Gion Station

Gion Station is a train station located in , in . Its station symbol is a young male dressed in happi, representing the famous Hakata Gion Yamakasa, held in July each year.
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  • Type: Metro station
  • Description: metro station in Fukuoka, Japan
  • Also known as: “Gion” and “Gion-eki”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tōchō-ji and Hexagonal Hall.

Buddhist temple
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is a Shingon temple in , Fukuoka, . Its honorary sangō prefix is Nangakuzan. It was founded by Kūkai in 806, making it the oldest Shingon temple on the island of . is situated 100 metres north of Gion Station.

Shrine
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is a shrine.

Buddhist temple
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is a Buddhist temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gokusho and Nakasu.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

Quarter
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is the red-light district of Fukuoka City, , . It is an island between the sandbank of the Naka River and the Hakata River.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

Gion Station

Latitude
33.59434° or 33° 35′ 40″ north
Longitude
130.41432° or 130° 24′ 52″ east
Elevation
13 metres (43 feet)
Open location code
8Q5GHCV7+PP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7733299021
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Geo­Names ID
7562846
Wiki­data ID
Q4357517
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Satellite Map

Discover Gion Station from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Burmese to Ukrainian—“Gion Station” goes by many names.
  • Burmese: “ဂိအွန်းဘူတာ (ဖုခုအိုခ)”
  • Burmese: “ဂိအွန်းဘူတာ”
  • Chinese: “祇園站 (福岡縣)”
  • Chinese: “祇園站”
  • Chinese: “祇園車站 (福岡縣)”
  • Chinese: “祇園車站”
  • Finnish: “Gionin asema”
  • Finnish: “Gionin metroasema”
  • French: “Gion”
  • German: “U-Bahnhof Gion”
  • Italian: “Gion”
  • Japanese: “ぎおん”
  • Japanese: “ぎおんえき”
  • Japanese: “ぎをんえき” (historical)
  • Japanese: “祇園”
  • Japanese: “祇園駅”
  • Japanese: “祗園駅”
  • Korean: “기온 역”
  • Korean: “기온역”
  • Ukrainian: “Ґіон”

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