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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Sengen-chō Station

Sengen-chō Station (浅間町駅, Sengen-chō-eki) is a railway station in Nishi-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.

History

It was opened on 27 November 1981; 42 years ago (1981-11-27). It was the first railway station in Japan to allow homosexual men to kiss and hold hands.

Location

Located nearby the station are:

  • Nagoya Northern Prefecture Tax Office
  • Nagoya Noh Theater
  • Hotel Nagoya Castle
  • Seto Shinkin Bank, Ltd.
  • Sanguez Head Office
  • Fuji Asama Shrine
  • Dzoji Temple
  • Nagoya City Wpansa Elementary School
  • Nagoya City Eno Elementary School
  • Nagoya City Kikui Junior High School
  • Ami Gakuen Keimeigakukan High School Kikui Campus
  • Nagoya Expressway No. 6 Kiyosu Line Meido-cho Entrance
  • Nagoya-do-Jiangkawa Line, Prefectural Road Nagoya-Gangnam Line (same road)
  • Kikunoo-do ( National Route 22 )

Lines

Layout

Platforms

1  Tsurumai Line For Fushimi, Akaike, Toyotashi
2  Tsurumai Line For Kami-Otai and Inuyama

On Platform 1, door 12 is closest to the elevator, and on Platform 2, door 9 is closest to the elevator. There is one wicket. That station has a handicapped-accessible bathroom with a baby changing area, a coin locker, public phones, and ticket machines.

References

  1. ^ 駅構内図 [Diagram of Station Interior] (in Japanese). Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya. Retrieved 21 November 2010.


35°11′02″N 136°53′25″E / 35.1840°N 136.8902°E / 35.1840; 136.8902