Korokan Ruins Museum
Korokan Ruins Museum is a museum in Chūō-ku, Fukuoka, Fukuoka. Korokan Ruins Museum is situated nearby to the park Fukuoka Castle, as well as near the metro station Akasaka Station.Photo: Hirho, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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- Opening hours: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum for thr ruin of Kōrokan in Jōnai, Chūō-ku, Fukuoka City, Japan
- Also known as: “Korokan Historical Museum”, “Kōrokan Historical Museum”, “Kōrokan Ruins Exhibition Hall”, and “Kōrokan Ruins Museum”
- Address: 1, 中央区, 福岡市, 福岡県 810-0043
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fukuoka Castle and Akasaka Station.
Fukuoka Castle
Park
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Fukuoka Castle is a Japanese castle located in Chūō-ku, Fukuoka, 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. Fukuoka Castle is situated 310 metres southwest of Korokan Ruins Museum.
Akasaka Station
Metro station
Photo: Atsasebo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Akasaka Station is a railway station in Chūō-ku, Fukuoka in Japan. Its station symbol is a track and field athlete in red be looks like "ア" which is Akasaka's initials, in connection with the annual Fukuoka Marathon, which starts and finishes at Heiwadai Athletic Stadium, located 600 m from this station. Akasaka Station is situated 580 metres northeast of Korokan Ruins Museum.
Fukuoka-ken Gokoku-jinja
Shinto shrine
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Fukuoka-ken Gokoku-jinja is a Shinto shrine, which is situated 630 metres southwest of Korokan Ruins Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ōhori Park and Tenjin.
Ōhori Park
Quarter
Photo: Tzuhsun Hsu, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ōhori Park is a park in Chūō-ku, Fukuoka, Japan and a registered Place of Scenic Beauty.
Jōnan-ku
Suburb
Photo: Muyo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jōnan-ku is one of the seven wards of Fukuoka City, Japan. As of November 1, 2004, it had a population of 128,057 people, making up 9.2% of Fukuoka City, with an area of 16.02 km2.
Korokan Ruins Museum
- Categories: archaeological museum, exhibition park, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Chūō-ku, Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
33.58595° or 33° 35′ 9″ northLongitude
130.38536° or 130° 23′ 7″ eastElevation
9 metres (30 feet)Open location code
8Q5GH9PP+94OpenStreetMap ID
way 407094894OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumGeoNames ID
12514528Wikidata ID
Q116939503
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In Other Languages
“Korokan Ruins Museum” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “こうろかんあとてんじかん”
- Japanese: “鴻臚館跡展示館”
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