Showamachi

Showamachi is a quarter in Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka. Showamachi is situated nearby to the quarter Yoshinomachi, as well as near the neighborhood Kawaraguchi 1-chome.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kawaraguchi Mihagino and Kokura Castle.

Kawaraguchi Mihagino

Monorail station

Kawaraguchi Mihagino Station is a Kitakyushu monorail station in Kokura Kita ward, Kitakyushu, Japan.

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.

TOTO Museum

Museum

Photo: tak.wing, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kokuraminami-ku and Tobata-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 3 km south of Showamachi.

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 5 km northwest of Showamachi.

Yahatahigashi-ku

Suburb

Photo: JKT-c, CC BY 3.0.

Yahatahigashi-ku is a ward of Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka, Japan. It is the second smallest ward in Kitakyūshū after Tobata ward at only 36.36 square kilometres. Yahatahigashi-ku is situated 6 km west of Showamachi.

Showamachi

Type: Quarter
Also known as: “Shōwamachi”
Category: locality
Location: Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

33.87437° or 33° 52′ 28″ north

Longitude

130.87824° or 130° 52′ 42″ east

Elevation

1 metre (3 feet)

Open location code

8Q5GVVFH+P7

OpenStreetMap ID

node 7713002901

OpenStreetMap feature

place=quarter

GeoNames ID

10316468

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Showamachi” goes by many names.

Japanese: “しょうわまち”
Japanese: “昭和町”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 昭和町公園 and 市立中島小学校.

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