Kōrokan

The kōrokan were guest houses for foreign ambassadors, traveling monks, and merchants that existed in Japan from the Asuka period to the end of the Heian period.
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  • Type: Ruin
  • Description: heian and earlier period foreign guest houses in Japan
  • Also known as: “Korokan” and “Kourokan”
  • Postal code: 810-0043

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Korokan Ruins Museum and Fukuoka Castle.

Museum
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Park
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is a Japanese castle located in , Japan. It is also known as Maizuru Castle or Seki Castle. Completed in the early Edo period for tozama daimyō Kuroda Nagamasa, it has been designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1957. is situated 370 metres southwest of Kōrokan.

Metro station
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is a railway station in in Japan. Its station symbol is a track and field athlete in red that looks like "ア" which is Akasaka's initials, in connection with the annual Fukuoka Marathon, which starts and finishes at , located 600 m from this station. is situated 520 metres northeast of Kōrokan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ōhori Park and Tenjin.

Quarter
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is a park in , Fukuoka, and a registered Place of Scenic Beauty.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

Kōrokan

Latitude
33.5865° or 33° 35′ 11″ north
Longitude
130.38569° or 130° 23′ 9″ east
Elevation
9 metres (30 feet)
Open location code
8Q5GH9PP+J7
Geo­Names ID
12514527
Wiki­data ID
Q11675677
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Japanese—“Kōrokan” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “鴻臚館”
  • Japanese: “こうろかん”
  • Japanese: “筑紫館”
  • Japanese: “鴻臚館”
  • Japanese: “鴻臚館跡”
  • “Kōrokan”
  • “Kourokan”

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