Kihinkan

Fukuoka


Built in 1910, this historic French Renaissance–style building, a nationally registered important cultural property, can be found just across the river from Tenjin Chūō-kōen. There's an English-language guide via smartphone app.

Transportation

  • subway: Nakasu-Kawabata

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6. Kego-Jinja

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