is a

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located in

Hakata-ku is a ward of the city of Fukuoka in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. Many of Fukuoka Prefecture and Fukuoka City's principal government, commercial, retail and entertainment establishments are located in the district. Hakata-ku is also the location o ...

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 ...

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. The station's symbol mark is Hie's initials " ひ" looks like

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, because Hie remains, and "ひ"'s each edges circle mean Hakata and

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Lines

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Platforms

File:Platform_of_Higashi-Hie_Station.jpg, Platform

Vicinity

*Several schools *Hakata Civic Center *Hakata Social Insurance Office *Sanno Park

References

Kūkō Line (Fukuoka City Subway) Railway stations in Fukuoka Prefecture {{Fukuoka-railstation-stub