Daijingū Yokochō

Daijingū Yokochō is a street in Hakata, Fukuoka, Fukuoka. Daijingū Yokochō is situated nearby to the Shinto shrine Kushida Shrine, as well as near the theater building Hakataza.

Type: Street
Also known as: “Daijingu Yokocho”
Postal code: 812-0026

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kushida Shrine and Hakataza.

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 240 metres southeast of Daijingū Yokochō.

Hakataza

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. Hakataza is situated 250 metres northwest of Daijingū Yokochō.

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 260 metres northwest of Daijingū Yokochō.

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.