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Iwakuni (岩国市, Iwakuni-shi) is a city located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 June 2023 [update] , the city had an estimated population of 127,512 in 65182 households and a population density of 157 persons per km 2 . [ 1 ]
Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni or MCAS Iwakuni (岩国飛行場, Iwakuni hikōjō) (IATA: IWK, ICAO: RJOI) is a joint Japan Maritime Self-Defense Forces and United States Marine Corps air station located in the Nishiki river delta, 1.3 NM (2.4 km; 1.5 mi) southeast of Iwakuni Station [1] in the city of Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.
Iwakuni Station is served by the JR West Sanyō Main Line, and is located 346.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobe. It is also the terminus of the 43.7 kilometer Gantoku Line to Tokuyama. Additionally, trains from the Nishikigawa Seiryū Line inter-run over the Gantoku Line and terminate at Iwakuni.
Yamaguchi Prefecture (山口県, Yamaguchi-ken) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. [2] Yamaguchi Prefecture has a population of 1,377,631 (1 February 2018) and has a geographic area of 6,112 km 2 (2,359 sq mi).
The Kintai Bridge (錦帯橋, Kintai-kyō) is a historical wooden arch bridge in the city of Iwakuni in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. The pedestrian bridge was built in 1673, spanning the Nishiki River in a series of five wooden arches. The bridge is located on the foot of Mt. Yokoyama, at the top of which lies Iwakuni Castle.
Shin-Iwakuni Station (新岩国駅, Shin-Iwakuni-eki, lit. "New Iwakuni Station") is a railway station on the high-speed Sanyo Shinkansen line in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi , Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
The station opened on 15 April 1929, initially named Iwakuni Station. [2] It was renamed Nishi-Iwakuni in 1942, and at the same time, the original Marifu Station was renamed Iwakuni Station. [2] With the privatization of the Japan National Railway (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan railway Company (JR West).
Minami-Iwakuni Station (南岩国駅, Minami-Iwakuni-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).