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Kiyokawa, Fukuoka — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Kiyokawa, written 清川, is a district of Fukuoka whose nearest neighbours are Takasago, Shirogane and Ōmiya.
About Kiyokawa
Where to stay in Kiyokawa
The right area depends on your trip — here's what each neighbourhood is best for.
A bed in Kiyokawa is a bed in a working quarter, close to Takasago and Shirogane but away from the streets that carry Fukuoka's hotels and evening crowds. The trade-off is simple. Quiet nights here, a ride into the centre by day, and Imaizumi or Yakuin within reach when you want them.
Calm is what it offers, not convenience.
About Kiyokawa
What are the main landmarks in Kiyokawa?
Sightseeing starts outside Kiyokawa. No shrine, museum or hall is attached to the district's name, so what the streets offer is the ordinary business of a city quarter rather than anything a visitor would plan a morning around. Takasago and Shirogane stand closest. Ōmiya, Sumiyoshi and Minoshima are all close, and a stay in Kiyokawa means crossing into them for most of what a day needs.
What is the history of Kiyokawa?
Kiyokawa's past is not written down separately. The entry gives 清川 as the Japanese form and places the district inside Fukuoka Prefecture, but sets no founding year, no charter and no first mention against it, leaving the quarter with no beginning of its own to mark. Neighbours share the silence.
Takasago, Shirogane and Sumiyoshi appear in the same records with names and positions and little else beside them.
Where is Kiyokawa?
The district belongs to Fukuoka, part of Fukuoka Prefecture in Japan, and its streets run out toward Sumiyoshi, Watanabe-dōri and Haruyoshi.
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Updated August 2026