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Kabe Station (Hiroshima)
is a railway station on the Kabe Line in Asakita-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West). From December 1, 2003, to March 4, 2017, it was the terminal station of the Kabe Line. Station layout Kabe Station has two side platforms handling two tracks. Before the extension to Aki-Kameyama Station, the station handled three tracks. Tracks one and two were bay platforms, and handled trains heading towards Hiroshima Station. The third track was bidirectional, and also led towards the abandoned portion of the Kabe line. Platforms Toilet facilities Prior to 2006, a unisex restroom was located outside the station before passing through the ticket gates. While the station is within the city of Hiroshima, this restroom featured a pit-style toilet which had to be pumped regularly in order to remove the accumulated waste. The station had developed somewhat of a bad reputation because of this due to the lingering odor. Th ...
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Side Platforms
A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a railway platform, platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or bus rapid transit, transitway. A station having dual side platforms, one for each direction of travel, is the basic design used for double-track railway lines (as opposed to, for instance, the island platform where a single platform lies between the tracks). Side platforms may result in a wider overall footprint for the station compared with an island platform, where a single width of platform can be shared by riders using either track. In some stations, the two side platforms are connected by a footbridge or Subway (crossing), tunnel to allow safe access to the alternate platform. While a pair of side platforms is often provided on a dual-track line, a single side platform is usually sufficient (trains are usually only boarded from one side) for a single-track line. Layou ...
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Furuichibashi Station
is a JR West Kabe Line station located in Furuichi, Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. Station layout Furuichibashi Station features two side platforms serving two tracks. The station building is next to the Hiroshima bound platform. There is no overpass; passengers must use a railway crossing to reach the other platform. A ticket office is available at this station during the daytime. Platforms History *November 19, 1909: Furuichibashi Station opens *April 1, 1987: Japanese National Railways is privatized, and Furuichibashi Station becomes a JR West station Surrounding Area * Japan National Route 54 *Asaminami Ward Office *Hiroshima Furuichi Post Office *Hiroshima Municipal Furuichi Elementary School *Hiroshima Municipal Ōmachi Elementary School *Hiroshima Municipal Gion Kita High School *Hiroshima Bank *Iyo Bank *Momiji Bank * Hesaka Station, on the JR West Geibi Line The is a railway line operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) in th ...
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Shimofukawa Station
is a JR West Geibi Line station located in 5-chōme, Fukawa, Asakita-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. This is the largest of the three Fukawa stations on the Geibi Line, and handles many trains daily. History The current station building was built sometime during the Japanese National Railways era. An automatic ticket gate was installed in 2007. * April 28, 1915: Shimofukawa Station opens * April 1, 1987: Japanese National Railways is privatized, and Shimofukawa Station becomes a JR West station Station building and platforms Shimofukawa Station features one island-style platform capable of handling two lines simultaneously. The platform is located inside an old canal, with the station building located above the tracks on the north bank, overlooking the tracks and the enclosed footbridge which passes overhead the tracks. Shimofukawa Station is operated privately under contract with JR West. The station features a Green Window. Environs *Seizan Park (西山公園) ...
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Geibi Line
The is a railway line operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) in the mountainous area of the Chūgoku region in Japan. It begins at Bitchū Kōjiro Station on the west side of Niimi, Okayama Prefecture, connecting through Miyoshi Station in Miyoshi, Hiroshima Prefecture, and terminating at Hiroshima Station in Hiroshima. In addition to the Chūgoku Expressway, the Geibi Line is considered the main commuter and local rail line covering the route between northern Hiroshima Prefecture and the city of Hiroshima. The name of the line refers to the ancient provinces of (in Hiroshima Prefecture) and (in Okayama Prefecture), which the line connects. Since 2007, the ICOCA card can be used in all stations between Hiroshima Station and Karuga Station (stations in the Hiroshima City Network). The majority of the line was out of service after a bridge was destroyed in the 2018 Japan floods. The entire line reopened in October 2019. The line is one of the least used an ...
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Ōta River
is a river in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. Geography Its main stream originates in (1,339 m) and empties, through a flood-control channel, into the Seto Inland Sea. The river is one of the major rivers in the prefecture and descends through steep topography, with hydroelectric power plants situated along the river. The Ōta has numerous tributaries and branches into the delta area of Hiroshima which comprises the Tenma, Kyūōta/Honkawa, Motoyasu, Kyōbashi, and Enkō rivers. Originally, the Ōta River passes through the western side of Aioi Bridge which was the aiming point for the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. A flood-control channel was built along the former Yamate river in the late 1960s, which became the main passageway of the Ōta River. The original passageway of the Ōta is now known as the Kyūōta River (旧太田川, ''Kyūōta-gawa'', lit. "Old Ōta") or Honkawa River (本川, ''Honkawa''). Ōta River runs through the municipalities of Hatsukaichi, ...
