Mangyoji Temple

Mangyoji Temple is a Buddhist temple in Hakata, Fukuoka, Fukuoka. Mangyoji Temple is situated nearby to the Shinto shrine Kushida Shrine, as well as near Hakata Machiya Folk Museum.

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Type: Buddhist temple
Description: Buddhist temple in Gionmachi, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka City, Japan
Also known as: “Mangyo Ji”, “Mangyō Ji”, “Mangyō-ji”, and “Mangyō-ji Temple”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kushida Shrine and Hakata Machiya Folk Museum.

Kushida Shrine

Shinto shrine

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Kushida-jinja is a Shinto shrine located in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, Japan. Dedicated to Amaterasu and Susanoo, it is said to have been founded in 757. The Hakata Gion Yamakasa festival is centred on the shrine. Kushida Shrine is situated 120 metres northwest of Mangyoji Temple.

Hakata Machiya Folk Museum

Museum

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Hakata Machiya Folk Museum is situated 130 metres north of Mangyoji Temple.

Kushida Shrine Station

Railway stop

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Kushida Shrine Station is a subway station on the Fukuoka City Subway Nanakuma Line in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka in Japan. The station symbol is a yellow gingko leaf with a Kakinawa rope used in the Hakata Gion Yamakasa festival. Kushida Shrine Station is situated 130 metres south of Mangyoji Temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gokusho and Nakasu.

Gokusho

Quarter

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Gokusho is a quarter.

Nakasu

Quarter

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Nakasu is the red-light district of Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is an island between the sandbank of the Naka River and the Hakata River.