Fukuoka Castle
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.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fukuoka-ken Gokoku-jinja and Fukuoka Budōkan.
Fukuoka-ken Gokoku-jinja
Shinto shrine
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fukuoka-ken Gokoku-jinja is a Shinto shrine, which is situated 380 metres south of Fukuoka Castle.
Fukuoka Budōkan
Sports venue
Photo: Miyuki Meinaka, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fukuoka Budōkan is a sports venue, which is situated 500 metres southwest of Fukuoka Castle.
Kōrokan Historical Museum
Building
Photo: Hirho, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kōrokan Historical Museum is a building, which is situated 310 metres northeast of Fukuoka Castle.
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 Castle
- Type: Park
- Description: Japanese castle in Fukuoka city
- Categories: Japanese castle, heritage site, castle, recreation area, and historic site
- Location: Chūō-ku, Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
33.58462° or 33° 35′ 5″ northLongitude
130.38244° or 130° 22′ 57″ eastOpen location code
8Q5GH9MJ+RXOpenStreetMap ID
way 345642780OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkWikidata ID
Q1143944
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Ukrainian—“Fukuoka Castle” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Fukuokako gaztelua”
- Catalan: “castell de Fukuoka”
- Chinese: “福冈城”
- Chinese: “福岡城”
- Dutch: “Fukuoka Castle”
- Finnish: “Fukuokan linna”
- French: “castel de Fukuoka”
- French: “Chateau de Fukuoka”
- French: “château de Fukuoka”
- French: “Château de Fukuoka”
- German: “Burg Fukuoka”
- Japanese: “ふくおかじょう”
- Japanese: “まいづるじょう”
- Japanese: “福岡城”
- Japanese: “舞鶴城”
- Korean: “마이즈루공원(후쿠오카성터)”
- Korean: “후쿠오카성”
- Persian: “قلعه فوکوئوکا”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Fukuoka”
- Spanish: “Castillo Fukuoka”
- Spanish: “Castillo Maizuru”
- Spanish: “Castillo Seiki”
- Ukrainian: “замок Фукуока”
- “Fukuoka Jō”
- “ふくおかじょう”
- “福岡城”
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Highlights include 舞鶴公園野球場 and 舞鶴公園テニスコート.
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