Hiroishi
in Kitakyushu-shi of Fukuoka, Japan

How to get there and get around
Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
33.940 and 130.957 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 33° 56' 24" and E 130° 57' 25"
Currency and Currency Code:
Yen - JPY
Spoken languages:
Japanese
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 07:18 PM (Saturday)
Timezone: Asia/Tokyo
UTC/GMT offset: 9 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:56 am and 5:09 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-31.287 and -51.094 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Tavares
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for Japan in Eastern Asia

Safety Score: 2,8 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Japan.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Japan. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03

Discover Hiroishi

Hiroishi in Kitakyushu-shi (Fukuoka) is a place in Japan about 510 mi (or 820 km) west of Tokyo, the country's capital city.

Current time in Hiroishi is now 07:18 PM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Asia / Tokyo with an UTC offset of 9 hours. We know of 10 airports near Hiroishi, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in Japan is Kitakyūshū Airport in a distance of 8 mi (or 13 km), South-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Japan is Itsukushima Shinto Shrine in a distance of 82 mi (or 132 km), East. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Kitakyushu, Yukuhashi, Sanyoonoda, Shimonoseki and Nakama. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 13°C / 55 °F

Morning Temperature 11°C / 51 °F
Evening Temperature 11°C / 51 °F
Night Temperature 9°C / 48 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 53%
Air Pressure 1025 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from South-West
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky
General Conditions Light rain

Sunday, 24th of November 2024

13°C (55 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Scattered clouds, gentle breeze.

Monday, 25th of November 2024

14°C (56 °F)
14°C (56 °F)
Scattered clouds, moderate breeze.

Tuesday, 26th of November 2024

15°C (59 °F)
13°C (56 °F)
Moderate rain, strong breeze, overcast clouds.

Hotels and Places to Stay

(RYOKAN) Shumpanro

Address
1,4 mi
4 2, AMIDAIJICHO, SHIMONOSEKI SHI, YAMAGUCHI, 750 0003, JAPAN.
7500003 Shimonoseki Shi
Japan

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 16:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Mojiko Hotel

Address
0,6 mi
9-11 Minato-machi, Moji-ku, Kitakyushu City,, Fukuoka
801-8503 Kokura
Japan

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


(RYOKAN) Mimosusogawa Bekkan

Address
1,8 mi
23 15, MIMOSUSOGAWA CHO, SHIMONOSEKI, YAMAGUCHI 751 0813, JAPAN.
7510813 Shimonoseki Shi
Japan

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 16:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Toyoko Inn Shimonoseki Kaikyo-yume-tower Mae

Address
1,8 mi
2-7-10 Buzenda-cho
750-0018 Shimonoseki-shi
Japan

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 16:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Shimonoseki Station West Washington Hotel Plaza

Address
2,2 mi
1-4-1 Yamato-machi
750-0067 shimoseki
Japan

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Hotel New Tagawa Kokura

Address
0,9 mi
3 46, Furusenba machi, Kokura kitaku, Kita Kyushu city, Fukuoka 802 0082, Japan.
8020082 Kitakyushu
Japan

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Shimonoseki Grand Hotel

Address
1,4 mi
31 2, NABE CHO, SHIMONOSEKI, YAMAGUCHI 750 0006, JAPAN.
7500006 Shimonoseki-Shi
Japan

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:00 - 0:00
Weekend: closed


Shimonoseki Tokyu REI Hotel

Address
1,4 mi
4-4-1 Takezaki-cho, Shimonoseki-shi, Yamaguchi
750-0025 Shimonoseki-Shi
Japan

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Plaza Hotel Shimonoseki

Address
1,4 mi
11 10, HANANO CHO, SHIMONOSEKI CITY, YAMAGUCHI 750 0014, JAPAN.
7500014 Hanano-Cho,,Shimonoseki-Shi
Japan

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:00 - 0:00
Weekend: closed


Dormy Inn Premium Shimonoseki

Address
1,8 mi
3-40, Hosoeshin-machi
750-0017 Shimonoseki-Shi
Japan

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

門司 Sightseeing of Moji,Kitakyusyu-shi,Japan.

Published: October 07, 2014
Length: 56:43 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Moji Japan

Sightseeing of Moji,Japan.福岡県北九州市門司の紹介。


Kanmon Kaikyou Fireworks

Published: August 16, 2010
Length: 34:52 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: TheDmizer

This is a brief segment from the Kanmon Kaikyou Fireworks Festival (Kanmon Straights between Honshu island and Kyushu island). This fireworks display dwarfs ...


北九州市門司区大里東から伊川交差点・県道262号線

Published: January 04, 2015
Length: 36:03 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Moji Japan

Ikawa country town car window from Dairihigasi town,Moji,Fukuoka,Japan.北九州市門司区大里東から伊川交差点・県道262号線。2015.1.4撮影。


北九州市門司区伊川交差点から畑交差点・県道25号線。

Published: January 04, 2015
Length: 36:09 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Moji Japan

Hata cuntry town car window from Ikawa country Town,Moji,Fukuoka,Japan. 北九州市門司区伊川から畑・県道25号線。2015.1.4撮影。


北九州市門司区畑交差点から戸の上通り・県道71号線。

Published: January 04, 2015
Length: 14:22 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Moji Japan

Tonoue street car window from Hata country town,Moji,Fukuoka,Japan.北九州市門司区畑交差点から戸の上通り・県道71号線。2015.1.4撮影。


Kanmon Strait

Published: January 24, 2010
Length: 16:59 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: tune sono

A Kanmon of Shimonoseki that sandwiched Mojiko and the straits. I suffer from a sea voyage of five minutes by a Kanmon steamship.


