Shōfuku-ji Sōmon

Shōfuku-ji Sōmon is a gate in Hakata, Fukuoka, Fukuoka. Shōfuku-ji Sōmon is situated nearby to the pond Musen Ike, as well as near the quarter Gokusho.

Type: Gate
Description: gate of Shōfuku-ji in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka City, Japan
Also known as: “Somon of Shofuku-ji” and “Sōmon of Shōfuku-ji”
Postal code: 812-0037

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Shōfuku-ji and Tōchō-ji.

Shōfuku-ji

Buddhist temple

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Shōfuku-ji is a Buddhist temple located in the Gokushōmachi neighborhood of Hakata, Fukuoka, Japan. It belongs to the Rinzai school Myōshin-ji-branch of Japanese Zen. Shōfuku-ji is situated 120 metres north of Shōfuku-ji Sōmon.

Tōchō-ji

Buddhist temple

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Tōchō-ji is a Shingon temple in Hakata, Fukuoka, Japan. Its honorary sangō prefix is Nangakuzan. It was founded by Kūkai in 806, making it the oldest Shingon temple on the island of Kyushu. Tōchō-ji is situated 110 metres south of Shōfuku-ji Sōmon.

Musen Ike

Pond

Photo: Hirho, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Musen Ike is a pond.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gokusho and Nakasu.

Gokusho

Quarter

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Gokusho is a quarter.

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.