Fukuoka-ken Gokoku-jinja
Fukuoka-ken Gokoku-jinja is a Shinto shrine in Chūō-ku, Fukuoka, Fukuoka. Fukuoka-ken Gokoku-jinja is situated nearby to the sports venue Fukuoka Budōkan, as well as near the park Fukuoka Castle.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Shinto shrine
- Description: shrine in Chūō-ku, Fukuoka City, Japan
- Also known as: “Fukuoka Gokoku Shrine”, “Fukuoka Prefecture Gokoku Shrine”, and “Gokoku shrine”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fukuoka Castle and Fukuoka Budōkan.
Fukuoka Castle
Park
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Fukuoka Castle is a Japanese castle located in Chūō-ku, Fukuoka, Japan. It is also known as Maizuru Castle or Seki Castle. Completed in the early Edo period for tozama daimyō Kuroda Nagamasa, it has been designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1957. Fukuoka Castle is situated 380 metres north of Fukuoka-ken Gokoku-jinja.
Fukuoka Budōkan
Sports venue
Photo: Miyuki Meinaka, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fukuoka Budōkan is a sports venue, which is situated 370 metres west of Fukuoka-ken Gokoku-jinja.
Fukuoka City Science Museum
Museum
Photo: そらみみ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fukuoka City Science Museum is situated 550 metres southwest of Fukuoka-ken Gokoku-jinja.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ōhori Park and Jōnan-ku.
Ōhori Park
Quarter
Photo: Tzuhsun Hsu, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ōhori Park is a park in Chūō-ku, Fukuoka, Japan and a registered Place of Scenic Beauty.
Jōnan-ku
Suburb
Photo: Muyo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jōnan-ku is one of the seven wards of Fukuoka City, Japan. As of November 1, 2004, it had a population of 128,057 people, making up 9.2% of Fukuoka City, with an area of 16.02 km2.
Fukuoka-ken Gokoku-jinja
- Categories: gokoku shrine, Beppyo Shrine, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Chūō-ku, Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
33.5813° or 33° 34′ 53″ northLongitude
130.38146° or 130° 22′ 53″ eastElevation
6 metres (20 feet)Inception
1868Open location code
8Q5GH9JJ+GHOpenStreetMap ID
way 28479220OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipGeoNames ID
13353717Wikidata ID
Q11592931
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In Other Languages
From French to Japanese—“Fukuoka-ken Gokoku-jinja” goes by many names.
- French: “Fukuoka-ken Gokoku-jinja”
- French: “sanctuaire Gokoku de Fukuoka”
- French: “Sanctuaire Gokoku de la préfecture de Fukuoka”
- Indonesian: “Kuil Gokoku Fukuoka”
- Japanese: “Fukuoka Gokoku-jinja”
- Japanese: “ふくおか ごこくじんじゃ”
- Japanese: “ふくおかけんごこくじんじゃ”
- Japanese: “ふくをかけんごこくじんじや” (historical)
- Japanese: “福岡県護国神社”
- Japanese: “福岡縣護国神社”
- Japanese: “福岡縣護國神社”
- “Fukuoka Gokoku Shrine”
- “Fukuoka Prefecture Gokoku Shrine”
- “Fukuoka-ken Gokoku-jinja”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ropponmatsu 1-chome and Ropponmatsu 3-chome.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as In front of Gokoku Shrine and Fukuoka Castle and Entrance to NHK Broadcasting Center.
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