Nishiki Shōji

Nishiki Shōji is a street in Hakata, Fukuoka, Fukuoka. Nishiki Shōji is situated nearby to the bridge Nakasu Kakehashi, as well as near the Shinto shrine Kushida Shrine.

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

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Nakasu Kakehashi and Kushida Shrine.

Nakasu Kakehashi

Bridge

Photo: Hirho, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Nakasu Kakehashi is a bridge, which is situated 110 metres south of Nishiki Shōji.

Kushida Shrine

Shinto shrine

Photo: z tanuki, CC BY 3.0.

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 northeast of Nishiki Shōji.

Fukuoka Asian Art Museum

Museum

Photo: Jojimuke, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 390 metres northwest of Nishiki Shōji.

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 of Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is an island between the sandbank of the Naka River and the Hakata River.