Ashihara

Ashihara is a quarter in Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka. Ashihara is situated nearby to the quarter Kuzuhara, as well as near Myokencho.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Abeyamakōen and Kokura Station.

Abeyamakōen

Railway station

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Abeyama-kōen Station is a passenger railway station located in Kokuraminami-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by Kyushu Railway Company.

Kokura Station

Railway station

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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 Station is situated 4 km northwest of Ashihara.

Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu

Stadium

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Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu, often known colloquially as Kitakyushu Stadium, is a stadium located in the city of Kitakyushu in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu is situated 4 km northwest of Ashihara.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kokuraminami-ku and Tobata-ku.

Kokuraminami-ku

Suburb

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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 southwest of Ashihara.

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 9 km northwest of Ashihara.

Yahatahigashi-ku

Suburb

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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 9 km west of Ashihara.

Ashihara

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

33.86349° or 33° 51′ 49″ north

Longitude

130.9145° or 130° 54′ 52″ east

Elevation

15 metres (49 feet)

Open location code

8Q5GVW77+9R

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8487501999

OpenStreetMap feature

place=quarter

GeoNames ID

10316491

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In Other Languages

“Ashihara” goes by many names.

Japanese: “あしはら”
Japanese: “足原”

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