Meijimachi Dōri

Meijimachi Dōri is a street in Hakata, Fukuoka, Fukuoka. Meijimachi 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: “Hakataeki-mae 71st Street” and “Meijimachi Dori”
Postal code: 812-0011

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hakata Station and Rakusui-en.

Hakata Station

Railway station

Photo: z tanuki, CC BY 3.0.

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 560 metres east of Meijimachi Dōri.

Rakusui-en

Photo: STA3816, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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.

Sumiyoshi Shrine

Shinto shrine

Photo: そらみみ, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 320 metres southwest of Meijimachi Dōri.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gokusho and Nakasu.

Gokusho

Quarter

Photo: Hirho, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Gokusho is a quarter.

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.