Higashi Betsuin Station (東別院駅, Higashi Betsuin-eki) is an underground metro station located in Naka-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan operated by the Nagoya Municipal Subway.[2] It is located 0.7 rail kilometers from the terminus of the Meijō Line at Kanayama Station. It is close to Nagoya Broadcasting Network[3] and Higashi Betsuin Temple,[4] after which it is named. Higashi Betsuin is an abbreviation of the name Higashi Hongan-ji Nagoya Betsuin, a Buddhist temple known formally as Shinshuōtaniha Nagoya Betsuin, which is a temple associated with the temple in Kyoto called Higashi Hongan-ji. | ||||||
Location: 3-24 Ōimachi, Naka, Nagoya, Aichi(名古屋市中区大井町3-24)Japan | ||||||
Operated by: Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya | ||||||
Opened: 30 March 1967; 57 years ago (1967-03-30) | ||||||