Reisen Kōen

Reisen Kōen is a park in Hakata, Fukuoka, Fukuoka. Reisen Kōen is situated nearby to the quarter Kamikawabatamachi, as well as near Tenyamachi.

Type: Park
Description: park in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka City, Japan
Also known as: “Reisen Park”, “Reisen-kōen”, “Reizen Park”, and “Reizen-kōen”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kushida Shrine and Hakataza.

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.

Hakataza

Theater building

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The Hakata-za Theatre is a kabuki theatre in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, located near the Nakasu-Kawabata Station. It was originally constructed in 1996.

Fukuoka Asian Art Museum

Museum

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Fukuoka Asian Art Museum is a museum of Asian art that opened in Hakata, Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan in 1999. The collection of modern and contemporary art comprises some three thousand works from twenty-three countries.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nakasu and Nakasu-Nakashimamachi.

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.