Kamaishi Station
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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...
located in Kamaishi
Kamaishi, Iwate
is a small, historic city located on the Sanriku rias coast of Iwate, Japan. As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 41,022 and a density of 92.9 persons per km². The total area is 441.42 km². It is famous in modern times for its steel production and most recently for its promotion...
, Iwate
Iwate Prefecture
is the second largest prefecture of Japan after Hokkaido. It is located in the Tōhoku region of Honshū island and contains the island's easternmost point. The capital is Morioka. Iwate has the lowest population density of any prefecture outside Hokkaido...
, on the northeastern coast of Japan's
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...
main island, Honshū
Honshu
is the largest island of Japan. The nation's main island, it is south of Hokkaido across the Tsugaru Strait, north of Shikoku across the Inland Sea, and northeast of Kyushu across the Kanmon Strait...
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- JR EastEast Japan Railway Companyis the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo....
- Yamada LineYamada LineThe Yamada Line is a railway line in Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company . It runs from Morioka Station in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture to Kamaishi Station in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture via Miyako Station in Miyako, Iwate Prefecture....
- Kamaishi LineKamaishi LineThe is a railway line operated by the East Japan Railway Company which runs 90.2 km between Hanamaki and Kamaishi in Iwate Prefecture, Japan.-Stations:All stations are in Iwate Prefecture.-See also:...
- Yamada Line
- Sanriku RailwaySanriku RailwayThe is a railway company in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. The company or its lines are also known as . The company was founded in 1981, as the first "third sector" railway line in the country, excluding special cases such as freight rails in seaports. Its lines are former Japanese National Railways...
- South Rias Line