Gion
Gion is a railway stop in Hakata, Fukuoka, Fukuoka. Gion is situated nearby to the Buddhist temple Ryuguji Temple, as well as near the shrine Main Hall.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gion Station and Tōchō-ji.
Gion Station
Metro station
Photo: Ribbon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gion Station is a train station located in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka in Japan. Its station symbol is a young male dressed in happi, representing the famous Hakata Gion Yamakasa, held in July each year.
Tōchō-ji
Buddhist temple
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tōchō-ji is a Shingon temple in Hakata, Fukuoka, Japan. Its honorary sangō prefix is Nangakuzan. It was founded by Kūkai in 806, making it the oldest Shingon temple on the island of Kyushu. Tōchō-ji is situated 110 metres northwest of Gion.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nakasu and Nakasu-Nakashimamachi.
Nakasu
Quarter
Photo: そらみみ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nakasu is the red-light district which exists between the sandbank of the Naka River and the Hakata River in Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is named after a popular, but very short-lived, entertainment quarter of Edo, which existed in the late 18th century.
Gion
- Type: Railway stop
- Categories: transport stop and transportation
- Location: Hakata, Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
33.5943° or 33° 35′ 40″ northLongitude
130.41439° or 130° 24′ 52″ eastOpen location code
8Q5GHCV7+PQOpenStreetMap ID
node 7711043852OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stop_positionOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stop
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In Other Languages
From Japanese to Korean—“Gion” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “ぎおん”
- Japanese: “祇園”
- Korean: “기온 역”
Places with the Same Name
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Nishitetsu Gion Building and Main Hall.
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