Rakurakuen Station

Rakurakuen is a Hiroden station on Hiroden Miyajima Line, located in Rakurakuen, Saeki-ku, Hiroshima. There was an amusement park called "Rakurakuen-yuenchi" operated by Hiroden.

Routes

From Rakurakuen Station, there is one of Hiroden Streetcar routes.

• Hiroshima Station - Hiroden-miyajima-guchi Route

Connections

Around station

• Hiroshima Institute of Technology
• Hiroshima Senior High School, Junior High School attached to H.I.T.
• Saeki-ku sports center

History

• Opened as "Shiohama" on December 1, 1935.
• Renamed to "Rakurakuen" on September 8, 1936.
• Renamed to "Rakurakuen-yuenchi(amusement park)" on July 20, 1965.
• Renamed to "Rakurakuen" on September 1, 1971. - the amusement park was closed.

See also

• Hiroden Streetcar Lines and Routes

References