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Delve into Matsubara
Matsubara in Kitakyushu-shi (Fukuoka) is located in Japan about 513 mi (or 825 km) west of Tokyo, the country's capital town.
Current time in Matsubara is now 12:33 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Asia / Tokyo with an UTC offset of 9 hours. We know of 10 airports close to Matsubara, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in Japan is Kitakyūshū Airport in a distance of 7 mi (or 12 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 85 mi (or 137 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, Nakama, Nogata and Sanyoonoda. 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 | 15°C / 58 °F |
Evening Temperature | 18°C / 64 °F |
Night Temperature | 17°C / 63 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 74% |
Air Pressure | 1020 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 9 km/h (5 mph) from North-West |
Cloud Conditions | Scattered clouds, covering 25% of sky |
General Conditions | Scattered clouds |
Friday, 15th of November 2024
18°C (65 °F)
17°C (63 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
20°C (67 °F)
19°C (66 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
21°C (71 °F)
17°C (63 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, broken clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Moji Port (Ryokan)
KOKURA BAY HOTEL DAIICHI
RIHGA ROYAL HOTEL KOKURA
Relief Kokura Ekimae
Daiwa Roynet Hotel Kokura-Ekimae
Shohakuen Hotel
STATION HOTEL KOKURA
Nishitetsu Inn Kokura
Toyoko Inn Kokura-eki Minami-guchi
Toyoko Inn Kokura-eki Shinkansen-guchi
Videos from this area
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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.
Kokura
is an ancient castle town and the center of Kitakyushu, Japan, guarding, via its suburb Moji, the Straits of Shimonoseki between Honshu and Kyushu. Kokura is also the name of the penultimate station on the southbound Sanyo Shinkansen line, which is owned by JR West. Ferries connect Kokura with Matsuyama on Shikoku, and Busan in Korea.
Kokura Station
in Kokura Kita ward is the main railway station in Kitakyushu, Japan. It is part of the JR Kyushu network and the Sanyo Shinkansen stops here. It is the second largest station in Kyushu with 120,000 users daily. Kokura station was recently expanded and remodelled.
Kanmon Tunnel
The Kanmon Railway Tunnel, Kanmon Roadway Tunnel, and Shin-Kanmon Tunnel are undersea tunnels crossing the Kanmon Straits between Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi and Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka in western Japan. When opened in 1942, the railway tunnel provided the first direct link between Honshu and Kyushu, two of Japan's four main islands.
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.
Higashi-Kokura Freight Terminal
Higashi-Kokura Freight Terminal is a freight terminal on the Kagoshima Main Line in Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyūshū, Japan, operated by Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight). Presently it handles no trains.
Komorie Station
Komorie Station is a railway station on the Kagoshima Main Line operated by Kyushu Railway Company in Moji-ku, Kitakyūshū, Japan.
Kitakyūshū Freight Terminal
Kitakyūshū Freight Terminal is a freight terminal on the Kagoshima Main Line in Moji-ku, Kitakyūshū, Japan, operated by Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight). The freight terminal opened on March 23, 2002.
Moji Station
Moji Station is a railway station on the Kagoshima Main Line and the Sanyō Main Line, operated by Kyushu Railway Company in Moji-ku, Kitakyūshū, Japan.