Fukuoka Castle
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.
- Ruin
- …lies at an elevation of around 30 metres (90 feet)
- Description: Japanese castle in Fukuoka city
- Postal code: 810-0043
- Also known as“Fukuoka Castle ruins”“Fukuoka-jō”“Maizuru Castle”“Maizuru-jō”“Seki Castle”“Seki-jō”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Korokan Ruins Museum and Fukuoka-ken Gokoku-jinja.
Korokan Ruins Museum
Korokan Ruins Museum is situated 280 metres northeast of Fukuoka Castle.
Fukuoka-ken Gokoku-jinja
Fukuoka-ken Gokoku-jinja is a Shinto shrine, which is situated 360 metres south of Fukuoka Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ōhori Park and Jōnan-ku.
Ōhori Park
Ōhori Park is a park in Chūō-ku, Fukuoka, Japan and a registered Place of Scenic Beauty.
Fukuoka Castle
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Latitude
33.58431° or 33° 35′ 4″ north
Longitude
130.38301° or 130° 22′ 59″ east
Open location code
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Ukrainian—“Fukuoka Castle” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Fukuokako gaztelua”
- Catalan: “castell de Fukuoka”
- Chinese: “福冈城”
- Chinese: “福岡城”
- Dutch: “Fukuoka Castle”
- Finnish: “Fukuokan linna”
- French: “castel de Fukuoka”
- French: “Château de Fukuoka”
- German: “Burg Fukuoka”
- Japanese: “せきじょう”
- Japanese: “ふくおかじょう”
- Japanese: “まいずるじょう”
- Japanese: “まいづるじょう”
- Japanese: “石城”
- Japanese: “福岡城”
- Japanese: “舞鶴城”
- Korean: “후쿠오카성”
- Persian: “قلعه فوکوئوکا”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Fukuoka”
- Spanish: “Castillo Fukuoka”
- Spanish: “Castillo Maizuru”
- Spanish: “Castillo Seiki”
- Ukrainian: “замок Фукуока”
- “Fukuoka Jō”
- “Fukuoka Jou”
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