is a

train station A train station, railway station, railroad station or depot is a railway facility where trains stop to load or unload passengers, freight or both. It generally consists of at least one platform, one track and a station building providing suc ...

located in Hakata-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 ancie ...

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

. Its station symbol is a young male dressed in

happi A is a traditional tube-sleeved Japanese Coat (clothing), coat, usually worn only during Japanese festivals, festivals. typically feature symbols and/or text on the lapels, with a larger design on the back of the coat, typically the name or ...

, representing the famous

Hakata Gion Yamakasa is a Japanese festival celebrated from the 1st until the 15th of July in Hakata, Fukuoka. The festivities are centered on the Kushida Jinja. The festival is famous for the Kakiyama, that weigh around one ton and are carried around the city as ...

, held in July each year.

Lines

Fukuoka City Subway The serves Fukuoka, Japan. It consists of three subway lines, the Kūkō, or Airport Line, the Hakozaki Line and the Nanakuma Line). The lines are operated by the Fukuoka City Transportation Bureau. Unlike most other public operators in Japa ...

** Kūkō Line

Platforms

File:Platform_of_Gion_Station_(Fukuoka_Municipal_Subway)_4.jpg, Platform

Vicinity

*Canal City Hakata *TVQ Kyūshū Broadcasting *Fukuoka Chamber of Commerce *Hakata Ward Office *Kushida Shrine *Tochoji Temple *Hakata Machiya Folk Museum

References

Sources

*https://gionfestival.org/blog-ofune-boko-return/ Railway stations in Fukuoka Prefecture Kūkō Line (Fukuoka City Subway) Railway stations in Fukuoka, Fukuoka {{Fukuoka-railstation-stub