Kayashima Station

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Kayashima Station

萱島駅
Kayashima shrine - panoramio (1).jpg
Kayashima Station with the sacred tree growing through it
LocationNeyagawa, Osaka
Japan
Coordinates34°44′51″N 135°36′41″E / 34.7474°N 135.6113°E / 34.7474; 135.6113Coordinates: 34°44′51″N 135°36′41″E / 34.7474°N 135.6113°E / 34.7474; 135.6113
Operated byKeihan Electric Railway
Line(s)Keihan Main Line

Kayashima Station (萱島駅, Kayashima-eki) is a railway station located in the city of Neyagawa, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.

One notable feature of this station is that it has a large camphor sacred tree growing in the middle of it which is considered sacred to the local people.[1] The station was built around it. The tree is estimated to be around 700 years old; its base has a small Shinto shrine.[2]

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Adjacent stations[]

« Service »
Keihan Main Line
Rapid Limited Express for Demachiyanagi (快速特急): Does not stop at this station
Limited Express (特急): Does not stop at this station
Commuter Rapid Express for Nakanoshima (通勤快急): Does not stop at this station
Rapid Express (快速急行): Does not stop at this station
Midnight Express for Kuzuha (深夜急行): Does not stop at this station
Express (急行): Does not stop at this station
Kyobashi   Commuter Sub Express for Yodoyabashi or Nakanoshima (通勤準急)   Neyagawashi
Moriguchishi   Sub Express (準急)   Neyagawashi
Ōwada   Semi-Express (区間急行)   Neyagawashi
Ōwada   Local (普通)   Neyagawashi

Notes[]

  1. ^ https://mymodernmet.com/kayashima-station-camphor-tree/
  2. ^ Aaron Netsky, Kayashima Station, Atlas Obscura (Accessed March 15 2017)
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