Kami-Kumamoto Station
Encyclopedia
is a railway station in Kumamoto, Kumamoto
, Japan
. It is on the Kagoshima Main Line
of JR Kyushu and the Kikuchi Line
of Kumamoto Electric Railway
. In front of the station is a tram stop
of the tram operated by Kumamoto City Transportation Bureau
named Kami-Kumamoto-Ekimae Station.
Kumamoto, Kumamoto
is the capital city of Kumamoto Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan. Greater Kumamoto has a population of 1,460,000, as of the 2000 census...
, 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...
. It is on the Kagoshima Main Line
Kagoshima Main Line
The is a major railway line operated by the Kyushu Railway Company between Mojikō in Kitakyūshū, and Kagoshima Station in Kagoshima City, at the southern end of Kyushu...
of JR Kyushu and the Kikuchi Line
Kikuchi line
Kikuchi lines pair up to form bands in electron diffraction from single crystal specimens, there to serve as "roads in orientation-space" for microscopists not sure what they are looking at. In transmission electron microscopes, they are easily seen in diffraction from regions of the specimen thick...
of Kumamoto Electric Railway
Kumamoto Electric Railway
The is the public transport company in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is abbreviated as or . The company was founded in 1909. The company operates railway and bus lines...
. In front of the station is a tram stop
Tram stop
A tram stop is a place designated for a tram to stop so passengers can board or alight it. Tram stops share most characteristics of bus stops, but because trams operate on rails, they often include railway platforms, especially if stepless entries are provided for accessibility...
of the tram operated by Kumamoto City Transportation Bureau
Kumamoto City Transportation Bureau
The is a public transportation authority of Kumamoto City, Japan. The bureau operates trams and bus lines.The city government has operated tram lines since 1924 and bus lines since 1927, but the current transportation bureau was formed in 1944....
named Kami-Kumamoto-Ekimae Station.
Lines
- Kyushu Railway CompanyKyushu Railway CompanyThe , also referred to as , is one of the constituent companies of Japan Railways Group . It operates intercity rail services in Kyushu, Japan and the JR Kyushu Jet Ferry Beetle hydrofoil service across the Tsushima Strait between Fukuoka and Busan, South Korea.When Japan Railways was divided in...
- Kagoshima Main LineKagoshima Main LineThe is a major railway line operated by the Kyushu Railway Company between Mojikō in Kitakyūshū, and Kagoshima Station in Kagoshima City, at the southern end of Kyushu...
- Kagoshima Main Line
- Kumamoto Electric RailwayKumamoto Electric RailwayThe is the public transport company in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is abbreviated as or . The company was founded in 1909. The company operates railway and bus lines...
- Kumamoto Electric Railway Kikuchi LineKumamoto Electric RailwayThe is the public transport company in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is abbreviated as or . The company was founded in 1909. The company operates railway and bus lines...
- Kumamoto Electric Railway Kikuchi Line
Environs
- Kumamoto City Transportation BureauKumamoto City Transportation BureauThe is a public transportation authority of Kumamoto City, Japan. The bureau operates trams and bus lines.The city government has operated tram lines since 1924 and bus lines since 1927, but the current transportation bureau was formed in 1944....
: Kami-Kumamoto-Ekimae tram stop - Kumamoto CastleKumamoto Castleis a hilltop Japanese castle located in Kumamoto in Kumamoto Prefecture. It was a large and extremely well fortified castle. The is a concrete reconstruction built in 1960, but several ancillary wooden buildings remain of the original castle. Kumamoto Castle is considered one of the three premier...
- Kumamoto Prefectural Gymnasium
- Kyōmachi-Honchō Post office
- Kumamoto District Meteorological Observatory
- Honmyōji TempleHonmyōjiis a Buddhist temple of the Nichiren sect, Rokujōmonryū, in Kumamoto, Japan. It is the most high ranking temple of the sect in Kyushu. In Honmyōji is the grave of Katō Kiyomasa, , a Japanese daimyo, builder of Kumamoto Castle and a dedicated buddhist of Nichiren Buddhism.-The temple:Honmyōji...
- Kumamoto University Elementary School and Junior High School
- Kumamoto City Kyōryō Junior High School
- Kumamoto City Iseri Junior High School