Tanoura-ku

Tanoura-ku is a section of a harbor in Yamaguchi, Chugoku. Tanoura-ku is situated nearby to the locality Iwakuro, as well as near the quarter Shinkai.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kanmonkaikyo Mekari and Ruins of Shimonoseki Maeda-daiba of Choshu Clan.

Kanmonkaikyo Mekari

Railway station

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Kanmonkaikyō Mekari Station is a train station in Moji ward of Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is on the Mojikō Retro Scenic Line, a heritage railway operated by the Heisei Chikuhō Railway.

Ruins of Shimonoseki Maeda-daiba of Choshu Clan

Fort

Photo: Felice Beato, Public domain.

Ruins of Shimonoseki Maeda-daiba of Choshu Clan is a fort.

World Peace Pagoda

Buddhist temple

Photo: Mi piace angeli, CC BY-SA 3.0.

World Peace Pagoda is a Buddhist temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Moji-ku and Karato.

Moji-ku is a Japanese ward of the city of Kitakyushu in Fukuoka Prefecture. It is the former city of Moji which was one of five merged to create Kitakyūshū in 1963. Moji-ku is situated 3½ km southwest of Tanoura-ku.

Karato

Quarter

Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.

Karato is the downtown area of the city of Shimonoseki, Japan. Located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, it is known for its fish market. Karato is situated 4 km west of Tanoura-ku.

Shimonoseki

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Shimonoseki is a city in Yamaguchi prefecture and the westernmost municipality on Honshu. The city has been at the center of Japanese history for centuries, but it's best known to culinary daredevils as the home of fugu, a pufferfish as cute looking as it is potentially lethal.

Tanoura-ku

Type: Section of a harbor
Also known as: “Tanoura District”
Category: body of water
Location: Yamaguchi, Chugoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

33.96667° or 33° 58′ north

Longitude

130.98333° or 130° 59′ east

Elevation

1 metre (3 feet)

Open location code

8Q5GXX8M+M8

GeoNames ID

1850637

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Localities in the Area

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