Stela for the birthplace of Kyūshū Railway
Stela for the birthplace of Kyūshū Railway is a monument in Hakata, Fukuoka, Fukuoka. Stela for the birthplace of Kyūshū Railway is situated nearby to Dekimachi Park, as well as near Hakata Sennen-no-Mon Gate.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Hirho, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Monument
- Description: stela in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka City, Japan
- Also known as: “Stela for the birthplace of Kyushu Railway”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dekimachi Park and Hakata Sennen-no-Mon Gate.
Hakata Sennen-no-Mon Gate
Photo: 水車, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hakata Sennen-no-Mon Gate is situated 130 metres north of Stela for the birthplace of Kyūshū Railway.
Hakata Station
Railway station
Hakata Station is a major railway station in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, Japan. It is the largest and busiest railway terminal in Kyushu, and is a gateway to other cities in Kyushu for travelers coming from Honshu by rail travel. Hakata Station is situated 470 metres southeast of Stela for the birthplace of Kyūshū Railway.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nakasu and Nakasu-Nakashimamachi.
Nakasu
Quarter
Photo: そらみみ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nakasu is the red-light district which exists between the sandbank of the Naka River and the Hakata River in Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is named after a popular, but very short-lived, entertainment quarter of Edo, which existed in the late 18th century.
Stela for the birthplace of Kyūshū Railway
- Categories: historic site and memorial
- Location: Hakata, Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
33.59328° or 33° 35′ 36″ northLongitude
130.41703° or 130° 25′ 1″ eastElevation
3 metres (10 feet)Open location code
8Q5GHCV8+8ROpenStreetMap ID
node 10225513748OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentGeoNames ID
12750314Wikidata ID
Q125361450
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In Other Languages
“Stela for the birthplace of Kyūshū Railway” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “きうしうてつだうはつしやうのひ” (historical)
- Japanese: “きゅうしゅうてつどうはっしょうのひ”
- Japanese: “九州鉄道発祥の碑”
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