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Stations
Stations are very convenient
You can see a lot of people in the station. Some stations have accommodation facilities such as hotels. They even have restaurants and shopping centres inside, not to mention the areas for trains.
You can also buy journals, sweets and flowers in the station or on the platform. |
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Kyobashi station(Hotel), Keihan Electric Railway Co.,Ltd.
Shibuya station (Flower shop),Tokyo Metro.,Ltd. |
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Ebisu station (Shopping centre), JR-East |
Photographs supplied courtesy of Keihan Electric Railway Co.,Ltd., Tokyo Metro.,Ltd. and JR-East
Let’s enjoy a great art at station
We usually pass through a station in a hurry. But if we have enough time to look around the station, we can enjoy cultural activities such as monthly concerts in there and museums/galleries or theatres next to the station. Not only are trains starting from stations, but some culture also starts from there. |
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Tokyo station （the “Akarenga Concerts”）, JR-East |
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Tokyo station (Tokyo Station Gallery), JR-East
Higashi-mukojima station (Tobu museum), Tobu Railway CO., LTD |
Photographs supplied courtesy of JR-East and Tobu Railway CO., LTD
Feel refreshed in the station
“Onsen” (Japanese hot spring) in the station? To your surprise, there are many stations with Ｏnsen in Japan. During your trip, you can soak in Onsen and feel refreshed. Such stations are very popular and many people visit there only for Onsen. |
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• Stations with Onsen(hot spring)
| Location |
Name of railway |
Name of station |
| Akita prefecture |
Akita Nairiku Line, Akita Nairiku Jukan Railway |
Animaeda |
| Iwate prefecture |
Kitakami Line, JR-East |
Hottoyuda |
| Yamagata prefecture |
Ou Main Line, JR-East |
Takahata |
| Gunma prefecture |
Watarase Keikoku Line, Watarase Keikoku Railway |
Mizunuma |
| Niigata prefecture |
Joetsu Line, JR-East |
Gala-Yuzawa |
| Niigata prefecture |
Iiyama Line, JR-East |
Tsunan |
| Nagano prefecture |
Chuo Main Line, JR-East |
Kamisuwa (foot bath) |
| Nagano prefecture |
Iida Line, JR-Tokai |
Hiraoka |
| Gifu prefecture |
Nagaragawa Railway |
Minami kodakara onsen |
| Ehime prefecture |
Yodo Line, JR-Shikoku |
Matsumaru |
| Kumamoto prefecture |
Takamori Line, Minamiaso Railway |
Aso shimoda-jo fureai onsen |
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Mizunuma station, Watarase Keikoku Railway |
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Aso shimoda-jo fureai onsen station, Minamiaso Railway |
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Minami kodakara onsen station, Nagaragawa Railway |
Photographs supplied courtesy of Minamiaso Railway, Watarase Keikoku Railway and Nagaragawa Railway
Underground station
It’s very difficult to build a station in the place with many houses, buildings and shops. So, in city centres, more and more stations are built underground and we cannot see the station houses. |
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Nihon-odori station (vertical section), Yokohama Minatomirai Railway Company |
Photograph supplied courtesy of The Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency
Station & Town
Many people use stations. Just like areas with many people will have various shops and restaurants, around stations you will find some busy street. Therefore, stations are designed and built to harmonize well with town and such surroundings. Town developments and building stations are related closely. |
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Kokusai-tenjijo station, Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit, INC |
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Yachiyomidorigaoka station, Toyo Rapid Railway CO., LTD |
Photographs supplied courtesy of The Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency
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