Rakurakuen Station
Encyclopedia
Rakurakuen is a Hiroden station
on Hiroden Miyajima Line
, located in Rakurakuen, Saeki-ku
, Hiroshima
. There was an amusement park
called "Rakurakuen-yuenchi" operated by Hiroden.
Metro station
A metro station or subway station is a railway station for a rapid transit system, often known by names such as "metro", "underground" and "subway". It is often underground or elevated. At crossings of metro lines, they are multi-level....
on Hiroden Miyajima Line
Hiroden Miyajima Line
The is a 16.1-kilometre-long railway line operated by Hiroshima Electric Railway connecting Hiroshima and Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It has been operated since 1922....
, located in Rakurakuen, Saeki-ku
Saeki-ku, Hiroshima
is one of the eight wards of the city of Hiroshima, Japan.The Hiroshima Branch of the Japan Mint is located here.The ward added the former town of Yuki from Saeki District on April 25, 2005....
, Hiroshima
Hiroshima
is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture, and the largest city in the Chūgoku region of western Honshu, the largest island of Japan. It became best known as the first city in history to be destroyed by a nuclear weapon when the United States Army Air Forces dropped an atomic bomb on it at 8:15 A.M...
. There was an amusement park
Amusement park
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called "Rakurakuen-yuenchi" operated by Hiroden.
Routes
From Rakurakuen Station, there is one of Hiroden Streetcar routes.
Hiroshima Station - Hiroden-miyajima-guchi Route
Connections
█ Miyajima Line-
- Saeki-kuyakusyo-mae (Saeki Ward Office) — Rakurakuen — Sanyo-joshidai-mae
Around station
- Hiroshima Institute of TechnologyHiroshima Institute of Technologyis a private university in Saeki, Hiroshima, Japan. It was established by Tsuru Gakuen in 1961 as a two-year college, and became a four-year university in 1963, taking its present name....
- Hiroshima Senior High School, Junior High School attached to H.I.T.
- Saeki-ku sports center
History
- Opened as "Shiohama" on December 1, 1935.
- Renamed to "Rakurakuen" on September 8, 1936.
- Renamed to "Rakurakuen-yuenchi(amusement park)" on July 20, 1965.
- Renamed to "Rakurakuen" on September 1, 1971. - the amusement park was closed.
See also
- Hiroden Streetcar Lines and RoutesHiroden Streetcar Lines and RoutesThis is a list of lines and routes on the Hiroshima Electric Railway's railway and streetcar systems in and around Hiroshima.-Lines:Currently there are seven streetcar lines.*Main Line*Ujina Line*Eba Line*Hakushima Line...