Yokaichi Station
Encyclopedia
is a train station
in Higashiomi
, Shiga, Japan
. The main station in Higashiōmi city and one of the most important station of Ohmi railway.
, Eigen-ji
and "Chokotto-bus" (municipal buses) depart and arrive from this station.
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
in Higashiomi
Higashiomi, Shiga
is a city located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan.As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 117,557 and the density of 303 persons per km². The total area is 388.58 km²....
, Shiga, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. The main station in Higashiōmi city and one of the most important station of Ohmi railway.
Lines
- Ohmi RailwayOhmi Railwayis a Japanese private railway company which operates in Shiga Prefecture, and a member of the Seibu group since 1943. The company is named after the Ōmi Province, the former name of the present-day Shiga. The railway is nicknamed by local users because of its noisy sound.- History :Ohmi Railway is...
- Main LineOhmi Railway Main LineThe is a regional railway line in Shiga Prefecture operated by Ohmi Railway. It connects the cities of Maibara and Koka. It is running parallel with the Tōkaidō Shinkansen between Takamiya and Gokasho.The line is long, stretching from Maibara to Kibukawa...
- Yōkaichi LineOhmi Railway Yokaichi LineThe is a regional railway line in Shiga Prefecture operated by Ohmi Railway.The line is 9.3 km long, connecting Yōkaichi on the Main Line in Higashiōmi to Ōmi-Hachiman on the JR West Biwako Line in Omihachiman....
- Main Line
Layout
Stations next to Yōkaichi
Buses
"Ohmi Railway bus" for Notogawa StationNotogawa Station
is a train station in Higashiōmi, Shiga, Japan.-Stations next to Notogawa:...
, Eigen-ji
Eigen-ji
is one of fourteen autonomous branches of the Rinzai school of Japanese Zen, founded in 1361 by the lord of Ōmi province—Sasaki Ujiyori. The temple is located in modern day Higashiōmi, Shiga prefecture of Japan, and its first Abbot was the famous poet and roshi Jakushitsu Genko...
and "Chokotto-bus" (municipal buses) depart and arrive from this station.