Miyajima-guchi

is a neighborhood in

Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima is a city located in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. The name derives from a market traditionally held on the 20th of each month with ''hatsuka'' (廿日) meaning "20th day" and ''ichi'' (市) translating to "market". The market continues to this day ...

, Japan. It was a part of the

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until 2005 when the town was annexed by the

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of Hatsukaichi. It is located on Route 2 from

Osaka is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of ...

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, and is served by the

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Miyajimaguchi Station Miyajimaguchi Station is a railway station on the Sanyō Main Line in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). From the pier near the station there are ferry services for Miyajima (Itsukushima) by JR Miyajima Fe ...

and

Hiroden-miyajima-guchi Station is a terminal station on the Hiroden Miyajima Line located in Miyajima-guchi, Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima, Japan. Routes From Hiroden-miyajima-guchi Station, there is one of Hiroden Tram route on Hiroden Miyajima Line. * Hiroshima Station - Hiroden- ...

on the

Hiroden Miyajima Line The is a 16.1-kilometre-long light rail line operated by Hiroshima Electric Railway (Hiroden) connecting Hiroshima and Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It has been operated since 1922. Due to historical reasons, the line is the only H ...

from Hiroshima. The

JR Miyajima Ferry is the ferry route between Miyajimaguchi, Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima and Miyajima (Itsukushima). JR Miyajima Ferries are operated by , a wholly owned subsidiary of West Japan Railway Company (JR West). There are three ferries called the ''Miyaji ...

terminus and private ferry terminus are a short walk from the station, and provide access to the island of

Miyajima may refer to: Places * Miyajima, another name for the Japanese island Itsukushima * Miyajima, Hiroshima, a former town on this island, merged into Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima is a city located in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. The name derives from a ...

, also now a part of Hatsukaichi. Geography of Hiroshima Prefecture {{Hiroshima-geo-stub ja:宮島口駅