Nishi-Kokura
Nishi-Kokura is a railway station in Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka. Nishi-Kokura is situated nearby to the public building 九州旅客鉄道株式会社北部九州地域本社, as well as near the post office 小倉室町郵便局.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Nishi-Kokura and Kokura Castle.
Nishi-Kokura
Railway station
Photo: Hamihoko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nishi-Kokura Station is a junctuion passenger railway station located in Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.
Kokura Castle
Castle
Kokura Castle is a castle in Kitakyushu, Japan. It was built by Hosokawa Tadaoki starting in 1602, with construction completed in 1608. Kokura Castle is situated 450 metres south of Nishi-Kokura.
Matsumoto Seicho Memorial Museum
Museum
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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. Matsumoto Seicho Memorial Museum is situated 540 metres south of Nishi-Kokura.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tobata-ku and Kokuraminami-ku.
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 4 km west of Nishi-Kokura.
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 5 km south of Nishi-Kokura.
Wakamatsu-ku
Suburb
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Wakamatsu-ku is a ward of Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka, Japan. It has an area of 67.86 km2 and a population of about 88,594. Wakamatsu-ku is situated 6 km west of Nishi-Kokura.
Nishi-Kokura
- Type: Railway station
- Also known as: “西小倉”
- Categories: building and transportation
- Location: Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.88851° or 33° 53′ 19″ northLongitude
130.87387° or 130° 52′ 26″ eastOpen location code
8Q5GVVQF+CGOpenStreetMap ID
way 188055583OpenStreetMap feature
building=train_station
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