Kitakyushu City

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.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Art and Kokura Racecourse.

Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Art

Museum

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The Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Art is located in Tobata-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. Designed by Arata Isozaki, it sits on a hill straddling the three wards of Kokura Kita, Tobata, and Yahata Higashi.

Kokura Racecourse

Stadium

Photo: Goki, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kokura Racecourse is located in Kokura Minami-ku Kitakyushu, Japan. It is used for horse racing. It was built in 1994. It has a capacity of 20,000, including 1,192 seats.

TOTO Museum

Museum

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kokuraminami-ku and Kokurakita-ku.

Kokuraminami-ku

Suburb

Photo: Kugel, Public domain.

Kokuraminami-ku is a ward of Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka, Japan. It is the southern part of what used to be Kokura City, which was merged into Kitakyūshū city when the latter was created out of the merger of five cities in 1963. Kokuraminami-ku is situated 3½ km east of Kitakyushu City.

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 northeast of Kitakyushu City.

Kitakyushu City

Also known as: “Kitakyushu-shi”
Location: Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

33.8518° or 33° 51′ 7″ north

Longitude

130.8466° or 130° 50′ 48″ east

Elevation

84 metres (276 feet)

IATA airport code

KKJ

Open location code

8Q5GVR2W+PJ

GeoNames ID

1859306

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Kitakyushu City” goes by many names.

Japanese: “Kitakyūshū-shi”
Japanese: “きたきゅうしゅうし”
Japanese: “北九州”
Japanese: “北九州市”

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