絹糸の滝

絹糸の滝 is a waterfall in Minami, Fukuoka, Fukuoka. 絹糸の滝 is situated nearby to 水の森, as well as near the tourism office 自然観察センター.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mount Abura and Shōkaku-ji.

Mount Abura

Peak

Photo: そらみみ, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Mount Abura is a 597 m mountain located on the border of Minami-ku, Fukuoka, Sawara-ku, Fukuoka and Jonan-ku, Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. Mount Abura is the location where the Indian Buddhist priest Seiga produced the first camellia oil from seeds made in Japan during the Nara period.

Shōkaku-ji

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Shōkaku-ji is a Rinzai temple in Jōnan-ku, Fukuoka, Japan. Its honorary sangō prefix is Higashiaburayama. It is also known as Aburayama Kannon. Shōkaku-ji was founded during the Nara period by Seiga, a priest who came from India. Shōkaku-ji is situated 1½ km north of 絹糸の滝.

県立柏陵高等学校

School

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県立柏陵高等学校 is a school, which is situated 2 km northeast of 絹糸の滝.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jōnan-ku and Sawara.

Jōnan-ku

Suburb

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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. Jōnan-ku is situated 7 km north of 絹糸の滝.