki LineThe is a rail line in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Part of the East Japan Railway Company system, it runs from Aoba-dōri Station in Sendai to Ishinomaki Station in Ishinomaki, and provides access to the central coast areas of Miyagi Prefecture, significantly the Matsushima area...
: for Matsushima-kaiganMatsushima-Kaigan Stationis a JR East railway station located in Matsushima, Miyagi, Japan.-History:* April 18, 1927: Station begins operation as Matsushima Kōen Station* May 1, 1944: Station is renamed Matsushima-Kaigan Station.-Adjacent stations:...
, SendaiSendai Station (Miyagi)is the major railway hub of the Tōhoku region in Japan, serving more passengers than any station outside the Greater Tokyo Area. It is a stop for all Akita and Tōhoku Shinkansen trains, the eastern terminus for the Senzan Line, and major stop on both the Tōhoku Main Line and Senseki Line...
and Aoba-doriAoba-dori Stationis a JR East railway station located in Aoba-ku in Sendai, Miyagi.There is a direct transfer gate between the platform of this station to the platform of the Sendai Subway Nanboku Line in Sendai Station...
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- Ishinomaki Line
Bus Terminal
Following local bus lines are all operated by Miyakou Bus Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Miyagi Transportation (=Miyagi Kotsu) Co., Ltd. except for "Shibuya -> Shinjuku" in TokyoTokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
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- Bus Stop #1 bound for:
- Miyakou Bus Ishinomaki Depot (=Ishinomaki Eigyo-sho, in Japanese)
- Bus Stop #2 bound for:
- ShibuyaShibuya, Tokyois one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. As of 2008, it has an estimated population of 208,371 and a population density of 13,540 persons per km². The total area is 15.11 km²....
-> ShinjukuShinjuku, Tokyois one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. It is a major commercial and administrative center, housing the busiest train station in the world and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, the administration center for the government of Tokyo.As of 2008, the ward has an estimated population...
- Over-night Highway bus called "Hirose Liner". Co-operated by Miyagi Transpotation (=Miyagi Kotsu) and Keio Dentetsu BusKeio Dentetsu Busis a core bus-operating company of the Keio Group which was established on February 1, 2002, inherited business all of the Keio Electric Railway automobile operation division and started business on August 1 of the same year. It has four subsidiaries, , , and...
Corporation, one of bus-sector subsidiaries of Keio Corporation. Seat reservation is required in advance.
- Over-night Highway bus called "Hirose Liner". Co-operated by Miyagi Transpotation (=Miyagi Kotsu) and Keio Dentetsu Bus
- WatanohaWatanoha Stationis a JR East railway station located in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.-Adjacent stations:...
- OnagawaOnagawa, Miyagiis a town located in Oshika District, Miyagi, Japan. The town was formed in 1926. The town takes pride in the fact that it still has beaches with "squeaking sand", which has apparently become rare in Japan due to human induced environmental changes. Onagawa is a port town, and right at the...
- Sashigahama, Onagawa
- Ayukawa Seaport/ FerryFerryA ferry is a form of transportation, usually a boat, but sometimes a ship, used to carry primarily passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo as well, across a body of water. Most ferries operate on regular, frequent, return services...
Terminal for KinkasanKinkasanis a small sacred island in Miyagi Prefecture in north-eastern Japan. It is considered one of the Three Holiest Places of the Tōhoku region, along with Dewa Sanzan and Osorezan. It lies in the Pacific Ocean off the Oshika Peninsula....
- with dropping to stop at San Juan BautistaJapanese warship San Juan BautistaSan Juan Bautista was one of Japan's first Japanese-built Western-style sail warships. She crossed the Pacific in 1614. She was of the Spanish galleon type, known in Japan as Nanban-Sen San Juan Bautista (“St. John the Baptist”) (originally called Date Maru, 伊達丸 in Japanese) was one of Japan's...
theme park by some of the buses on Saturdays and Holidays only.
- with dropping to stop at San Juan Bautista
- Shibuya
- Bus Stop #3 bound for:
- Sendai, via AEON Ishinomaki Shopping Center (Mall)
- Inter-city Highway bus with stopping at bus stop #33 of the west exit side of Sendai StationSendai Station (Miyagi)is the major railway hub of the Tōhoku region in Japan, serving more passengers than any station outside the Greater Tokyo Area. It is a stop for all Akita and Tōhoku Shinkansen trains, the eastern terminus for the Senzan Line, and major stop on both the Tōhoku Main Line and Senseki Line...
. Seat Reservation is not required.
- Inter-city Highway bus with stopping at bus stop #33 of the west exit side of Sendai Station
- Iinogawa or "Renaissance-kan", via Ishinomaki Senshu UniversityIshinomaki Senshu University, an affiliated university of Senshu University, is a private university in Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Japan, established in 1989. The predecessor Senshu University was founded in 1880.-External links:*...
- Downtown Round Bus: Kadonowaki/Clockwise, Yamashita/Counter-clockwise
- Sendai, via AEON Ishinomaki Shopping Center (Mall)
- Bus Stop #4 bound for:
- Kanan Branch Office (of the Ishinomaki City Office) (=Kanan-shisho)
- AEON Ishinomaki Shopping Center (Mall)
- Some buses are opetated through the Ishinomaki Red Cross Hospital.
- Ishinomaki Red-Cross Hospital
- Iinogawa, via Ishinomaki Red Cross Hospital
History
- October 28, 1912: Ishinomaki Station begins operation on what would become the Ishinomaki Line.
- November 22, 1928: Miyaden-Ishinomaki Station in opened, serving the Miyagi Electric Railway (previous name of the Senseki Line)
- May 1, 1944: Miyagi Electric Railway is acquired by Japan National Railway, and Miyaden-Ishinomaki Station is renamed Ishinomaki Station, resulting in two nearby stations named Ishinomaki Station.
- July 21, 1990: The Senseki Line and Ishinomaki Line are joined together in a single Ishinomaki Station.