Sawara-gaidō

Sawara-gaidō is a street in Sawara, Fukuoka, Fukuoka. Sawara-gaidō is situated near Fukuoka City Tachibara Junior High School, as well as near the railway stop Kanayama.

Photo: Hirho, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type: Street
Description: nickname of the street in Fukuoka City, Japan
Also known as: “Hayara Highway”, “Sawara Gaidō”, “Sawara Kaidō”, “Sawara Kaidou”, “Sawara-kaido”, and “Sawara-kaidō”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Kanayama and Fukuoka Oriental Ceramics Museum.

Kanayama

Railway stop

Photo: MaedaAkihiko, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Kanayama Station is a subway station on the Fukuoka… Kanayama is situated 1 km southeast of Sawara-gaidō.

Fukuoka Oriental Ceramics Museum

Museum

Fukuoka Oriental Ceramics Museum

Photo: そらみみ, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Fukuoka Oriental Ceramics Museum opened in Fukuoka, Japan, in 1999. Fukuoka Oriental Ceramics Museum is situated 1½ km southeast of Sawara-gaidō.

Fukuoka City Tachibara Junior High School

School

Fukuoka City Tachibara Junior High School

Photo: Hyolee2, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Fukuoka City Tachibara Junior High School is situated 620 metres west of Sawara-gaidō.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jōnan-ku and Ōhori Park.

Jōnan-ku

Suburb

Photo: Muyo, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Jōnan-ku is one of the seven wards of Fukuoka City, Japan.

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. Ōhori Park is situated 3 km northeast of Sawara-gaidō.

Nishi

Suburb

Photo: Atsasebo, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Nishi-ku is one of the seven wards of Fukuoka City, Japan. Nishi is situated 3½ km northwest of Sawara-gaidō.

Sawara-gaidō

Categories: road, nicknames of the streets in Fukuoka City, municipal arterial class A street, national highway of Japan, and transport
Location: Sawara, Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

33.56347° or 33° 33′ 49″ north

Longitude

130.35425° or 130° 21′ 15″ east

Elevation

15 metres (49 feet)

Open location code

8Q5GH973+9M

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Japanese—“Sawara-gaidō” goes by many names.

Chinese: “早良街道”
French: “Sawara Kaido”
Japanese: “さわらかいどう”
Japanese: “さわらがいどう”
Japanese: “早良街道”
“Sawara Kaidō”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Iikura and Hara.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Arae Kōsaten and Hara Yotsukado.

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