Chiyo-Kenchōguchi Station

Chiyo-Kenchōguchi Station is a subway station on the Fukuoka City Subway Hakozaki Line in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, Fukuoka in Japan. Its station symbol is the face of Ebisu in violet. The Tohka-Ebisu Shrine is near this station.

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Type: Metro station
Description: metro station in Fukuoka, Fukuoka prefecture, Japan
Also known as: “Chiyo Kencho-guchi-eki”, “Chiyo Kenchō-guchi-eki”, and “Chiyo-Kenchōguchi”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sōfuku-ji and Fukuoka Citizens Gymnasium.

Sōfuku-ji

Buddhist temple

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Sōfuku-ji is a Rinzai temple in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, Japan. Its honorary sangō prefix is Yokodakezan. The temple was founded by the monk Tan'e in Dazaifu in 1240, but was moved to its present location in 1600 after it became the Kuroda family temple. Sōfuku-ji is situated 360 metres north of Chiyo-Kenchōguchi Station.

Fukuoka Citizens Gymnasium

Sports venue

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Fukuoka Citizens Gymnasium is an arena in Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan. It is the home arena of the Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka of the B.League, Japan's professional basketball league. Fukuoka Citizens Gymnasium is situated 240 metres northeast of Chiyo-Kenchōguchi Station.

Shōfuku-ji

Buddhist temple

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Shōfuku-ji is a Buddhist temple located in the Gokushōmachi neighborhood of Hakata, Fukuoka, Japan. It belongs to the Rinzai school Myōshin-ji-branch of Japanese Zen. Shōfuku-ji is situated 560 metres south of Chiyo-Kenchōguchi Station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gokusho and Nakasu.

Gokusho

Quarter

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Gokusho is a quarter.

Nakasu

Quarter

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