Nishi-Kokura
Nishi-Kokura is a railway stop in Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka. Nishi-Kokura is situated nearby to Kokura Castle, as well as near Matsumoto Seicho Memorial Museum.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Nishi-Kokura and Kokura Castle.
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 Castle
Castle
Kokura Castle is a castle in Kitakyushu, Japan. It was built by Hosokawa Tadaoki starting in 1602, with construction completed in 1608. Kokura Castle is situated 450 metres south of Nishi-Kokura.
Matsumoto Seicho Memorial Museum
Museum
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
The Matsumoto Seicho Memorial Museum is a literature museum in Kitakyushu, Japan. It is dedicated to Seichō Matsumoto, who spent the first half of his life in Kitakyusyu. The museum is located next to Kokura Castle. Matsumoto Seicho Memorial Museum is situated 550 metres south of Nishi-Kokura.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tobata-ku and Kokuraminami-ku.
Tobata-ku
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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 4 km west of Nishi-Kokura.
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 5 km south of Nishi-Kokura.
Wakamatsu-ku
Suburb
Photo: STA3816, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wakamatsu-ku is a ward of Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka, Japan. It has an area of 67.86 km2 and a population of about 88,594. Wakamatsu-ku is situated 6 km west of Nishi-Kokura.
Nishi-Kokura
- Type: Railway stop
- Also known as: “Nishikokura Eki” and “Nishikokura-eki”
- Categories: transport stop and transportation
- Location: Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
33.88857° or 33° 53′ 19″ northLongitude
130.87403° or 130° 52′ 27″ eastElevation
5 metres (16 feet)Open location code
8Q5GVVQF+CJOpenStreetMap ID
node 1986814909OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stop_positionOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stopGeoNames ID
7563031
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In Other Languages
“Nishi-Kokura” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “にしこくらえき”
- Japanese: “西小倉”
- Japanese: “西小倉駅”
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