Oji Station - Oji Station

...From the late Meiji to the Taisho period, the railway line was opened and the town developed further as a transportation town. The city center is located to the north of Oji Station at the northern end of the town. Oji Station is the junction of the JR Wakayama Line, the Kansai Main Line, the Kintetsu Ikoma Line, and the Tawaramoto Line, and the shopping district is the center of the commercial area including neighboring towns and villages. Due to its proximity to Osaka, it has become a residential area, and large-scale residential development is being carried out especially in the hilly area in the south. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Oji Station" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…明治後期から大正にかけて鉄道が開通し，交通の町としてさらに発展した。中心市街地は町の北端にある王寺駅北側に展開するが，王寺駅はJR和歌山線，関西本線，近鉄生駒線，田原本（たわらもと）線の分岐点であり，商店街は近隣町村を含めた商圏の中心となっている。大阪に近いことから住宅地化が進み，ことに南部の丘陵地では大規模な住宅地開発が進められている。…

※「王寺駅」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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