Shinano-Kokubunji Station (信濃国分寺駅, Shinano-Kokubunji-eki) is a railway station on the Shinano Railway Line in the city of Ueda, Nagano, Japan, operated by the third-sector railway operating company Shinano Railway.
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The Shinano Kokubun-ji is a Buddhist temple located in the city of Ueda, Nagano, Japan. It belongs to the Tendai sect, and its honzon is a statue of Yakushi Nyōrai. It is the successor to the Nara period kokubunji National Temples established by Emperor Shōmu for the purpose of promoting Buddhism as the national religion of Japan and standardising control of the imperial rule to the provinces. The archaeological site with the ruins of the ancient temple grounds for the provincial temple and its associated provincial nunnery was collectively designated as a National Historic Site in 1974.
Amulets of Somin Shōrai a deity of the Gion faith are distributed from here.
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Ōya Station is a railway station on the Shinano Railway Line in the city of Ueda, Nagano, Japan, operated by the third-sector railway operating company Shinano Railway.
On February 26, 2024, the Post office was relocated inside the station building, and Postal workers were entrusted with station duties such as ticket sales.
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Ueda is a city located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 April 2019, the city had an estimated population of 157,480 in 67,783 households, and a population density of 290 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 552.04 square kilometres, which makes it the fifth largest city in Nagano Prefecture in terms of area.
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Ueda Castle is a Japanese castle located in Ueda, northern Nagano Prefecture, Japan. At the end of the Edo period, Ueda Castle was home to a cadet branch of the Matsudaira clan, daimyō of Ueda Domain, but the castle is better known for its association with the Sengoku period Sanada clan. It was also called Amagafuji-jō or Matsuo-jō. The castle was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1934.
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Ueda Domain was a feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan. It is located in Shinano Province, Honshū. The domain was centered at Ueda Castle, located in what is now part of the city of Ueda in Nagano Prefecture.
Lines
Shinano-Kokubunji Station is served by the 65.1 km Shinano Railway Line and is 37.1 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Karuizawa Station.
Station layout
The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms serving two tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge.
History
The station opened on 29 March 2002.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 1,114 passengers daily.
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Surrounding area
Site of Shinano Kokubun-ji National Route 18
See also
List of railway stations in Japan
