Watanabe-dōri
Watanabe-dōri is a locality in Chūō-ku, Fukuoka, Fukuoka and has about 3,930 residents. Watanabe-dōri is situated nearby to the neighborhood Haruyoshi, as well as near the locality Yakuin-Horibata.Photo: Hide1228, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Locality with 3,930 residents
- Description: neighborhood in Chūō-ku, Fukuoka City, Japan
- Also known as: “Watanabe-dori”
- Postal code: 810-0004
Places of Interest
Highlights include Watanabe-dōri Station and Yakuin.
Watanabe-dōri Station
Metro station
Photo: MaedaAkihiko, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Watanabe-dōri Station is a train station located in Chūō-ku, Fukuoka. Watanabe-dōri means "Mr. Watanabe's avenue" in Japanese, to commemorate Yohatirō Watanabe 's efforts to establish the tram line here in 1911.
Yakuin
Railway station
Photo: KEIY.jp, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Yakuin Station is a passenger railway station located in Chūō-ku, Fukuoka. The above ground portion is operated by the private transportation company Nishi-Nippon Railroad, and has station number T02, and the underground portion is operated by the Fukuoka City Subway The subway station's symbol mark is a mortar and pestle, because 薬院 means medicinal plant botanical garden in Japanese.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tenjin and Nakasu.
Nakasu
Quarter
Photo: そらみみ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Hakata
Suburb
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Hakata-ku is a ward of the city of Fukuoka in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. Many of Fukuoka Prefecture and Fukuoka City's principal government, commercial, retail and entertainment establishments are located in the district.
Watanabe-dōri
- Categories: chōchō, densely inhabited district in Japan, and urbanization promotion area
- Location: Chūō-ku, Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Turkish—“Watanabe-dōri” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “渡邊通”
- Japanese: “わたなべどおり”
- Japanese: “渡辺通”
- Turkish: “Watanabe-dōri”
- “Watanabe-dōri”
- “渡辺通”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Watanabe-dōri 1-chōme Intersection and Watanabe Dōri.
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