Ningyōchō Street

Ningyōchō Street is a street in Hakata, Fukuoka, Fukuoka. Ningyōchō Street is situated nearby to the bridge Nakasu Kakehashi, as well as near Fukuoka Asian Art Museum.

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

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Nakasu Kakehashi and Fukuoka Asian Art Museum.

Nakasu Kakehashi

Bridge

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Nakasu Kakehashi is a bridge, which is situated 130 metres south of Ningyōchō Street.

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 340 metres north of Ningyōchō Street.

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 360 metres east of Ningyōchō Street.

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.