Kokura Castle is a castle in Kitakyushu, Japan. It was built by Hosokawa Tadaoki starting in 1602, with construction completed in 1608. Kokura Castle is situated 3½ km south of Tobata Passage.

Kokura Station

Railway station

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Kokura Station in Kokurakita-ku is the main railway station in Kitakyushu, Japan. It is part of the JR Kyushu network and the San'yō Shinkansen stops here. Kokura Station is situated 3½ km southeast of Tobata Passage.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kitakyushu and Kokurakita-ku.

Kitakyushu

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Kitakyūshū is a large city in Fukuoka prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan. Together with Shimonoseki it is part of the Kanmon Straits area. In terms of area it is the largest city in Kyushu, though Fukuoka has the bigger population.

Kokurakita-ku

Suburb

Kokurakita-ku is a ward of Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka, Japan. It is the north part of what used to be Kokura City before the merger of five cities to create the new city of Kitakyūshū in 1963. Kokurakita-ku is situated 4 km south of Tobata Passage.

Tobata-ku

Suburb

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Tobata-ku is a ward of Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan. It is the smallest ward of the city at 16.66 km2. The population was 64,330 as of the national census in 2000. Tobata-ku is situated 4 km southwest of Tobata Passage.

Tobata Passage

Type: Marine channel
Also known as: “Tobata Fairway” and “Tobata-kōro”
Category: body of water
Location: Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

33.91667° or 33° 55′ north

Longitude

130.86667° or 130° 52′ east

Elevation

11 metres (36 feet)

Open location code

8Q5GWV88+MM

GeoNames ID

1850332

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Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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