Kawashiro
in Kitakyushu-shi of Fukuoka, Japan
-
Kitakyūshū Airport (13 mi) - Yamaguchi Ube Airport (26 mi)
- Fukuoka Airport (31 mi)
- Saga Airport (60 mi)
- Iki Airport (60 mi)
- Oita Airport (60 mi)
- Kumamoto Airport (74 mi)
- Iwami Airport (77 mi)
-
Gimhae International Airport (139 mi) - Kagoshima Airport (145 mi)
- Itsukushima Shinto Shrine (Unesco heritage, 90 mi)
- Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome) (Unesco heritage, 99 mi)
- Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape (Unesco heritage, 124 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 33.903 and 130.822 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 33° 54' 11" and E 130° 49' 17"
- 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: 12:54 AM (Friday)
- Timezone: Asia/Tokyo
- UTC/GMT offset: 9 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:49 am and 5:13 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -31.287 and -51.094 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Tavares - References
- This place on Geonames.org
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
Delve into Kawashiro
Kawashiro in Kitakyushu-shi (Fukuoka) is a city located in Japan about 518 mi (or 834 km) west of Tokyo, the country's capital town.
Current time in Kawashiro is now 12:54 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Asia / Tokyo with an UTC offset of 9 hours. We know of 10 airports closer to Kawashiro, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in Japan is Kitakyūshū Airport in a distance of 13 mi (or 21 km), 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 90 mi (or 145 km), East. In need of a room? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Kitakyushu, Nakama, Nogata, Yukuhashi and Miyawaka. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 19°C / 66 °F
| Morning Temperature | 14°C / 57 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 18°C / 64 °F |
| Night Temperature | 17°C / 62 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 69% |
| Air Pressure | 1020 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (4 mph) from West |
| Cloud Conditions | Few clouds, covering 24% of sky |
| General Conditions | Few clouds |
Friday, 15th of November 2024
17°C (63 °F)
17°C (62 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
19°C (67 °F)
18°C (64 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
22°C (71 °F)
17°C (63 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, broken clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
RIHGA ROYAL HOTEL KOKURA
Nishitetsu Inn Kokura
Hotel Harmonie Cinq
Relief Kokura Ekimae
STATION HOTEL KOKURA
Daiwa Roynet Hotel Kokura-Ekimae
Asano Hotel
Kinokuniya Hotel
Urban Hotel Kajimachi
Hotel RELIEF Kokura station
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
戸畑祇園大山笠 2014 Tobata Gion Oyamagasa Festival (January)
平成26年度 全競演大山笠.子若山笠.運行開始！.運営委員長 Tobata Gion Oyamagasa Festival (January)
戸畑祇園大山笠 2014 大太鼓 Tobata Gion Oyamagasa Festival (January)
戸畑祇園大山笠 2014．大太鼓によるお囃子の披露．各山笠の代表の方で豪快に演奏される 戸畑祇園お囃子 獅子舞 戸畑祇園お囃子 居かぐら...
戸畑祇園大山笠 2014 大上り Tobata Gion Oyamagasa Festival (January)
戸畑祇園大山笠 2014の始まりは飛幡八幡宮にて祭典が行われ．東大山笠の大上りがはじまる．お祭り広場にて小東山笠若衆によるお囃子の披露される.
戸畑祇園大山笠 2014 幟大山笠 Tobata Gion Oyamagasa Festival (January)
戸畑祇園大山笠 2014．山笠本来の姿の幟山笠は格調高く華麗な姿を披露する会場正面に四基並び周りは祭り姿の男衆が埋め尽くし運行開始の合図を...
自動車の目: 戸畑（2009年版） Drive in Tobata, Kitakyûsyû City
北九州市の戸畑駅界隈を一筆書きで巡る。 Driver's View: Tobata District, Kitakyûsyû City, Japan. 行程 幸町交差点→幹線10号→戸畑駅南口→幹線10号→牧...
