{"id":144695,"date":"2022-02-16T09:49:54","date_gmt":"2022-02-16T00:49:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=144695&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2022-02-16T09:50:15","modified_gmt":"2022-02-16T00:50:15","slug":"gion-subway-stations-gets-a-second-name","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/gion-subway-stations-gets-a-second-name\/","title":{"rendered":"Gion Subway Stations Gets a Second Name"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fukuoka City\u2019s Subway Gion Station will also be known as \u201cHakata Old Town Station.\u201d The additional name was assigned to the station on Feb. 14 to highlight the area\u2019s importance as an area for sightseeing. The new name can be found at the station\u2019s entrances on the ground, while other signs on platform gates and station walls will be updated by the end of March. <\/span><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/subway.city.fukuoka.lg.jp\/subway_webapp\/files\/uploads\/%E7%A5%87%E5%9C%92%E9%A7%85%E3%81%B8%E3%81%AE%E5%89%AF%E9%A7%85%E5%90%8D%E3%80%8C%E5%8D%9A%E5%A4%9A%E6%97%A7%E5%B8%82%E8%A1%97%E5%8F%A3%E3%80%8D%E8%A8%AD%E5%AE%9A%E3%81%AB%E3%81%A4%E3%81%84%E3%81%A6.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fukuoka City Subway<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \/ <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yomiuri.co.jp\/local\/fukuoka\/news\/20220214-OYTNT50042\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yomiuri<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-144696\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/fnn_subway-hakataoldtown_2022_cl.jpeg?resize=1400%2C973&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1400\" height=\"973\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/fnn_subway-hakataoldtown_2022_cl.jpeg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/fnn_subway-hakataoldtown_2022_cl.jpeg?resize=300%2C209&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/fnn_subway-hakataoldtown_2022_cl.jpeg?resize=1024%2C712&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/fnn_subway-hakataoldtown_2022_cl.jpeg?resize=768%2C534&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>Photo by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mobile.twitter.com\/Chikamaru_info\/status\/1493091129507471361\/photo\/4\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fukuoka City Subway official Twitter<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Disclaimer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Fukuoka Now posts summaries of Kyushu area news for those who cannot read Japanese. 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