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Moji-ku

Moji-ku is a Japanese ward of the city of in . It is the former city of Moji which was one of five merged to create Kitakyūshū in 1963.
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  • Type: Suburb with 99,600 residents
  • Description: ward of Kitakyūshū, in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: “Moji Ward” and “Moji-ku, Kitakyūshū”
  • Historically known as: “Moji-shi”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kanmon Bridge and Mojikō Station.

Bridge
Photo: Shinkansen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a suspension bridge crossing the , a stretch of water separating two of 's four main islands. On the Honshū side of the bridge is and on the Kyūshū side is , whose former city and present ward, Moji, gave the strait its mon.

Railway station
Photo: そらみみ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mojiko Station is a railway station at the northern terminus of the Kagoshima Main Line in the Moji ward of , Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Kyushu Railway Company.

Park
Photo: 설총, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a Shinto shrine in , , . It is dedicated to the child Emperor Antoku, who died in the Battle of Dan-no-ura, which occurred nearby in 1185.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shimonoseki and Karato.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
is a city in 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.

Quarter
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
is the downtown area of the city of Shimonoseki, . Located in , it is known for its fish market.

Moji-ku

Latitude
33.9412° or 33° 56′ 28″ north
Longitude
130.9598° or 130° 57′ 35″ east
Population
99,600
Elevation
50 metres (164 feet)
Open location code
8Q5GWXR5+FW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3056929990
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
1856621
Wiki­data ID
Q1045113
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Moji-ku” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “موجي-كو”
  • Armenian: “Մոջի-կու”
  • Catalan: “Moji-ku”
  • Catalan: “Moji”
  • Cebuano: “Moji Ku”
  • Chinese: “門司”
  • Chinese: “門司區”
  • Chinese: “门司区”
  • Czech: “Modži”
  • French: “Moji-ku”
  • German: “Moji-ku”
  • Hungarian: “Modzsi-ku”
  • Indonesian: “Moji-ku, Kitakyūshū”
  • Indonesian: “Moji-ku”
  • Irish: “Moji-ku”
  • Italian: “Moji-ku”
  • Japanese: “Moji-Ku”
  • Japanese: “もじく”
  • Japanese: “モジク”
  • Japanese: “北九州市門司区”
  • Japanese: “門司”
  • Japanese: “門司区”
  • Japanese: “門司区役所”
  • Japanese: “門司市”
  • Korean: “모지구”
  • Polish: “Moji”
  • Portuguese: “Moji-ku”
  • Russian: “Моджи”
  • Spanish: “Moji-ku”
  • Turkish: “Moji”
  • Venetian: “Moji-ku”
  • Vietnamese: “Moji, Kitakyūshū”
  • Yue Chinese: “Moji-ku”
  • Yue Chinese: “Moji”
  • Yue Chinese: “もじ”
  • Yue Chinese: “もじく”
  • Yue Chinese: “毛之”
  • Yue Chinese: “門司”
  • Yue Chinese: “門司区”
  • Yue Chinese: “門司區”
  • Yue Chinese: “門司市”
  • Yue Chinese: “門司町”

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