Yoshinomachi

Yoshinomachi is a quarter in Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka. Yoshinomachi is situated nearby to the quarter Showamachi, as well as near the neighborhood Nakashima 2-chome.

Places of Interest

Highlights include TOTO Museum and Kokura Castle.

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.

Kawaraguchi Mihagino

Monorail station

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

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 Yoshinomachi.

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 Yoshinomachi.

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 Yoshinomachi.

Yoshinomachi

Type: Quarter
Category: locality
Location: Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

33.87372° or 33° 52′ 25″ north

Longitude

130.87659° or 130° 52′ 36″ east

Elevation

4 metres (13 feet)

Open location code

8Q5GVVFG+FJ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 7713002900

OpenStreetMap feature

place=quarter

GeoNames ID

10316469

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Yoshinomachi” goes by many names.

Japanese: “よしのまち”
Japanese: “吉野町”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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