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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.

Located at 33.8947, 130.829 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Wards of Kitakyushu

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.

Located at 33.8942, 130.839 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Kitakyushu, Japanese national universities, Technical universities and colleges, Institutes of Technology in Japan, Educational institutions established in 1907, Universities and colleges in Fukuoka Prefecture

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.

Located at 33.9056, 130.811 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Wards of Kitakyushu

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.

Located at 33.8972, 130.82 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Railway stations in Fukuoka Prefecture, Buildings and structures in Kitakyushu

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.

Located at 33.9025, 130.817 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Suspension bridges in Japan, Bridges completed in 1962

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.

Located at 33.9005, 130.84 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Railway stations in Fukuoka Prefecture

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.

Located at 33.9012, 130.806 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Railway stations in Fukuoka Prefecture, Buildings and structures in Kitakyushu

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.

Located at 33.9028, 130.83 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Iron and steel mills, Economy of Japan, Buildings and structures in Kitakyushu, Meiji period, Shōwa period