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KISHIWADA
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Nankai Line
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Assignment time of station staff
Central ticket gate
Station staff are stationed.
South ticket gate
Station staff are absent all day.
Please use the intercom to call staff.
Timetable/Fare
Information of surrounding facilities
Kishiwada station opened in October 1897. Elevation of the station began in October 1987. The construction of a parking lot on top of the station was promoted as a continuous grade-separated crossing project which was unprecedented in Japan. The inbound line was completed in May 1992, and the outbound line was completed two years later in July. The Kishiwada Danjiri Festival, which boasts about 300 years of history and tradition, is said to have originated from the Inari Festival held by the lord of the Kishiwada domain, Nagayasu Oka, to pray for a bountiful harvest. Take a bus in front of the station to Mt. Ushitaki, a famous spot for waterfalls and autumn leaves. The Momiji Festival is held in November.
Surrounding Facilities
Kishiwada Castle/Kishiwada Municipal Local History Museum 《Get off the station and walk for about 10 minutes》
[Address] 9-1 Kishikicho, Kishiwada City [TEL/JP only] 072-431-3251
Kishiwada Danjiri Kaikan 《About 15 minutes on foot from the station》
At the Kishiwada Danjiri Kaikan, located near Kishiwada Castle, you can not only watch, but also experience the festival itself with the latest video and sound reproductions. It is also a facility that can be used as a place for information exchange and historical research on festivals by collecting ancient records.
[Address] 11-23 Honmachi, Kishiwada City [TEL/JP only] 072-436-0914
Kishiwada Nature Museum《15 minutes walk from the station》
This is a museum that introduces the land of Kishiwada and familiar nature. Exhibits such as the fossil of "Kishiwada crocodile" discovered in Kishiwada are lined up, and materials that visitors actually found outdoors such as the "discovery box" and "presentation corner" and the results of research on natural science are displayed. The museum also hosts field seminars and lectures for various outdoor observations. It is a museum where everyone from children to adults can learn while having fun.
[Address] 6-5 Sakaimachi, Kishiwada City [TEL/JP only] 072-423-8100
Ushitakiyama Daiitokuji Temple 《Drop off at Ushitakiyama bus stop》
Ushitakiyama is a scenic spot for maple trees. Currently, it belongs to the Tendai sect, but before the early modern period, it was a combined Shingon and Tendai sect temple. Said to have been founded by En no Gyoja, it has long been revered as one of the sacred sites of Katsuragi Shugen. The Tahoto pagoda (made in the Muromachi period) that stands in the precincts is designated as a national important cultural property.
[Address] 1178-1 Osawacho, Kishiwada City [TEL/JP only] 072-479-0035
Nankai Namikiri Hall 《10 minutes walk from the station》
[Address] 1-1 Minatomidoricho, Kishiwada City [TEL/JP only] 072-439-4173
Tonboike Park 《Get off at Tonboike Koen-mae bus stop》
Tonboike Park is an Osaka prefectural park located in the central hills of Kishiwada City.
[Address] 701 Oikejiri, Sangayama-cho, Kishiwada City [TEL/JP only] 072-443-9671
Information of Kishiwada Station
Address
〒596-0054
1-10 Miyamoto-cho, Kishiwada City
