Otemachi

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

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kokura Castle and Kenwakai Otemachi Hospital.

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.

Kenwakai Otemachi Hospital

Hospital building

Photo: Kugel, Public domain.

Kenwakai Otemachi Hospital is a hospital building.

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.

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 3½ km south of Otemachi.

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 4½ km northwest of Otemachi.

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 Otemachi.

Otemachi

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

33.87739° or 33° 52′ 39″ north

Longitude

130.87194° or 130° 52′ 19″ east

Elevation

7 metres (23 feet)

Open location code

8Q5GVVGC+XQ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8487503638

OpenStreetMap feature

place=quarter

GeoNames ID

10316656

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In Other Languages

“Otemachi” goes by many names.

Japanese: “おおてまち”
Japanese: “大手町”

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