Sōfuku-ji

Sōfuku-ji is a Rinzai temple in , Japan. Its honorary sangō prefix is Yokodakezan. The temple was founded by the monk Tan'e in in 1240, but was moved to its present location in 1600 after it became the Kuroda family temple.
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  • Type: Buddhist temple
  • Description: Buddhist temple in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: “Sōfuku-ji Temple”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Medical Museum of Kyushu University and Fukuoka Citizens Gymnasium.

Museum
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is situated 320 metres northeast of Sōfuku-ji.

Sports venue
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is an arena in Fukuoka, Fukuoka, . It is the home arena of the Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka of the B.League, Japan's professional basketball league. is situated 300 metres southeast of Sōfuku-ji.

Metro station
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is a subway station on the Fukuoka City Subway Hakozaki Line in , Fukuoka, Fukuoka in . Its station symbol is the face of Ebisu in violet. The Tohka-Ebisu Shrine is near this station. is situated 360 metres south of Sōfuku-ji.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gokusho and Higashi-ku.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

Suburb
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is one of the seven wards of in Japan. As of 1 March 2012, it has a population of 296,576, with 136,133 households, and an area of 66.68 km2.

Quarter
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is the red-light district of Fukuoka City, , . It is an island between the sandbank of the Naka River and the Hakata River.

Sōfuku-ji

Latitude
33.60551° or 33° 36′ 20″ north
Longitude
130.41395° or 130° 24′ 50″ east
Open location code
8Q5GJC47+6H
Open­Street­Map ID
way 110533151
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Wiki­data ID
Q3511678
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Turkish—“Sōfuku-ji” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Sōfuku-ji”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “سوفوكو جى”
  • French: “Sōfuku-ji”
  • German: “Sōfuku-ji”
  • Greek: “Σόφουκου-τζι”
  • Indonesian: “Wihara Sōfuku-ji”
  • Japanese: “崇福寺”
  • Polish: “Sōfuku-ji”
  • Turkish: “Sōfuku-ji (Fukuoka)”
  • Turkish: “Sōfuku-ji”

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Highlights include 千代東公園 and 九州大学医学部附属病院.

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