Sakurazaka Station

Sakurazuka Station is a subway station on the Fukuoka City Subway Nanakuma Line in Chūō-ku, Fukuoka in Japan. Sakurazuka is literally "cherry blossom slope" in Japanese.

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Type: Railway stop
Description: metro station in Fukuoka, Fukuoka prefecture, Japan
Also known as: “Sakurazaka” and “Sakurazaka-eki”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fukuoka Municipal Zoo and Botanical Garden and South Park West Lookout.

Fukuoka Municipal Zoo and Botanical Garden

Zoo

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The Fukuoka Municipal Zoo and Botanical Garden, also known as the Fukuoka City Zoological Garden, is a zoo and botanical garden established in 1953 and located within Minami-koen at 1-1, Minami-Koen, Chūō-ku, Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan. Fukuoka Municipal Zoo and Botanical Garden is situated 490 metres southeast of Sakurazaka Station.

South Park West Lookout

Scenic viewpoint

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South Park West Lookout is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 440 metres southwest of Sakurazaka Station.

Fukuoka Castle

Park

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Fukuoka Castle is a Japanese castle located in Chūō-ku, Fukuoka, Japan. It is also known as Maizuru Castle or Seki Castle. Completed in the early Edo period for tozama daimyō Kuroda Nagamasa, it has been designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1957. Fukuoka Castle is situated 1 km northwest of Sakurazaka Station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ōhori Park and Jōnan-ku.

Ōhori Park

Quarter

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Ōhori Park is a park in Chūō-ku, Fukuoka, Japan and a registered Place of Scenic Beauty.

Jōnan-ku

Suburb

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Jōnan-ku is one of the seven wards of Fukuoka City, Japan. As of November 1, 2004, it had a population of 128,057 people, making up 9.2% of Fukuoka City, with an area of 16.02 km2.