Also known as Hama-shinchi, Minami-shinchi
is the red-light district of Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is an island between the sandbank of the and the . It is named after a popular, but very short-lived, entertainment quarter of Edo, which existed in the late 18th century. The name "Nakasu" can be translated as "the island in the middle", as Nakasu is an island between two rivers.
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- 中洲五丁目
- Country
- Japan
- Located in
- Hakata-ku
- Population
- 681
- Area
- 20.27
- Time zone
- UTC+09:00
- Official website
- www.nakasukankou.com
- Image
- Nakasu02.jpg
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- Commons category
- Nakasu
- postal code
- 810-0801
- name in kana
- なかす
- revised Hepburn romanization
- Nakasu
- street address
- Nakasu, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka City 8100801
- short name
- 中洲一丁目から五丁目まで
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