is a
railway station
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...
on the
Kagoshima Main Line
The is a major railway line operated by the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) between Mojikō in Kitakyushu, and Kagoshima Station in Kagoshima City, at the southern end of Kyushu. Until March 13, 2004, it extended 393 km between its two ...
operated by
Kyushu Railway Company
The , also referred to as , is one of the seven constituent companies of Japan Railways Group (JR Group). It operates intercity rail services within Kyushu, Japan and the JR Kyushu Jet Ferry Beetle hydrofoil service across the Tsushima Strait ...
in the
Hioki, Kagoshima
is a city in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of May 1, 2010, the city had a population of 51,819 ,
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
. The station is functioning since its opening on 1913.
Lines
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Kyushu Railway Company
The , also referred to as , is one of the seven constituent companies of Japan Railways Group (JR Group). It operates intercity rail services within Kyushu, Japan and the JR Kyushu Jet Ferry Beetle hydrofoil service across the Tsushima Strait ...
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Kagoshima Main Line
The is a major railway line operated by the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) between Mojikō in Kitakyushu, and Kagoshima Station in Kagoshima City, at the southern end of Kyushu. Until March 13, 2004, it extended 393 km between its two ...
JR
Adjacent stations
Nearby places
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Ichiuji Castle
is a castle structure in Hioki, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Ichiuji Castle is also called Ijūin Castle.
History
Ichiuji Castle was built by the Ijuin clan and was later controlled by the Shimazu clan.
In 1536, Shimazu Takahisa moved the or ...
*Statue of
Shimazu Yoshihiro
was the second son of Shimazu Takahisa and the younger brother of Shimazu Yoshihisa. Traditionally believed to be the 17th head of the Shimazu clan, he was a skilled general during the Sengoku period who greatly contributed to the unification o ...
*Ijūin Junior High School
*Hioki City Library
*Ijūin Station Police Box
*Ijūin High School
*Hioki Police Station
Railway stations in Kagoshima Prefecture
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1913
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