Nakasu
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.
- Type: Quarter with 681 residents
- Description: red-light district in Fukuoka, Japan
- Also known as: “Hama-shinchi”, “Minami-shinchi”, “Nakanoshima”, “南新地”, and “浜新地”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Fukuoka Asian Art Museum and Hakataza.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nakasu-Nakashimamachi and Tenjin.
Nakasu
- Categories: red-light district, chōchō, densely inhabited district in Japan, place, urbanization promotion area, and locality
- Location: Hakata, Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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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
OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarter
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Turkish—“Nakasu” goes by many names.
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Nakasu 5 and Nakasu 3.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Nakasu Taiyō Movie Theater and chocoZAP.
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