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 Ruins of Shimonoseki Maeda-daiba of Choshu Clan and World Peace Pagoda.

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.

Kanmonkaikyō Mekari Station

Railway stop

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.

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, home to a quarter million inhabitants. 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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