戸畑祇園大山笠 2014 Tobata Gion Oyamagasa Festival (January)
戸畑祇園大山笠2014自由競演会．か継ぎ手の皆さんの気合の入りよう強く提灯山笠の動き早く総会で優美ですね 最後は当番山笠天籟寺大山笠総監督...
北九州市立高校ストリートダンス2012.8.PartⅡStreet dance Kitakyusyu City high school
ストリートダンス世界大会優勝履歴のある北九州市立高校ストリートダンス部が、戸畑ヨイトサまつりで、いつものすごいパフォーマンスを見せ...
自動車の目: 戸畑（2007年版） Drive in Tobata, Kitakyûsyû City
北九州市の戸畑駅界隈を一筆書きで巡る。 Driver's View: Tobata District, Kitakyûsyû City, Japan. 行程 幸町交差点→幹線10号→戸畑駅南口→幹線10号→牧...
自動車の目: 若松 Drive into Wakamatu, Kitakyûsyû City
若戸大橋を渡って、若松地区をぐるりと巡る。 Driver's View: Wakamatu district. The town was Japan's largest coal port before WWII. But all coalfields nearby had been closed...
北九州市「エスカル戸畑」の和室. ESCALE TOBATA
福岡県北九州市にあるホテル「エスカル戸畑」の和室(６畳)、大浴場、朝食の映像です。若戸大橋の真横にあり海に近いです。
Videos provided by Youtube are under the copyright of their owners. 
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.
Tobata-ku, Kitakyūshū
Tobata-ku, Kitakyūshū is a ward of Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka, Japan. It is the smallest ward of Kitakyūshū city at 16.66 km². The population was 64,330 as of the national census in 2000.
Kyushu Institute of Technology
Kyushu Institute of Technology is one of the 87 national universities in Japan. Located in Fukuoka Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, it is dedicated to education and research in the fields of science and technology. It is often abbreviated to KIT and sometimes to Kyutech. The founder was Matsumoto Kenjiro, second son of Yasukawa Keiichiro, and the links with the Yaskawa Electric Corporation (founded in 1915) remain strong to this day.
Wakamatsu-ku, Kitakyūshū
Wakamatsu-ku, Kitakyūshū is a ward of Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka, Japan. It has an area of 67.86 km² and a population of about 88,594 (national census, 2000). Important facilities include: Green Park, Ecotown recycling area, Gakuen Toshi academic area, and Hibiki container terminal (opened on April 1, 2005). A new underwater tunnel is being constructed in 2005-6 between Tobata and Wakamatsu wards to link the Hibiki container terminal with Kokura.
Tobata Station
Tobata Station is a railway station on the Kagoshima Main Line operated by Kyushu Railway Company in Tobata-ku, Kitakyūshū, Japan. The station opened on December 27, 1902. In 2000 the station was shifted about 200 metres westwards and rebuilt. It is an elevated station with two platforms. Some expresses (tokkyu) stop here.
Wakato Bridge
The Wakato Bridge (若戸大橋, Wakato Ōhashi, lit. "Great Waka-To Bridge), is a suspension bridge in Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka, Japan. Opened on September 26, 1962, it has a 367-meter main span and is two kilometers long. The name of the bridge comes from the characters of the Kitakyūshū wards of Wakamatsu (若松) and Tobata (戸畑) that the bridge connects across Dokai Bay.
Kyūshūkōdaimae Station
Kyūshūkōdaimae Station is a railway station on the Kagoshima Main Line operates by JR Kyushu in Tobata-ku, Kitakyūshū, Japan. Its name means Front Of Kyushu Institute of Technology Station.
Wakamatsu Station
Wakamatsu Station is a railway station on the Kyūshū Railway Company (JR Kyūshū) Chikuhō Main Line (also known as the Wakamatsu Line) located in Wakamatsu-ku, Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.
Yawata Steel Works
The Yawata Steel Works is a steel mill in Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. Construction began in 1896 in order to meet increasing demand from the nation's burgeoning shipbuilding, railway, construction, and armaments industries. The site chosen was the former town of Yahata, now merged into Kitakyūshū, near coal mines and with easy access to the sea.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Kawashiro.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Kawashiro, 川代
