Roman Dōri

Roman Dōri is a street in Hakata, Fukuoka, Fukuoka. Roman Dōri is situated nearby to the quarter Nakasu, as well as near the Shinto shrine Kushida Shrine.

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Type: Street
Description: street (nickname) in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka City, Japan
Also known as: “Roman Dori” and “Roman Street”
Postal code: 810-0801

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kushida Shrine and Fukuoka Asian Art 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 280 metres east of Roman Dōri.

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. Fukuoka Asian Art Museum is situated 320 metres northwest of Roman Dōri.

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. Hakataza is situated 360 metres north of Roman Dōri.

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.