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Kōwa Station
is a train station in the town of Mihama, Chita District, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Meitetsu. Lines Kōwa Station is a terminus the Meitetsu Kōwa Line, and is located 28.8 kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at . Station layout Kōwa Station has a bay platform with two platforms serving four tracks. The station has automated ticket machines, Manaca automated turnstiles and is staffed. Platforms Adjacent stations Station history Kōwa Station was opened on August 1, 1935 as a station on the Chita Railway. The Chita Railway became part of the Meitetsu system on February 1, 1943. A new station building was completed in March 1979. In 2006, the Tranpass system of magnetic fare cards with automatic turnstiles was implemented. Other Transportation Bus routes Lanes Ferry terminal is close to this station, and the walk takes 5 minutes, what is more, free shuttle buses operated by Chita Noriai bound for Port of Kowa depart from this statio ...
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Chita Noriai
, also called Chita Bus, is a bus company in the Meitetsu Group, based in Handa, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Bus Lines Airport bus *From Chūbu Centrair International Airport **For Kariya and Chiryū **For Okazaki **For Anjō **For Tokoname and Handa *** For Kaminoma (Transit at Tokoname Sta.) * Cargo Terminal Circular Bus Regular route bus * From Ōtagawa Sta. ** For Kyōwa Sta. via Uenodai ** For Ōbu sta. via Owari Yokosuka Sta. ** Tokai City Circular Bus "Ranran Bus" * From Ōbu Sta. ** For Ōtagawa Sta. via Owari Yokosuka Sta. ** For Aichi Health Plaza, NCGG and Genki-no-sato ** Ōbu City Circular Bus "Fureai Bus" * From Asakura Sta. ** For Tsutsujigaoka ** For Sōri ** For Higashi Okada ** Chita City Community Bus ""Aiai Bus" * From Shinmaiko Sta. For Hinaga Danchi * From Tatsumigaoka Sta. For Higashigaoka * From Chita Handa Sta. ** For Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Tokoname Sta. ** For Higashiura Sta., Midorigaoka, and Kamezaki Kenja Mae via Okkaw ...
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Japan National Route 247
National Route 247 is a national highway of Japan connecting Atsuta-ku, Nagoya and Toyohashi is a Cities of Japan, city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 377,453 in 160,516 households and a population density of 1,400 persons per km2. The total area of the city was . By area, Toyohashi was Aichi Prefec ... in Japan, with a total length of 150.8 km (93.7 mi). References National highways of Japan Roads in Aichi Prefecture 1956 establishments in Japan {{Japan-road-stub ...
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Toba Aquarium
is a public aquarium in Toba, Mie, Japan. The aquarium is described as a "quality aquarium", housing some 25,000 individuals representing 1,200 species in 12 distinct zones. It is accredited as a Registered Museum by the Museum Act (Japan), Museum Act from Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. In 2015, the number of visitors to the aquarium exceeded 60 million. History Toba Aquarium opened May 1955. It was founded by Haruaki Nakamura, now the honorary president. The first aquarium was a "handmade aquarium" with a 200 tsubo pond divided into four sections and stocked with penguins, sea lions, sea bream, and yellowtail, etc. The aquarium was marketed as having a guide.伊勢志摩国立公園指定50周年記念事業実行委員会 編(1997):65ページ鳥羽市史編さん室(1991):1312ページ。 In 1956, the aquarium became the Toba Aquarium Corporation, and on January 31, 1958, it was designated as a private museum under the Museum ...
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Nakanogō Station
is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Toba, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Kintetsu Railway. Lines Nakanogō Station is served by the Shima Line, and is located 42.5 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ise-Nakagawa Station. Station layout The station was consists of two opposed side platforms connected by a level crossing. The station is unattended. Platforms Adjacent stations History Nakanogō Station opened on July 23, 1929, as a station on the Shima Electric Railway. The line was one of six private companies consolidated into Mie Kotsu by order of the Japanese government on February 11, 1944. When Mie Kotsu dissolved on February 1, 1964, the station became part of the Mie Electric Railway, which was then acquired by Kintetsu on April 1, 1965. The station building was reconstructed in 1969 and has used PiTaPa automated wicket gates since 2007. The station has been unattended since 2011. Passenger sta ...
