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Kokura Castle, April 2002
Kitakyūshū (北九州市; -shi), literally "north Kyushu", is a city located in Fukuoka prefecture, Japan. It resulted from the amalgamation of five urban centres, viz. Moji, Kokura, Tobata, Yawata and Wakamatsu, centred around the ancient feudal city of Kokura.
As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 1,004,079 and a density of 2,073.47 persons per km². The total area is 484.25 km².
The city was founded on February 10, 1963 and was designated on September 1, 1963 by government ordinance.
The writer Matsumoto Seicho's birthplace was in Kokura. A museum
dedicated to him is located in the city centre.
Located at a strategic position on the south side of the Shimonoseki
Straights, Kitakyushu is an important transport hub for traffic between
Honshu and Kyushu and has a large port.
Kokura Station is the penultimate stop on the Sanyo Shinkansen and
all Shinkansen services stop here.
It is also served by local and express trains on the Kagoshima and the Nitto main lines. Within the
city transport is provided by buses and a monorail line.
A ferry service operates between Moji and Shimonoseki.
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