Murasaki Gawa

Murasaki Gawa is a stream in Fukuoka, Kyushu. Murasaki Gawa is situated nearby to the locality Muromachi, as well as near Asano.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kokura Castle and Nishi-Kokura.

Kokura Castle

Castle

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Kokura Castle is a five-story castle in Kitakyushu, Japan. A castle was first built at the current site in 1569. Construction of a more substantial replacement commenced in 1602 under the direction of daimyo Tadaoki Hosokawa.

Nishi-Kokura

Railway station

Photo: Hamihoko, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Nishi-Kokura Station is a junctuion passenger railway station located in Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kitakyushu and Kokurakita-ku.

Kitakyushu

Photo: Krauser levyl, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kitakyūshū is a large city in Fukuoka prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan. Kokura, the heart of Kitakyushu, is an ancient feudal castle town guarding the Straits of Shimonoseki.

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.

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 4½ km west of Murasaki Gawa.

Murasaki Gawa

Type: Stream
Also known as: “Murasaki-gawa” and “Murasaki-kawa”
Category: body of water
Location: Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

33.88961° or 33° 53′ 23″ north

Longitude

130.87814° or 130° 52′ 41″ east

Elevation

4 metres (13 feet)

Open location code

8Q5GVVQH+R7

GeoNames ID

1856417

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In Other Languages

“Murasaki Gawa” goes by many names.

Japanese: “紫川”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Muromachi and Asano.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Murasakigawa Ōhashi and Nishi-Kokura.

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