Meiwamachi

Meiwamachi is a quarter in Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka. Meiwamachi is situated nearby to the neighborhood Usamachi 1-chome, as well as near the quarter Hagizakimachi.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kokura Castle and Kokura Station.

Kokura Castle

Castle

Photo: G43, CC BY 3.0.

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.

Kokura Station

Railway station

Photo: z tanuki, CC BY 3.0.

Kokura Station in Kokurakita-ku is the main railway station in Kitakyushu, Japan. It is part of the JR Kyushu network and the San'yō Shinkansen stops here.

Kokura Showakan

Movie theater

Photo: Razgrad, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Kokura Showakan is a movie theater.

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 Meiwamachi.

Tobata-ku

Suburb

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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 6 km west of Meiwamachi.

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 7 km west of Meiwamachi.

Meiwamachi

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

33.87494° or 33° 52′ 30″ north

Longitude

130.88883° or 130° 53′ 20″ east

Elevation

5 metres (16 feet)

Open location code

8Q5GVVFQ+XG

OpenStreetMap ID

node 7713002906

OpenStreetMap feature

place=quarter

GeoNames ID

10316488

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In Other Languages

“Meiwamachi” goes by many names.

Japanese: “めいわまち”
Japanese: “明和町”

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Localities in the Area

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