Hiroden Honkawa-cho Station
Encyclopedia
Honkawa-cho is a Hiroden station
(tram stop
) on Hiroden Main Line
, located in Honkawa-cho 1-chome, Naka-ku
, Hiroshima
.
Metro station
A metro station or subway station is a railway station for a rapid transit system, often known by names such as "metro", "underground" and "subway". It is often underground or elevated. At crossings of metro lines, they are multi-level....
(tram stop
Tram stop
A tram stop is a place designated for a tram to stop so passengers can board or alight it. Tram stops share most characteristics of bus stops, but because trams operate on rails, they often include railway platforms, especially if stepless entries are provided for accessibility...
) on Hiroden Main Line
Hiroden Main Line
The is a streetcar line of Hiroshima Electric Railway in Hiroshima, Japan. The line has been operated since 1912.The total distance of the line is 5.5 kilometers. Routes 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 and 8 operate on the line. The line has 20 stations, numbered M1 through M19 .-Stations:...
, located in Honkawa-cho 1-chome, Naka-ku
Naka-ku, Hiroshima
is the heart of Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. Naka-ku is home to Hiroshima's central business district and Peace Memorial Park. Major attractions include the Hondori shopping arcade, a covered mall-like street of shops extending east from the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park to Hacchobori...
, Hiroshima
Hiroshima
is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture, and the largest city in the Chūgoku region of western Honshu, the largest island of Japan. It became best known as the first city in history to be destroyed by a nuclear weapon when the United States Army Air Forces dropped an atomic bomb on it at 8:15 A.M...
.
Routes
From Honkawa-cho Station, there are four of Hiroden Streetcar routes.
Hiroshima Station - Hiroden-miyajima-guchi Route
Hiroden-nishi-hiroshima - Hiroshima Port Route
Hiroshima Station - Eba Route
Yokogawa Station - Hiroden-honsha-mae Route
Connections
█ Main Line-
- Genbaku Dome-mae (Atomic Bomb Dome)Hiroden Genbaku Dome-mae StationGenbaku Dome-mae is a Hiroden tram stop on the Hiroden Main Line, located in front of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial in Ote-machi 1-chome, Naka-ku, Hiroshima, Japan.-Routes:...
— Honkawa-cho — Tokaichi-machiHiroden Tokaichi-machi StationTokaichi-machi is a Hiroden station on Hiroden Yokogawa Line and Hiroden Main Line, located in Tokaichi-machi 1-chome, Naka-ku, Hiroshima.-Routes:From Tokaichi-machi Station, there are five of Hiroden Streetcar routes....
- Genbaku Dome-mae (Atomic Bomb Dome)
Around station
- Hiroshima City Honkawa Elementary School
- Honkawa Elementary School Peace MuseumHonkawa Elementary School Peace MuseumThe Honkawa Elementary School Peace Museum is a museum of the Peace in Honkawacho, Naka-ku, Hiroshima, Japan.The school was the closest school to ground zero....
- Honkawa Elementary School Peace Museum
- Hiroshima Peace Memorial ParkHiroshima Peace Memorial Parkis a memorial park in the center of Hiroshima, Japan. It is dedicated to the legacy of Hiroshima as the first city in the world to suffer a nuclear attack, and to the memories of the bomb's direct and indirect victims ....
- Hiroshima Peace MemorialHiroshima Peace MemorialHiroshima Peace Memorial, commonly called the Atomic Bomb Dome or , in Hiroshima, Japan, is part of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park and was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996. The ruin serves as a memorial to the people who were killed in the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on August 6,...
- Children's Peace MonumentChildren's Peace MonumentThe is a monument for peace to commemorate Sadako Sasaki and the thousands of child victims of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima-Overview:The monument is located in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, itself in the city of Hiroshima...
- Hiroshima Peace Memorial MuseumHiroshima Peace Memorial MuseumHiroshima Peace Memorial Museum is located in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, in central Hiroshima, Japan.It was established in August 1955 with the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Hall ....
- Hiroshima Peace Memorial
- KKR Hiroshimakinen Hospita
History
- Opened as "Sakan-cho" on December 8, 1912.
- Became a junction stop between Yokogawa Route and Others, on November 1, 1917.
- Renamed to the present name "Honkawa-cho" on April 1, 1965.
See also
- Hiroden Streetcar Lines and RoutesHiroden Streetcar Lines and RoutesThis is a list of lines and routes on the Hiroshima Electric Railway's railway and streetcar systems in and around Hiroshima.-Lines:Currently there are seven streetcar lines.*Main Line*Ujina Line*Eba Line*Hakushima Line...