Tōrin-ji Dōri

Tōrin-ji Dōri is a street in Hakata, Fukuoka, Fukuoka. Tōrin-ji Dōri is situated nearby to Rakusui-en, as well as near the Shinto shrine Sumiyoshi Shrine.

Type: Street
Description: street (nickname) in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka City, Japan
Also known as: “Hakata-ekimae 65th Street” and “Torin-ji Dori”
Postal code: 812-0011

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rakusui-en and Hakata Station.

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 580 metres northeast of Tōrin-ji Dōri.

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 260 metres southwest of Tōrin-ji Dōri.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gokusho and Nakasu.

Gokusho

Quarter

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Gokusho is a quarter.

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.