is one of the seven
wards of
Fukuoka
is the sixth-largest city in Japan, the second-largest port city after Yokohama, and the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The city is built along the shores of Hakata Bay, and has been a center of international commerce since anc ...
city in
Japan. The ward is located in the center of the city.
It includes Tenjin and Daimyō which are among the largest downtown areas in
Kyūshū, Nagahama, which is known for its
fish market
A fish market is a marketplace for selling fish and fish products. It can be dedicated to wholesale trade between fishermen and fish merchants, or to the sale of seafood to individual consumers, or to both. Retail fish markets, a type of wet ma ...
, and
Ōhori Park.
Main facilities
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Fukuoka Art Museum
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Fukuoka Municipal Zoo and Botanical Garden
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Fukuoka PayPay Dome
The is a baseball field, located in Chūō-ku, Fukuoka, Japan. Built in 1993, the stadium was originally named and has the capacity of 38,585 seats. With a diameter of 216 meters, the Fukuoka PayPay Dome is the world's largest geodesic dome. T ...
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Fukuoka Kyuden Kinen Gymnasium
* Acros Fukuoka
Gallery
File:Tenjin Chikagai(Tenjin Underground City) - 01.JPG, Tenjin Underground City in Chūō-ku, Fukuoka
is the sixth-largest city in Japan, the second-largest port city after Yokohama, and the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The city is built along the shores of Hakata Bay, and has been a center of international commerce since anc ...
, Fukuoka Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Fukuoka Prefecture has a population of 5,109,323 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,986 Square kilometre, km2 (1,925 sq mi). Fukuoka Prefecture borders S ...
, Japan
File:Tenjin Chikagai(Tenjin Underground City) - 02.JPG, Tenjin Underground City in Chūō-ku, Fukuoka
is the sixth-largest city in Japan, the second-largest port city after Yokohama, and the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The city is built along the shores of Hakata Bay, and has been a center of international commerce since anc ...
, Fukuoka Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Fukuoka Prefecture has a population of 5,109,323 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,986 Square kilometre, km2 (1,925 sq mi). Fukuoka Prefecture borders S ...
, Japan
File:Fukuoka Acros.JPG, ACROS Fukuoka
File:Hilton Fukuoka Seahawk and Yahoo Dome October 2011.jpg, Hilton Fukuoka Sea Hawk (left) and Fukuoka Yafuoku! Dome
The is a baseball field, located in Chūō-ku, Fukuoka, Japan. Built in 1993, the stadium was originally named and has the capacity of 38,585 seats. With a diameter of 216 meters, the Fukuoka PayPay Dome is the world's largest geodesic dome. ...
(right)
File:Tenjinv2.jpg, Tenjin
File:Fukuoka City Fish Market Center.jpg, Fukuoka City Fish Market Center
See also
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Kūkō Line (Fukuoka City Subway)
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Nanakuma Line
The is a subway line, part of the Fukuoka City Subway system in Fukuoka, Japan. It runs from Hashimoto Station in Nishi Ward to Tenjin-Minami Station in Chūō Ward, all within Fukuoka. The line's color on maps is green. Officially, the line ...
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Tenjin Omuta Line
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Love FM (Japan)
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Nakasu
is the red-light district which exists between the sandbank of the and the 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. T ...
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Kōki Hirota
was a Japanese diplomat and politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 1936 to 1937. Originally his name was . He was executed for war crimes committed during the Second Sino-Japanese War at the Tokyo Trials.
Early life
Hirota was ...
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Fukuoka Japan Temple of the
LDS Church
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, informally known as the LDS Church or Mormon Church, is a nontrinitarian Christian church that considers itself to be the restoration of the original church founded by Jesus Christ. The c ...
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New Otani Hotels
References
External links
Wards of Fukuoka
Underground cities
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