Gion Station (Fukuoka)

K10 Gion Station 祇園駅
Logo of the Fukuoka City Subway Fukuoka City Subway station
File:Entrance No.5 of Gion Station.jpg Entrance No.5
General information
Location	Hakata, Fukuoka, Fukuoka Japan
Operated by	Logo of the Fukuoka City Subway Fukuoka City Subway
Line(s)	Logo of Line 1 (Kūkō Line) of the Fukuoka City Subway Kūkō Line
Other information
Station code	K10
History
Opened	22 March 1983 (1983-03-22)
Passengers
2006	5,243 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Fukuoka City Subway Fukuoka City Subway Following station Nakasu-Kawabata K09 towards Meinohama Kūkō Line Hakata K11 towards Fukuokakūkō
Location File:Question mark.svg File:Map Fukuoka.jpg

File:Gion Station Sign (Fukuoka Municipal Subway).jpg

Station sign for Hakata bound trains

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
  Platform

Vicinity

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

Sources

• https://gionfestival.org/blog-ofune-boko-return/