Amatsu-jinja

Amatsu-jinja is a shrine in Hakata, Fukuoka, Fukuoka. Amatsu-jinja is situated nearby to the Shinto shrine Sumiyoshi Shrine, as well as near Rakusui-en.

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Type: Shrine
Description: keidai-sha of Sumiyoshi-jinja in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka City, Japan
Postal code: 812-0018

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sumiyoshi Shrine and Rakusui-en.

Sumiyoshi Shrine

Shinto shrine

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Sumiyoshi Shrine is a Shinto shrine in the Sumiyoshi neighborhood of Hakata-ku, Fukuoka in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is the ichinomiya of former Chikuzen Province. Sumiyoshi Shrine is situated 180 metres east of Amatsu-jinja.

Rakusui-en

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Rakusui-en is a garden in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, Japan. It was originally built in 1906 for Shimozawa Zenemon Chikamasa, a Hakata merchant. In 1995, Fukuoka City overhauled the structure and reopened it as a Japanese garden where visitors can experience a tea ceremony; with four tea rooms it is often used for tea ceremonies and related training.

Hakata Station

Railway station

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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 1 km northeast of Amatsu-jinja.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nakasu and Tenjin.

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.