Shōfū-en

Shōfū-en is a Japanese garden attached to a former tea ceremony room in Chuo-ku, Fukuoka, Japan.

Photo: STA3816, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type: Park
Description: Japanese garden in Fukuoka, Japan
Also known as: “Shofu-en”
Postal code: 810-0014

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fukuoka Japan Temple and Fukuoka City Hirao Elementary School.

Fukuoka Japan Temple

Church

Photo: Tyler Hawkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Fukuoka Japan Temple is a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints located in Fukuoka, Japan. It was announced on May 7, 1998, and later dedicated on June 11, 2000, by church president Gordon B.

Fukuoka City Hirao Elementary School

School

Photo: 奈良泉, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Fukuoka Municipal Zoo and Botanical Garden

Zoo

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Fukuoka Municipal Zoo and Botanical Garden, also known as the Fukuoka City Zoological Garden, is a zoo and botanical garden established in 1953 and located within Minami-koen at 1-1, Minami-Koen, Chūō-ku, Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tenjin and Ōhori Park.

Tenjin

Quarter

Photo: Hactar, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Tenjin is a quarter.

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.

Nakasu

Quarter

Photo: そらみみ, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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.

Shōfū-en

Categories: urban green space, urban park, and Japanese garden
Location: Chūō-ku, Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

33.57406° or 33° 34′ 27″ north

Longitude

130.39619° or 130° 23′ 46″ east

Elevation

30 metres (98 feet)

Open location code

8Q5GH9FW+JF

GeoNames ID

12572114

Wikidata ID

Q46995835

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Satellite Map

Discover Shōfū-en from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

“Shōfū-en” goes by many names.

Japanese: “しょうふうえん”
Japanese: “しょうふうゑん” (historical)
Japanese: “松風園”
Japanese: “松風園緑地”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Hiraokamachi and Sansō-dōri.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Shōfū-an and Yakuin-hirao Street.

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