Chiyo

Chiyo is a locality in Hakata, Fukuoka, Fukuoka and has about 10,900 residents. Chiyo is situated nearby to the locality Higashi Park, as well as near the quarter Higashi Kōen.

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Type: Locality with 10,900 residents
Description: neighborhood in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka City, Japan
Postal code: 812-0044

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sōfuku-ji and Chiyo-Kenchōguchi Station.

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.

Chiyo-Kenchōguchi Station

Metro station

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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.

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.

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.