Higashi-hie

Higashi-hie is a locality in Hakata, Fukuoka, Fukuoka and has about 4,990 residents. Higashi-hie is situated nearby to the quarter Hiemachi, as well as near the locality Hakata-eki-higashi.

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Type: Locality with 4,990 residents
Description: neighborhood in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka City, Japan
Postal code: 812-0007

Places of Interest

Highlights include Higashi-Hie Station and Fukuoka Airport.

Higashi-Hie Station

Metro station

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Higashi-Hie Station is a train station located in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka in Japan. The station's symbol mark is Hie's initials "ひ" looks like earthenware, because Hie remains, and "ひ"'s each edges circle mean Hakata and Airport.

Fukuoka Airport

Aerodrome

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Fukuoka Airport — formerly known as Itazuke Air Base — is an international airport located 1.6 NM east of Hakata Station in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, Japan. The facility has two runways and covers 355 hectares of land.

Hakata Station

Railway station

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Hakata Station is a major railway station in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, Japan. It is the largest and busiest railway terminal in Kyushu, and is a gateway to other cities in Kyushu for travelers coming from Honshu by rail travel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nakasu and Nakasu-Nakashimamachi.

Nakasu

Quarter

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Nakasu is the red-light district which exists between the sandbank of the Naka River and the Hakata River in Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is named after a popular, but very short-lived, entertainment quarter of Edo, which existed in the late 18th century. Nakasu is situated 2½ km west of Higashi-hie.