Meiji Dōri

Meiji Dōri is a street in Chūō-ku, Fukuoka, Fukuoka. Meiji Dōri is situated nearby to Seinan Gakuin University Museum, as well as near the quarter Ōhori Park.

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Type: Street
Description: street (nickname) in Fukuoka City, Japan
Also known as: “Meiji Doori”, “Meiji-dori Avenue”, and “Meiji-dōri Street”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fukuoka Tower and Seinan Gakuin University Museum.

Fukuoka Tower

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Fukuoka Tower is a 234-metre tall tower located in the Momochihama area of Fukuoka, Japan. It is the tallest seaside tower in Japan. The highest observation deck at 123 metres has a 360° view of the surrounding area, being most visited at sunset. Fukuoka Tower is situated 1½ km northwest of Meiji Dōri.

Seinan Gakuin University Museum

Museum

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Seinan Gakuin University Museum is situated 620 metres west of Meiji Dōri.

Fukuoka City Museum

Museum

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Fukuoka City Museum opened in Fukuoka, Japan, in 1990. The permanent exhibition, which tells the history of Fukuoka, is arranged in eleven sections, including those focussing upon the King of Na gold seal, the Kuroda clan, and the Hakata Gion Yamakasa. Fukuoka City Museum is situated 1 km west of Meiji Dōri.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ōhori Park and Jōnan-ku.

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

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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.

Sawara

Suburb

Photo: 新幹線, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Sawara-ku is one of the wards in Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka-ken, Kyūshū, Japan.

Meiji Dōri

Categories: street, nicknames of the streets in Fukuoka City, Fukuoka City Municipal Road, and transportation
Location: Chūō-ku, Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

33.58661° or 33° 35′ 12″ north

Longitude

130.36425° or 130° 21′ 51″ east

Open location code

8Q5GH9P7+JM

GeoNames ID

12519412

Wikidata ID

Q11512408

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Korean—“Meiji Dōri” goes by many names.

Chinese: “明治路”
Chinese: “明治通 (福冈市)”
Chinese: “明治通 (福岡市)”
Chinese: “明治通”
French: “Meiji Dori”
Japanese: “めいじどおり”
Japanese: “めいぢどほり” (historical)
Japanese: “明治通り”
Japanese: “福岡市道千代今宿線”
Korean: “메이지도리 도로”
“Meiji Doori”
“Meiji Dōri”

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