Kokuraminami-ku, Kitakyūshū
Kokuraminami-ku (小倉南区) is a ward of Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka, Japan.

Kokuraminami-ku (小倉南区) is a ward of Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka, Japan. It is the southern part of what used to be Kokura City, which was merged into Kitakyūshū city when the latter was created out of the merger of five cities in 1963. At this time Kokura was divided into North and South wards.
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Worth seeing in and around Kokuraminami-ku, Kitakyūshū
2 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Kokura Racecourse
Kokura Racecourse is located in Kokura Minami-ku Kitakyushu, Japan. It is used for horse racing.
1.2 km · horse racecourse in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan · Wikipedia - 02Fukuju-ji Temple
Fukuju-ji is an Ōbaku Zen temple in Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka, Japan. Its honorary sangō prefix is Kōjuzan.
3.1 km · Buddhist temple in Kitakyushu, Japan · Wikipedia
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Getting to Kokuraminami-ku, Kitakyūshū
- Airports
- Kitakyushu (KKJ), 14 km · Fukuoka (FUK), 49 km · Kyushu Saga (HSG), 94 km
- Stations
- Jōno Station, 1.3 km · Abeyamakōen Station, 1.8 km · Minami-Kokura Station, 3.3 km · Ishida Station, 1.6 km · Keibajōmae Station, 800 m
- Fukuoka → Kokuraminami-ku, Kitakyūshū53 km · quickest by road, 1h 17m · ¥730–990
- Saga → Kokuraminami-ku, Kitakyūshū90 km · quickest by road, 2h 11m · ¥1,250–1,710
- Kumamoto → Kokuraminami-ku, Kitakyūshū121 km · quickest by road, 2h 31m · ¥1,670–2,280
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
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No local-transport research exists yet for Kokuraminami-ku, Kitakyūshū
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Kokuraminami-ku, Kitakyūshū. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inKokura ferry terminal connects with Matsuyama in Ehime Prefecture, Shikoku with an overnight ferry service.
- Get inThe ferry departs at 21:55 and arrives at 05:00 (you may stay on board until 07:00).
- Get inYou need to fill out a short form before boarding the ferry.
- Get inShin Moji ferry terminal connects with Osaka, Kobe and Tokyo.
- Get inThe Tokyo service is operated by Ocean Tokyu Ferry, 03-5148-0109; passenger fares are ¥14,000 for second class and ¥26,600 for first class.
From Wikivoyage: Kitakyushu, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to Kokuraminami-ku, Kitakyūshū
Kokuraminami-ku, Kitakyūshū is 3 km from Kitakyushu, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Kitakyūshūcity in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan3.6 km
- Kokurakita-kuward of Kitakyūshū, in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan4 km