Second Observation Deck

Second Observation Deck is a scenic viewpoint in Yamaguchi, Chugoku. Second Observation Deck is situated nearby to the grassland Olympic Cauldron Square, as well as near the peak Mt. Kojo.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kanmon Bridge and Kanmonkaikyō Mekari Station.

Kanmon Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Shinkansen, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Kanmon Bridge is a suspension bridge crossing the Kanmon Straits, a stretch of water separating two of Japan's four main islands. On the Honshū side of the bridge is Shimonoseki and on the Kyūshū side is Kitakyushu, whose former city and present ward, Moji, gave the strait its mon. Kanmon Bridge is situated 1 km northwest of Second Observation Deck.

Kanmonkaikyō Mekari Station

Railway stop

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Kanmonkaikyō Mekari Station is a train station in Moji ward of Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is on the Mojikō Retro Scenic Line, a heritage railway operated by the Heisei Chikuhō Railway. Kanmonkaikyō Mekari Station is situated 320 metres north of Second Observation Deck.

Norfolk Hiroba Station

Railway stop

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Norfolk Hiroba is a train station in Moji ward of Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is on the Mojikō Retro Scenic Line, a heritage railway operated by the Heisei Chikuhō Railway. Norfolk Hiroba Station is situated 340 metres southwest of Second Observation Deck.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Moji-ku and Karato.

Moji-ku

Suburb

Moji-ku is a Japanese ward of the city of Kitakyushu in Fukuoka Prefecture. It is the former city of Moji which was one of five merged to create Kitakyūshū in 1963.

Karato

Quarter

Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.

Karato is the downtown area of the city of Shimonoseki, Japan. Located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, it is known for its fish market.

Shimonoseki

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

Shimonoseki is a city in Yamaguchi prefecture and the westernmost municipality on Honshu, home to a quarter million inhabitants. The city has been at the center of Japanese history for centuries, but it's best known to culinary daredevils as the home of fugu, a pufferfish as cute looking as it is potentially lethal.

Second Observation Deck

Type: Scenic viewpoint
Category: tourism
Location: Yamaguchi, Chugoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

33.9578° or 33° 57′ 28″ north

Longitude

130.96714° or 130° 58′ 2″ east

Open location code

8Q5GXX58+4V

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5514642023

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=viewpoint

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Olympic Cauldron Square and Mt. Kojo.

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