Hachiban Yamakasa Kami-kawabata-dōri in Kawabata Zenzai

Hachiban Yamakasa Kami-kawabata-dōri in Kawabata Zenzai is a religious site in Hakata, Fukuoka, Fukuoka. Hachiban Yamakasa Kami-kawabata-dōri in Kawabata Zenzai is situated nearby to the quarter Nakasu, as well as near Fukuoka Asian Art Museum.

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Type: Religious site
Description: one of Kazariyamas (decorative floats) on display all the year round at Kawabata Zenzai in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka City, Japan
Also known as: “Hachiban Yamakasa Kami-kawabata-dori in Kawabata Zenzai”
Postal code: 812-0026

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fukuoka Asian Art Museum and Hakata’za.

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 220 metres northwest of Hachiban Yamakasa Kami-kawabata-dōri in Kawabata Zenzai.

Hakata’za

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. Hakata’za is situated 240 metres northwest of Hachiban Yamakasa Kami-kawabata-dōri in Kawabata Zenzai.

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 290 metres east of Hachiban Yamakasa Kami-kawabata-dōri in Kawabata Zenzai.

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.