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Kashihara Line

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Kashihara Line   B   A Kashihara Line train passing Yakushi-ji temple Overview Native name 橿原線 Type Commuter rail System Kintetsu Railway Locale Nara, Nara, Japan Yamtokoriyama, Nara, Japan Tenri, Nara, Japan Kawanishi, Nara, Japan Miyake, Nara, Japan Tawaramoto, Nara, Japan Kashihara , Nara, Japan Termini Yamato-Saidaiji Kashiharajingu-mae Stations 17 Operation Opened April 1, 1921 ; 98 years ago  ( 1921-04-01 ) Owner Kintetsu Railway Character Commuter rail Technical Line length 23.8 km (14.8 mi) Track gauge 1,435 mm ( 4 ft  8   1 ⁄ 2  in ) Minimum radius 240 m Electrification 1,500 V DC Overhead lines Operating speed 100 km/h (60 mph) [1] The Kashihara Line ( 橿原線 , Kashihara-sen ) is a 23.8 km (14.8 mi) north-south bound railway line in Nara Prefecture, Japan, owned and operated by the Kintetsu Railway, a private railway operator. It connects Yamato-Saidaiji Station and Kashiharajingu

Kansai Main Line

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Kansai Main Line   V     Q   KiHa 120 diesel car on a rural section in March 2007 Overview Other name(s) Yamatoji Line (Kamo - JR Namba) Native name 関西本線 Type Heavy rail Locale Aichi Prefecture Mie Prefecture Kyoto Prefecture Nara Prefecture Osaka Prefecture Termini Nagoya JR Namba Stations 52 Operation Opened 1889 Owner JR Central JR West Technical Line length 179.6 km (111.6 mi) Track gauge 1,067 mm ( 3 ft 6 in ) Electrification 1,500 V DC, overhead line (Nagoya–Kameyama, Kamo–JR Namba) Operating speed 120 km/h (75 mph) (Nagoya–Kawarada, Nara–Tennoji) 95 km/h (59 mph) (Kawarada–Nara, Tennoji–JR Namba) Old Nara Station building in March 2007 A Kasuga limited express train in a rural section. The photo was taken in March 2006, shortly before the service was canceled. The Kansai Main Line ( 関西本線 , Kansai-honsen , also called the " Kansai Line ") is a railway line in Japan, which connect

Tenrikyo

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Part of a series on Tenrikyo People Nakayama Miki Iburi Izō Shinbashira Nakayama Shinnosuke Nakayama Shōzen Scripture Ofudesaki Mikagura-uta Osashizu Supplemental texts The Doctrine of Tenrikyo The Life of Oyasama Anecdotes of Oyasama Beliefs Joyous Life God Anthropology Creation narrative Jiba-Kanrodai Theology Practices Service Sazuke History History Timeline Institutions Tenrikyo Church Headquarters Oyasato-yakata Tenri University Sankōkan Museum Tenri Central Library Tenri Hospital Tenri, Nara Other Bibliography v t e Tenrikyo Church Headquarters, Tenri, Nara Tenrikyo ( 天理教 , Tenrikyō , sometimes rendered as Tenriism ) [1] is a Japanese new religion which is neither strictly monotheistic nor pantheistic, originating from the teachings of a 19th-century woman named Nakayama Miki, known to her followers as Oyasama . [2] Followers of Tenrikyo believe that God of Origin, Go