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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.

Located at 33.8833, 130.883 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Kitakyushu

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.

Located at 33.8869, 130.883 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Railway stations in Fukuoka Prefecture, Buildings and structures in Kitakyushu, Sanyō Shinkansen

Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyūshū

Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyūshū is a ward of Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka, Japan. It is the north part of what used to be Kokura City before the merger of five cities to create the new city of Kitakyūshū in 1963. JR Kyūshū's Kokura Station is the main rail hub of Kitakyūshū, and the Sanyo Shinkansen stops there. Population: 184,545 persons (2000 - national census) Area: 39.27 km²

Located at 33.8808, 130.874 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Wards of Kitakyushu

Kokura Castle

Kokura Castle in Kitakyushu, Japan was built by Hosokawa Tadaoki in 1602. It was the property of the Ogasawara clan between 1632 and 1860. The castle was burnt down in 1866 in the war between the Kokura and Chōshū clans. Mori Ogai was based at the castle at the turn of the 19th-20th century when it was a military base. The keep was reconstructed in 1959, and the castle was fully restored in 1990. The Matsumoto Seicho museum and castle garden were opened in 1998.

Located at 33.8844, 130.874 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Castles in Fukuoka Prefecture, Buildings and structures in Kitakyushu, Buildings and structures in Fukuoka Prefecture, Museums in Fukuoka Prefecture

Heiwadōri Station

Heiwadōri Station is a Kitakyushu monorail station in Kokura Kita-ku, Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The station opened on 9 January 1985 as Kokura Station, and was renamed to the current name on 1 April 1998 when the monorail was extended 400 metres and connected to Kokura Station.

Located at 33.8831, 130.882 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Railway stations opened in 1985

Tanga Station

Tanga Station is a Kitakyushu monorail station in Kokura Kita ward, Kitakyushu, Japan. The station opened on 9 January 1985.

Located at 33.8807, 130.88 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Railway stations opened in 1985

Hama-Kokura Freight Terminal

Hama-Kokura Freight Terminal is a freight terminal on the Kagoshima Main Line in Kokura Kita-ku, Kitakyūshū, Japan, operated by Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight). Presently the terminal handles no scheduled trains.

Located at 33.8967, 130.859 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Railway stations in Fukuoka Prefecture, Stations of Japan Freight Railway Company, Railway freight terminals in Japan

Nishi-Kokura Station

is a railway station on the Kagoshima Main Line and Nippō Main Line operated by Kyūshū Railway Company in Kokura Kita-ku, Kitakyūshū, Japan. 40x40px Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Nishi-Kokura Station {{#invoke: Navbox | navbox }} {{#invoke: Navbox | navbox }} {{#invoke: Navbox | navbox }}

Located at 33.8886, 130.874 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Railway stations in Fukuoka Prefecture, Buildings and structures in Kitakyushu