Sweet Flag Island

Sweet Flag Island is an islet in , . Sweet Flag Island is situated nearby to the islet , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fukuoka Castle and Fukuoka Budōkan.

Park
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a Japanese castle located in , 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. is situated 630 metres east of Sweet Flag Island.

Sports venue
Photo: Miyuki Meinaka, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a sports venue, which is situated 290 metres southeast of Sweet Flag Island.

Stadium
Photo: Muyo master, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mizuho PayPay Dome Fukuoka, officially the Fukuoka Dome is a domed baseball field located in , , Japan. Home to the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, the 40,000 seat stadium was built in 1993 and was originally named Fukuoka Dome. is situated 1½ km northwest of Sweet Flag Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ōhori Park and Jōnan-ku.

Quarter
Photo: Tzuhsun Hsu, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a park in , Fukuoka, and a registered Place of Scenic Beauty.

Suburb
Photo: Muyo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.

Suburb
Photo: STA3816, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is one of the seven wards of Fukuoka city in Japan. The ward is located in the center of the city and has a high proportion of apartment buildings and single-person households.

Sweet Flag Island

Latitude
33.58446° or 33° 35′ 4″ north
Longitude
130.37569° or 130° 22′ 33″ east
Open location code
8Q5GH9MG+Q7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 23303818
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­wood
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
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Satellite Map

Discover Sweet Flag Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From French to Japanese—“Sweet Flag Island” goes by many names.
  • French: “Île des Iris”
  • Japanese: “Shōbu-jima”
  • Japanese: “しょうぶじま”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Duck Island and Pinus Island.

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