Kitakyushu Public Library

Kitakyushu Public Library is a library in Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka. Kitakyushu Public Library is situated nearby to the park 勝山公園, as well as near Kitakyushu City Museum of Peace.

Photo: 八幡鏡太郎, CC BY 4.0.

Type: Library
Description: central library in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan
Also known as: “Kitakyushu City Central Public Library”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kokura Castle and Matsumoto Seicho Memorial Museum.

Kokura Castle

Castle

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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. Kokura Castle is situated 300 metres northeast of Kitakyushu Public Library.

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 190 metres north of Kitakyushu Public Library.

Kitakyushu City Hall

Town hall

Photo: そらみみ, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Kitakyushu City Hall is a town hall, which is situated 260 metres northeast of Kitakyushu Public Library.

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 4 km south of Kitakyushu Public Library.

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 Kitakyushu Public Library.

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 6 km west of Kitakyushu Public Library.

Kitakyushu Public Library

Categories: municipal library of Japan, library building, building, and education
Location: Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

33.88203° or 33° 52′ 55″ north

Longitude

130.87288° or 130° 52′ 22″ east

Open location code

8Q5GVVJF+R5

OpenStreetMap ID

way 295800784

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=library

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

Wikidata ID

Q11400956

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Japanese—“Kitakyushu Public Library” goes by many names.

Catalan: “Biblioteca Pública Central de Kitakyūshū”
Japanese: “北九州市立中央図書館”
Japanese: “北九州市立図書館”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 勝山公園 and Kitakyushu City Museum of Peace.

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