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Nishikichō Station
is a railway station on the Nishikigawa Railway Nishikigawa Seiryū Line, Nishikigawa Seiryū Line in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi, Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the Nishikigawa Railway, a third-sector railway company. Lines The station is served by the Nishikigawa Railway Nishikigawa Seiryū Line, Nishikigawa Seiryū Line and is located 32.7 km from the start of the line at . Adjacent stations History Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened the station on 1 October 1963 as the western terminus of the then when the track was extended from . With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR West which then ceded control to Nishikigawa Railway on 25 July 1987. Passenger statistics In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 203 passengers daily. References Railway stations in Japan opened in 1963 Railway stations in Yamaguchi Prefecture {{Yamaguchi-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iwakuni, Yamaguchi
is a city located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. History Iwakuni was formerly the castle town of the Iwakuni han, which was formed by Lord Hiroie Kikkawa after he was banished there for supporting the defeated shōgun. The Kikkawa clan ruled the han during the Edo period. The han was originally assessed at 30 thousand koku, and later, 60 thousand. Iwakuni han prospered for 300 years up until the Meiji Restoration. Before being re-founded with the same name following the mergers in 2006, the city was first founded on April 1, 1940. On March 20, 2006, Iwakuni absorbed the towns of Kuga, Mikawa, Miwa, Nishiki, Shūtō and Yū, and the village of Hongō (all from Kuga District) to create the new and expanded city of Iwakuni. Geography Located at 34° N, 132° E, Iwakuni is in the eastern part of Yamaguchi Prefecture, bordering the Seto Inland Sea. Climate Iwakuni has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cfa'') with hot summers and cool winter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
