Kawabata Uenin Jizōson

Kawabata Uenin Jizōson is a temple in Hakata, Fukuoka, Fukuoka. Kawabata Uenin Jizōson is situated nearby to the Shinto shrine Kushida Shrine, as well as near the Buddhist temple Mangyoji Temple.

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Type: Temple
Description: kṣitigarbha in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka City, Japan
Also known as: “Kawabata Uenin Ksitigarbha” and “Kawabata Uenin Kṣitigarbha”
Postal code: 810-0801

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kushida Shrine and Hakata Machiya Folk Museum.

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 150 metres northeast of Kawabata Uenin Jizōson.

Hakata Machiya Folk Museum

Museum

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Hakata Machiya Folk Museum is situated 250 metres northeast of Kawabata Uenin Jizōson.

Mangyoji Temple

Buddhist temple

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Mangyoji Temple is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 230 metres east of Kawabata Uenin Jizōson.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nakasu and Nakasu-Nakashimamachi.

Nakasu

Quarter

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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.