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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.

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Gion Station 祇園駅
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	1983/3/22
Passengers
[1]	5,243 daily

Lines

• Fukuoka City Subway
  • Kūkō Line

Platforms

1	■ Kūkō Line	for Hakata and Fukuokakūkō (Airport)
2	■ Kūkō Line	for Tenjin, Meinohama and Chikuzen-Maebaru

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  Platform

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
Kūkō Line
Nakasu-Kawabata		-	Hakata

Vicinity

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

References

Sources

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

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