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Hiroshima Bunkyo Women's University
is a private university in Asakita, Hiroshima, Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea .... The predecessor of the school was founded in 1948 by Miki Takeda. It was chartered as a junior women's college in 1962 and became a four-year college in 1966. In 2019, the university became fully coeducational. The university has two faculties consisting of six departments: Faculty of Education: * Primary Education Department * Secondary Education Department Faculty of Human Services: * Welfare Department * Psychology Department * Nutrition Department * Global Communication Department In addition, the university has the Bunkyo English Communication Center (BECC), which operates in cooperation with all departments. The BECC arranges all native-speaker English courses and hou ...
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Japan National Route 54
National Route 54 is a national highway of Japan connecting Naka-ku, Hiroshima and Matsue is the capital Cities of Japan, city of Shimane Prefecture, Japan, located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. , the city had an estimated population of 196,748 in 91287 households and a population density of 340 persons per km². The total area of .... History Route 54 was originally designated on 18 May 1953 as National Route 182, and this was redesignated as Route 54 when the route was promoted to a Class 1 highway. Route data *Length: 174.5 km (108.43 mi). References 054 Roads in Hiroshima Prefecture Roads in Shimane Prefecture 1963 establishments in Japan {{Japan-road-stub ...
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Japanese National Route Sign 0054
Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspora, Japanese emigrants and their descendants around the world * Japanese citizens, nationals of Japan under Japanese nationality law ** Foreign-born Japanese, naturalized citizens of Japan * Japanese writing system, consisting of kanji and kana * Japanese cuisine, the food and food culture of Japan See also * List of Japanese people * * Japonica (other) * Japanese studies , sometimes known as Japanology in Europe, is a sub-field of area studies or East Asian studies involved in social sciences and humanities research on Japan. It incorporates fields such as the study of Japanese language, history, culture, litera ... {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ...
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Chugoku Shimbun
The is a Japanese local daily newspaper based in Hiroshima. It serves the Chūgoku region of Japan with a market share in Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Shimane, Okayama and Tottori Prefectures. The newspaper publishes morning and evening editions. The morning paper has a daily circulation of 487,981. History ''The Daily Chugoku'' was established on May 5, 1892, in Hiroshima and was founded by its editor, Saburo Yamamoto. In 1908, the newspaper changed its name to ''The Chugoku Shimbun'', which translates to "Middle Country Newspaper" (geographically, Hiroshima is near the center of the Japanese archipelago An archipelago ( ), sometimes called an island group or island chain, is a chain, cluster, or collection of islands. An archipelago may be in an ocean, a sea, or a smaller body of water. Example archipelagos include the Aegean Islands (the o ...). The A-Bomb on August 6, 1945, killed 113 newspaper employees, and destroyed the building and equipment. The newspaper restarted pu ...
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Sandankyō Station
was a JR West Kabe Line terminal station located in Akiota, Hiroshima, Japan. It closed on December 1, 2003 when operation of the line was discontinued/suspended between Kabe Station and Sandankyō Station. The station had one side platform. History The station was opened in 27 July 1969 following the opening of section between Kake Station and this station. Imafuku Line, connecting the station with Hamada Station began construction, but the plan was abandoned in 1980. The station was closed in 1 December 2003 along with rest of stations from Kabe Station, and the building was destroyed by 2005. Surrounding area * Sandan-kyō **JNR Class C11 was preserved next to the station, but was moved to ÆON mall Hiroshima-Fuchu following the closure of the station. Adjacent stations ;West Japan Railway Company , also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group) companies and operates in western Honshu. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka. It is liste ...
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Japanese National Railways
The , abbreviated JNR or , was the business entity that operated Japan's national railway network from 1949 to 1987. Network Railways As of June 1, 1949, the date of establishment of JNR, it operated of narrow gauge () railways in all 46 prefectures of Japan. This figure expanded to in 1981 (excluding Shinkansen), but later reduced to as of March 31, 1987, the last day of JNR. JNR operated both passenger and freight services. Shinkansen Shinkansen, the world's first high-speed railway was debuted by JNR in 1964. By the end of JNR in 1987, four lines had been constructed: ; Tōkaidō Shinkansen: , completed in 1964 ; Sanyō Shinkansen: , completed in 1975 ; Tōhoku Shinkansen: , as of 1987 ; Jōetsu Shinkansen: , completed in 1982 Buses JNR operated bus lines as feeders, supplements or substitutions of railways. The JR Bus companies are the successors of the bus operation of JNR. Ships JNR operated ferries to connect railway networks separated by sea or to meet other ...
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