Hōkoku Shrine
Hōkoku Shrine is a shrine in Hakata, Fukuoka, Fukuoka. Hōkoku Shrine is situated nearby to the park Tsunashiki Tenmangū, as well as near the theater building Hakataza.- Type: Shrine
- Description: Shinto shrine in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka City, Japan
- Also known as: “Hokoku-jinja” and “Hōkoku-jinja”
- Postal code: 812-0023
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tsunashiki Tenmangū and Hakataza.
Tsunashiki Tenmangū
Park
Tsunashiki Tenmangū is a park, which is situated 230 metres southeast of Hōkoku Shrine.
Hakataza
Theater building
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 350 metres south of Hōkoku Shrine.
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 430 metres south of Hōkoku Shrine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nakasu-Nakashimamachi and Nakasu.
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.
Hōkoku Shrine
- Categories: Shinto shrine and religion
- Location: Hakata, Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
33.59878° or 33° 35′ 56″ northLongitude
130.40636° or 130° 24′ 23″ eastElevation
2 metres (7 feet)Open location code
8Q5GHCX4+GGGeoNames ID
12902697Wikidata ID
Q126278096
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In Other Languages
From French to Japanese—“Hōkoku Shrine” goes by many names.
- French: “sanctuaire d’Hōkoku”
- French: “Sanctuaire d’Hōkoku”
- Indonesian: “Kuil Hōkoku”
- Japanese: “ほうこくじんじゃ”
- Japanese: “豊国神社”
- Japanese: “豊國神社” (historical)
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