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Shinojima
is an inhabited island in Mikawa Bay on the Pacific coast of Japan. The island is administered as part of the town of Minamichita in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the island's population was 1,653 inhabitants in 622 households. All of the island is within the borders of the Mikawa-wan Quasi-National Park. Geography Shinojima is located approximately 10 kilometers from either Chita Peninsula or Atsumi Peninsula and three kilometers south of Himakajima. The highest point on the island is 49 meters, and is located in approximately the center of the island. Settlement is concentrated in a single hamlet. The total area of the island is 0.94 square kilometers. The island is rocky, and is surrounded by numerous offshore rocks and reefs. Minor associated islands Shinojima has nine smaller associated islands - Kijima, Oisojima, Chikimijima, Nojima, Matsushima, Togamejima, Hirashima, Koisojima, and Nakatejima. Due to modern landfill work, Koisojima and Nakatejima are now physically a ...
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Himakajima
is an inhabited island in Mikawa Bay in Aichi Prefecture, Japan off the coast of the Chita Peninsula, which is administered by the town of Minamichita, Aichi. All of the island is within the borders of the Mikawa-wan Quasi-National Park. It draws many tourists who come to eat the octopus and blowfish caught off the island and prepared there, to enjoy the onsen, to fish, or to spend time on the beach. Per the 2015 Japanese census, the island had a population of 1896 people in 607 households. Geography Himakajima is located approximately 10 kilometers from either Chita Peninsula or Atsumi Peninsula. The highest point on the island is 30.2 meters, and is located in approximately the center of the island. Settlement is concentrated in two hamlets, one on the east and one on the west coast. The total area of the island is 0.77 square kilometers, of which approximately half is owned by the Imperial Household Agency. The island is rocky, within only 4% of its area forested, alt ...
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Cape Irago
is the terminal point of land at the west end of Atsumi Peninsula in southern Aichi Prefecture, Japan. The cape (geography), cape forms one side of the entrances to Ise Bay and Mikawa Bay, which are divided by the Chita Peninsula. Because it is a crucial landmark for ships is located in the cape to help guide and warn passing ships.. References

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Nomazaki Lighthouse
or just Noma Lighthouse is a lighthouse in town of Mihama, Chita District, Aichi, Japan built during the Taishō period, located on Chita Peninsula in Mikawa Bay. History Noma Lighthouse was lit on March 10, 1921, and is the oldest lighthouse in Aichi Prefecture. In 2008, the lighthouse was extensively renovated, with its lens replaced by a 5th order Fresnel lens and light source replaced by LEDs. As a result, its output was decreased from approximately 15,000 candela to only 590 candela and effective range reduced from approximately 25 kilometers to 15 kilometers. The former lens is now on display at the museum at Daiōzaki Lighthouse in Mie Prefecture. Lock Superstition Noma Lighthouse in popular superstition was held to be a place that jinxed romance. However, there is a belief that if a couple attaches a padlock to the fence surrounding this lighthouse, their love will prosper. The lighthouse is surrounded by a 2-meter high steel fence but, as result of locks accumulatin ...
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Chita Okuda Station
The is a Japanese railway line connecting Taketoyo with Minamichita within Aichi Prefecture. It is owned and operated by the private railway operator Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu). The line features seven tunnels and a maximum grade of 3.4% (approximately 1 in 29). It is the fourth railway line to be constructed in the Chita Peninsula, and the only railway line owned by Meitetsu to be named as a "New Line". History There has been several attempts to build a railway line into southern Chita peninsula before World War II, such as Japan Governmental Railways' attempt to extend the Taketoyo Line to Morozaki, Aichi Electric Railways' (Current Meitetsu) attempt to build a line to Utsumi, and the local investors' plan to build a light railway from Taketoyo in 1913. However, due to the low population density in the area, and the lack of industry, none of the plans came to fruition. Meitetsu, in a part of an effort to develop the southern Chita peninsula, planned building a line to Utsu ...
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