Yamato-Yagi Station
Yamato-Yagi Station (大和八木駅, Yamato-Yagi Eki) is a Kintetsu railway station on the Kintetsu Osaka and the Kashihara Lines in Kashihara, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It is a key station servicing train lines to and from Osaka, Nara, Kyoto, and Nagoya. The station opened in 1923 as station on the Kashihara Line, becoming a stop on the Osaka Line in 1929.
Station
Yamato-Yagi Station handles over 37,000 passengers daily, and has many stores inside the station:
- Pocket plat (convenience store) on platforms 1-4 and 6
- Lemon (cake shop) on platform 5
- Wakakusa Shoten (book shop) on platform 6
- Small convenience store on platform 5
- Pannetery (bread shop) on platform 5
- Kakinohazushi (sushi shop) on platform 6
- Udon restaurant on platforms 1-2
Layout
There are two island platforms and four tracks for the Osaka Line on the second floor, and two side platforms and two tracks for the Kashihara Line on the first floor.
| 1 | ■ Osaka Line | eastbound for Sakurai, Nabari, Nagoya and the Ise-Shima region (siding) |
| ■ Osaka Line | trains starting Yamato-Yagi for Uehommachi | |
| 2 | ■ Osaka Line | eastbound for Sakurai, Nabari, Kintetsu Nagoya and the Ujiyamada-Kashikojima region (trunk line) |
| 3 | ■ Osaka Line | westbound for Yamato-Takada, Fuse, Tsuruhashi, Uehommachi and Kintetsu Namba (trunk line) |
| ■ Limited Express trains to the Kashihara Line | for Yamato-Saidaiji and Kyōto | |
| 4 | ■ Osaka Line | westbound for Yamato-Takada, Fuse, Tsuruhashi, Uehommachi and Namba (siding) |
| ■ Limited Express trains to the Kashihara Line | for Yamato-Saidaiji and Kyōto | |
| 5 | ■ Kashihara Line | southbound for Kashiharajingū-mae Change trains at Kashiharajingū-mae for Yoshino and Kintetsu Gose |
| 6 | ■ Kashihara Line | northbound forYamato-Saidaiji and Kyōto Change trains at Hirahata for Tenri, and at Yamato-Saidaiji for Kintetsu Nara |
Environs
- Kintetsu Department Store
- Cinema
- Bank of Nanto
- S2 bar
- Tachibana sushi shop (some Western influences)
- Maru izakaya (two locations, mostly fried Kansai food)
- Capricciosa Italian restaurant
- Cafe Anjou coffee shop and curry restaurant
- Clover bar and restaurant (serves lunch)
- Za Watami izakaya (multiple floors)
- Yamatoya izakaya (serves sushi and nabe)
- Kichiri izkaya
- pachinko parlor
Highway access
- Japan National Route 24
- Japan National Route 165
- Japan National Route 166
- Japan National Route 169
- Nara Prefectural Route 158 (Yamato-Yagi Teishajō Route)
- Nara Prefectural Route 161 (Unebi-Goryō-mae Teishajō Route)
- Nara Prefectural Route 206 (Toyōra-Yamato-Yagi Teishajō Route)
Connecting lines and services
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kintetsu (近畿日本鉄道) | ||||
| Osaka Line | ||||
| Limited Express (Non-stop): Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Tsuruhashi | a part of Meihan Non-stop Limited Express (Urban Liner) | Tsu or Kintetsu Nagoya | ||
| Tsuruhashi (Osaka - Toba) Fuse (Osaka - Toba) Yamato-Takada (Osaka - Ujiyamada, Kashikojima) |
Limited Express (Osaka - Ise) | Haibara (Osaka - Ujiyamada, Kashikojima) Nabari (Osaka - Toba) | ||
| Yamato-Saidaiji | Limited Express (Kyoto - Ise) | Nabari (Kyoto - Ise) | ||
| Yamato-Takada Yamato-Saidaiji |
Limited Express (Osaka, Kyoto - Kashikojima) | Haibara | ||
| Yamato-Takada | Rapid Express (快速急行) | Sakurai | ||
| Yamato-Takada | Suburban Rapid Express (区間快速急行) | Sakurai | ||
| Yamato-Takada | Express (急行) | Sakurai | ||
| Masuga | Semi-Express (準急) | Miminashi | ||
| Masuga | Local (普通) | Miminashi | ||
| Kashihara Line | ||||
| Yamato-Saidaiji | Limited Express (Kyoto - Kashihara) | Kashiharajingū-mae | ||
| Yamato-Saidaiji | Limited Express (Kyoto - Ise) | Haibara (Osaka, Kyoto - Kashikojima) Nabari (Kyoto - Ise) | ||
| Tawaramoto | Express (急行) | Yagi-nishiguchi | ||
| Ninokuchi | Local (普通) | Yagi-nishiguchi | ||