Yoshichō Street

Yoshichō Street is a street in Hakata, Fukuoka, Fukuoka. Yoshichō Street is situated nearby to Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, as well as near the theater building Hakataza.

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Type: Street
Description: street (nickname) in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka City, Japan
Also known as: “Nakasu 350th Street”, “Yoshicho Dori”, and “Yoshichō Dōri”
Postal code: 810-0801

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fukuoka Asian Art Museum and Hakataza.

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 250 metres northwest of Yoshichō Street.

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 300 metres north of Yoshichō 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 320 metres east of Yoshichō 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.