is a train 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...

 on the Kyoto Municipal Subway

Kyoto Municipal Subway

is the metro network in the city of Kyoto, Japan. It is operated by Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau. It has two lines.-Lines:- External links :**...

 Karasuma Line in Sakyō-ku

Sakyo-ku, Kyoto

is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It was created in 1929 when it was split off from Kamigyo-ku.It is located in the north-east corner of Kyoto city. In the east it borders the city of Ōtsu in Shiga Prefecture. In the south Sanjō Street separates it from...

, Kyoto

Kyoto

is a city in the central part of the island of Honshū, Japan. It has a population close to 1.5 million. Formerly the imperial capital of Japan, it is now the capital of Kyoto Prefecture, as well as a major part of the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto metropolitan area.-History:...

, 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...

. It is the beginning of the line, and was opened on 3 June 1997.

Layout

The station has an island platform serving 2 tracks.

Adjacent stations

Around the station

The station name "Kokusaikaikan" refers to the , the city's main conference hall where many international conventions, including the conference that created the Kyoto Protocol

Kyoto Protocol

The Kyoto Protocol is a protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change , aimed at fighting global warming...

 in 1997, are held. The center can be accessed by short walk from the station.

• Kyoto International Conference Center
  Kyoto International Conference Center
  The , abbreviated as ICC Kyoto and previously called the Kyoto International Conference Hall, is a large conference facility located at Takaragaike, Sakyō-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan...
  
  
• Grand Prince Hotel Kyoto
• Iwakura Station
  Iwakura Station (Kyoto)
  is a train station located on the Eizan Electric Railway Kurama Line in Sakyō-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.-Layout:This station has 2 island platforms serving a track each...
  
   (Eizan Railway Kurama Line)
• Entsu-ji
• Takaragaike-dori
• Doshisha Elementary School, Doshisha Junior and Senior High School

Bus stops

Kokusaikaikan-ekimae

• Kyoto City Bus: Bus stop A
  • Route 5 for Shijo Kawaramachi and Kyōto Station
  • Route 31 for Gion
    Gion
    is a district of Kyoto, Japan, originally developed in the Middle Ages, in front of Yasaka Shrine. The district was built to accommodate the needs of travelers and visitors to the shrine...
    
     and
  • Route 65 for Karasuma Marutamachi and Shijo Karasuma
• Kyoto City Bus: Bus stop B
  • Route 5, 31, 65 for Iwakura Depot
• Kyoto Bus Co., Ltd.: Bus stop 1
  • Route 24 for Iwakura Jisso-in
  • Route 26 for Iwakura Muramatsu (part of buses run via Iwakura Shimozaichicho)
  • Route 29 for Iwakura Muramatsu via Iwakura Shinozaichicho and Nagatani Hachimangu
  • Route 45, 46 for Iwakura Muramatsu
• Kyoto Bus Co., Ltd.: Bus stop 2
  • Route 40 for Kyoto Sangyo Daigaku-mae
    Kyoto Sangyo University
    is a private university in Kita-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan.- History :The university was established in 1965. The founder was an astronomer named Toshima Araki , who intended to nurture students so that they could have their spiritual foundation upon the traditions of Japanese culture and contribute...
    
     and via Hokuryo Koko-mae, Kyoto Seika Daigaku-mae
    Kyoto Seika University
    is a private university, located in Seika, Kyoto, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1968, and it was chartered as a university in 1979....
    
     and Chikyuken-mae
  • Route 45 for Kyoto Station, Entsujimichi and Hakuaikai Byoin-mae
  • Route 46 for Kitaoji Station
    Kitaoji Station
    is a train station on the Kyoto Municipal Subway Karasuma Line in Kita-ku, Kyoto, Japan.-Layout:*This station has an island platform with 2 tracks under Karasuma Street.-Surroundings:*Kitaōji Town**Kyoto City Kitaōji Bus Terminal**Kyoto North Hall...
    
    , Entsujimichi and Hakuaikai Byoin-mae
  • Route 50 for Ichihara via Hokuryo Koko-mae, Kyoto Seika Daigaku-mae and Chikyuken-mae
  • for via Hanazonobashi and Kawabata-dori (running only on weekdays)
  • for Takano Depot via Takaragaike Kyugijo-mae (running except weekdays)
• Kyoto Bus Co., Ltd.: Bus stop 3
  • Route 19 for Ohara and Kodeishi via Hanazonobashi and

External links

• Access map from Kokusaikaikan Station to ICC Kyoto
• Station information by Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau