Wikimapia is a multilingual open-content collaborative map, where anyone can create place tags and share their knowledge.

Turntable (Kawanehon)

Japan / Shizuoka / Fujieda / Kawanehon
 railway turntable  Add category
 Upload a photo

The 50-feet turntable at Senzu train station.
It was made by Ransomes and Rapier Ltd. of England in 1897 and is the oldest remaining turntable in Japan whose manufacturing date is known.
In 2001, the national Agency for Cultural Affairs registered it as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates:   35°6'23"N   138°8'11"E
This article was last modified 12 years ago