Kintetsu Railway

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Japan's largest private railway network connecting major tourist areas including Osaka, Nara, Kyoto, Mie, and Nagoya. Access from Namba to Nara takes as little as 30 minutes. It operates many attractive trains where the ride itself is the goal, such as the luxury "Shimakaze" to Ise-Shima and the "Aoniyoshi" to Nara. It is a reliable partner for a grand journey visiting World Heritage temples and beautiful coastlines.

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Trains and Frames: Traveling on the Kintetsu Line

Trains and Frames: Traveling on the Kintetsu Line

Osaka Convention & Tourism Bureau

Kintetsu Railway

Address
6-1-55 Uehonmachi, Tennoji-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka
Website
http://www.kintetsu.jp/
Operator
Keihan Electric Railway

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