北九州市・平成筑豊鉄道 門司港レトロ観光線 トロッコ列車「潮風号」@九州鉄道記念館駅側踏切

Published: November 29, 2014
Length: 12:00 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: kumanishiwest

2014年11月24日、九州鉄道記念館駅側踏切近くで撮影。北九州市が路線(施設)保有し、平成筑豊鉄道が車両保有し運行する、門司港レトロ観光線の観...


[テスト投稿] 九州鉄道記念館の鉄道模型

Published: May 08, 2010
Length: 00:32 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: seiyak24

The Railway modelling on Kyushu Railway History Museum Date:February, 2010 Place:Moji-ku, Kitakyushu, Japan Camera: Panasonic DMC-TZ7.


Kyushu Railway History Museum | 九州鉄道記念館

Published: July 06, 2013
Length: 31:16 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: JapanFilms

The Kyushu Railway History Museum is situated in a two story redbrick building that was the former headquarters of Kyushu Railways. The Kyushu Railway History Museum has an extensive set of...


Townscape of Izumigaoka in Mojiku,Japan.北九州市門司区泉ヶ丘街並み

Published: January 28, 2015
Length: 33:31 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Moji Japan

Townscape of Izumigaoka in Moji-ku,Kitakyusyu,Fukuoka. 北九州市門司区泉ヶ丘街並み。2015.1.28撮影.


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Mojikō Station

Mojikō Station is a railway station on the Kagoshima Main Line in Moji-ku, Kitakyushu, Japan, operated by the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu).

Located at 33.945, 130.961 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Railway stations in Fukuoka Prefecture, Buildings and structures in Kitakyushu

Kanmon Straits

The Kanmon Straits or the Straits of Shimonoseki is the stretch of water separating two of Japan's four main islands. On the Honshū side of the water is Shimonoseki (下関, which contributed "Kan" to the name of the strait) and on the Kyūshū side is Kitakyūshū, whose former city and present ward, Moji (門司), gave the strait its "mon" (門). The straits silt up at the rate of about 15 centimetres per annum, and dredging has made it possible to build the New Kitakyushu Airport at low cost.

Located at 33.9469, 130.947 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Straits of Japan, Straits of Asia, Geography of Fukuoka Prefecture, Geography of Yamaguchi Prefecture

Moji-ku, Kitakyūshū

Moji-ku, Kitakyūshū is a Japanese ward of the city of Kitakyūshū in Fukuoka Prefecture. It is the former city of Moji which was one of five cities merged to create Kitakyūshū in 1963. It faces the city of Shimonoseki across the Kanmon Straits between Honshū and Kyūshū. The ward's area is 73.37 km² and it has a population of 114,754 as of 2000.

Located at 33.9411, 130.96 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Wards of Kitakyushu

Kanmonkyo Bridge

The Kanmonkyo Bridge (関門橋 Kanmonkyō 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 (下関, which contributed "Kan" to the name of the strait) and on the Kyūshū side is Kitakyushu, whose former city and present ward, Moji (門司), gave the strait its "mon".

Located at 33.9619, 130.958 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Suspension bridges in Japan, Bridges completed in 1973, Road transport in Japan

Ganryū-jima

Ganryū-jima (巌流島, is an island in Japan located between Honshū and Kyūshū, and accessible via ferry from Shimonoseki Harbor . It is famous for the duel between Miyamoto Musashi and Sasaki Kojirō. The small island was named for its boat-like appearance, and later became to be called the Ganryū kenjutsu school Kojirō had founded. On the island are a few monuments as well as facilities for public gatherings such as an annual tug-of-war.

Located at 33.9333, 130.93 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Islands of Japan, Geography of Yamaguchi Prefecture, Visitor attractions in Yamaguchi Prefecture

Akama Shrine

Akama Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is dedicated to Antoku, a Japanese emperor who died as a child in the Battle of Dan-no-Ura (aka Dannoura), which occurred nearby in 1185. This battle was important in the history of Japan because it brought an end to Gempei War in which the Minamoto clan defeated the rival Taira clan, and ended the Taira bid for control of Japan.

Located at 33.9597, 130.948 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Jingū, Shinto shrines in Yamaguchi Prefecture

Kaikyō Yume Tower

The Kaikyō Yume Tower dominates the city of Shimonoseki and is the tallest tower in western Japan. Standing 153 metres tall, it was opened in July 1996. It forms a part of the Kaikyō Messe Shimonoseki building, which houses a conference centre and corporate offices. The tower was designed by NTT Power and Building Facilities and built by Takenaka Corporation.

Located at 33.9501, 130.929 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Towers in Japan, Buildings and structures in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Visitor attractions in Yamaguchi Prefecture

Mekari Shrine

Mekari Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in Moji-ku, Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka, Japan.

Located at 33.9608, 130.962 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Shinto shrines in Fukuoka Prefecture, Kitakyushu


This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Hiroishi, 広石