Chūō-ku, Fukuoka

Chūō-ku is in darker green

Aerial view of Ōhori Park area, including the remains of Fukuoka Castle

Chūō-ku (中央区) is one of the seven wards of Fukuoka 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, and Ōhori Park.

Main facilities

• Fukuoka Art Museum
• Fukuoka Municipal Zoo and Botanical Garden
• Fukuoka Yafuoku! Dome
• Fukuoka Kyuden Kinen Gymnasium
• Acros Fukuoka

Japan Airlines at one time operated a ticketing facility on the second floor of the Ayasugi Building in Chūō-ku. On March 31, 2009 the facility closed.^[1]

Gallery

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  Tenjin Underground City in Chūō-ku, Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

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  Tenjin Underground City in Chūō-ku, Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

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  ACROS Fukuoka

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  Hilton Fukuoka Seahawk (left) and Fukuoka Yafuoku! Dome (right)

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  Tenjin

See also

• Kūkō Line (Fukuoka City Subway)
• Nanakuma Line
• Tenjin Omuta Line
• Love FM (Japan)
• Nakasu
• Kōki Hirota
• Fukuoka Japan Temple of the LDS Church

References

External links

Media related to Chūō-ku, Fukuoka at Wikimedia Commons

Fukuoka Prefecture Kitakyushu Wards Moji-ku Wakamatsu-ku Tobata-ku Kokurakita-ku Kokuraminami-ku Yahatahigashi-ku Yahatanishi-ku Fukuoka (capital city) Wards Higashi-ku Hakata-ku Chūō-ku Minami-ku Nishi-ku Jōnan-ku Sawara-ku Cities Asakura Buzen Chikugo Chikushino Dazaifu Fukutsu Iizuka Itoshima Kasuga Kama Kitakyūshū Koga Kurume Miyama Miyawaka Munakata Nakama Nōgata Ogōri Ōkawa Ōmuta Ōnojō Tagawa Ukiha Yame Yanagawa Yukuhashi Districts Asakura Chikujō Chikushi Kaho Kasuya Kurate Mii Miyako Mizuma Onga Tagawa Yame See also: Towns and villages by district

Coordinates: 33°35′21″N 130°23′35″E / 33.58917°N 130.39306°E / 33.58917; 130.39306