{"id":170840,"date":"2025-05-08T11:44:50","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T02:44:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=170840&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2025-05-08T11:56:42","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T02:56:42","slug":"jr-seeks-name-ideas-new-fukuoka-station","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/jr-seeks-name-ideas-new-fukuoka-station\/","title":{"rendered":"JR Seeks Name Ideas for New Fukuoka Station"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">JR Kyushu has begun accepting public submissions for the name of a new station being constructed between Chihaya and Hakozaki stations on the Kagoshima Main Line in Fukuoka\u2019s Higashi Ward. The station is part of a major redevelopment near the former Kyushu University Hakozaki Campus and is set to open in 2027. Designed as a bridge-style structure with an open-air plaza concept, the station aims to serve as a local landmark. Submissions are accepted by postcard or QR code, with conditions including a 15-character limit and no symbols.<\/span><b> Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jrkyushu.co.jp\/news\/__icsFiles\/afieldfile\/2025\/04\/25\/20250425_new_station_names_between_Chihaya_and_Hakozaki.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">JR Kyushu<\/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-170828\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/fnn_jr-kyushu-newstation_2025_cl.jpeg?resize=1400%2C832&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"JR Seeks Name Ideas for New Fukuoka Station\" width=\"1400\" height=\"832\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/fnn_jr-kyushu-newstation_2025_cl.jpeg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/fnn_jr-kyushu-newstation_2025_cl.jpeg?resize=300%2C178&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/fnn_jr-kyushu-newstation_2025_cl.jpeg?resize=1024%2C609&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/fnn_jr-kyushu-newstation_2025_cl.jpeg?resize=768%2C456&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>Photo from <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">JR Kyushu official X<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">free weekly newsletter <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Now<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this <\/span><b>form<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JR Kyushu has begun accepting public submissions for the name of a new station being constructed between&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":170834,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-170840","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-hakata-ku","news-category-general","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/170840","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=170840"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/170834"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=170840"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=170840"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}