Gion Station (Fukuoka)
Metro station in Fukuoka, Japan
K10 Gion Station 祇園駅 | |||||||||||
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Fukuoka City Subway station | |||||||||||
Entrance No.5 | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | Hakata, Fukuoka, Fukuoka Japan | ||||||||||
Operated by | Fukuoka City Subway | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Kūkō Line | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Station code | K10 | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 22 March 1983; 41 years ago (1983-03-22) | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
2006[1] | 5,243 daily | ||||||||||
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Gion Station (祇園駅, Gion-eki) is a train station located in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka in Japan. Its station symbol is a young male dressed in happi, representing the famous Hakata Gion Yamakasa, held in July each year.
Lines
- Fukuoka City Subway
- Kūkō Line
Platforms
1 | ■ Kūkō Line | for Hakata and Fukuokakūkō (Airport) |
2 | ■ Kūkō Line | for Tenjin, Meinohama and Chikuzen-Maebaru |
- Platform
Vicinity
- Canal City Hakata
- TVQ Kyūshū Broadcasting
- Fukuoka Chamber of Commerce
- Hakata Ward Office
- Kushida Shrine
- Tochoji Temple
- Hakata Machiya Folk Museum
References
- ^ [citation needed]
Sources
- https://gionfestival.org/blog-ofune-boko-return/
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Stations of the Fukuoka City Subway Kūkō Line
- (Chikuhi Line<<) Meinohama
- Muromi
- Fujisaki
- Nishijin
- Tōjinmachi
- Ōhorikōen
- Akasaka
- Tenjin
- Nakasu-Kawabata(>>Hakozaki Line)
- Gion
- Hakata
- Higashi-Hie
- Fukuokakūkō
33°35′39″N 130°24′53″E / 33.59417°N 130.41472°E / 33.59417; 130.41472
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