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1．Yawata
Yawata (八幡市, Yawata-shi) is a city located in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2020 the city has an estimated population of 70,433 and a population density of 2,893 persons per km². The total area is 24.35 km².The city was founded on November 1, 1977 and currently has a sister city in Milan, Ohio. As the bamboo filaments Thomas Alva Edison used for his early light bulb tests came from Kyoto, Yawata has an Edison Memorial and Edison Celebration. The Iwashimizu Hachimangu is located in Yawata.
population：69,433人 area：24.35km2
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Yawata in Shrine

1．Iwashimizu Hachimangū  ・Shinto
Iwashimizu Hachimangū (石清水八幡宮) is a Shinto shrine in the city of Yawata in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.
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2．Iwashimizu-hachimangū Station  ・
Iwashimizu-hachimangū Station (石清水八幡宮駅, Iwashimizuhachimangu-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Yawata, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private transportation company, Keihan Electric Railway.
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3．Keihan Cable Line  ・
The Iwashimizu-Hachimangū Cable (石清水八幡宮参道ケーブル, Iwashimizu hachmangū sandō kēburu), officially the Keihan Cable Line (京阪鋼索線, Keihan Kōsaku-sen), is a Japanese funicular line in Yawata, Kyoto, operated by Keihan Electric Railway. The line opened in 1926 as a route to Iwashimizu Shrine. Riders in January, the season of hatsumōde (New Year's Day visit to shrine), account for 50% of the whole year ridership.
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4．Shōka-dō  ・
The Shōka-dō (松花堂) is a hermitage built in the early Edo period, located in the city of Yawata, Kyoto, Japan. It was designated as a National Historic Site in 1957 under the name "Shōka-dō and its ruins"[1] and its gardens were designated a National Place of Scenic Beauty under the name "Shōka-dō and Shoin Garden" the same year.[2]
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Yawata in station

5．Cable-hachimangū-sanjō Station  ・85-1 Yawata-Hiranoyama, Yawata, Kyoto（京都府八幡市八幡平ノ山85-1）Japan
Cable-hachimangū-sanjō Station (ケーブル八幡宮山上駅, Kēburu-hachimangū-sanjō-eki) is a funicular station located in Yawata, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, on the Keihan Electric Railway Cable Line (Iwashimizu-Hachimangū Cable). Prior to October 2019, the station was referred to as Otokoyama-sanjō Station (男山山上駅, Otokoyama-sanjō-eki).[1]
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6．Hashimoto Station (Kyoto)  ・Nakanocho Hashimoto, Yawata-shi, Kyoto-fu 614-8341Japan
Hashimoto Station (橋本駅, Hashimoto-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Yawata, Kyoto, Japan, operated by the private transportation company, Keihan Electric Railway.
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