Yokoshiro

Yokoshiro is a quarter in Kokuraminami-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka. Yokoshiro is situated nearby to the neighborhood Maigaoka 2-chome, as well as near Maigaoka 3-chome.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ishida Station and Shii-Kōen.

Ishida Station

Railway stop

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Ishida Station is a passenger railway station located in Kokuraminami-ku, Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.

Shii-Kōen

Railway stop

Photo: そらみみ, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Shii-Kōen Station is a passenger railway station located in Kokuraminami-ku, Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.

Kikugaoka Station

Monorail station

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Kikugaoka Station is a Kitakyūshū Monorail station in Kokuraminami-ku, Kitakyūshū, Japan. Shii-Kōen Station on the JR Kyushu Hitahikosan Line is nearby.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kokurakita-ku and Kanda.

Kokurakita-ku is a ward of Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka, Japan. It is the north part of what used to be Kokura City before the merger of five cities to create the new city of Kitakyūshū in 1963. Kokurakita-ku is situated 7 km north of Yokoshiro.

Kanda

Town

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Kanda is a town located in Miyako District, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 30 April 2024, the town had an estimated population of 37,626 in 18,877 households, and a population density of 770 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 48.98 km2. Kanda is situated 9 km southeast of Yokoshiro.

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 northwest of Yokoshiro.

Yokoshiro

Type: Quarter
Also known as: “大字横代”
Category: locality
Location: Kokuraminami-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

33.82005° or 33° 49′ 12″ north

Longitude

130.89869° or 130° 53′ 55″ east

Elevation

24 metres (79 feet)

Open location code

8Q5GRVCX+2F

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8487507566

OpenStreetMap feature

place=quarter

GeoNames ID

10317564

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In Other Languages

“Yokoshiro” goes by many names.

Japanese: “よこしろ”
Japanese: “横代”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Maigaoka 2-chome and Yokoshiro-hayama.

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