Nakasu

Nakasu is the red-light district of Fukuoka City, , . It is an island between the sandbank of the Naka River and the Hakata River.
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  • Type: Quarter with 681 residents
  • Description: red-light district in Fukuoka, Japan
  • Also known as: “Hama-shinchi” and “Minami-shinchi”
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Fukuoka Asian Art Museum and Hakataza.

Museum
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is a museum of Asian art that opened in , , , Japan in 1999. The collection of modern and contemporary art comprises some three thousand works from twenty-three countries.

Theater building
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The Hakata-za Theatre is a kabuki theatre in Fukuoka, , , located near the . It was originally constructed in 1996.

Metro station
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is a subway station on the Hakozaki Line and Airport Line located in , Fukuoka in . The station's symbol mark is of the Kanji "中" and "川" combined, looking like Happi's motif.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nakasu-Nakashimamachi and Tenjin.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

Nakasu

Latitude
33.59348° or 33° 35′ 37″ north
Longitude
130.40562° or 130° 24′ 20″ east
Population
681
Elevation
2 metres (7 feet)
Open location code
8Q5GHCV4+96
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6610603685
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­quarter
Geo­Names ID
11776102
Wiki­data ID
Q6960335
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Satellite Map

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

From Chinese to Turkish—“Nakasu” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “中洲”
  • Dutch: “Nakasu”
  • French: “Nakasu”
  • Japanese: “なかす”
  • Japanese: “中洲”
  • Japanese: “南新地”
  • Japanese: “浜新地”
  • Korean: “나카스”
  • Polish: “Nakasu”
  • Spanish: “Nakasu”
  • Turkish: “Nakanoshima”
  • Turkish: “Nakasu (Fukuoka)”

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