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Kokurakita Ku
Ward of Kitakyūshū in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

Kokurakita Ku

Kokurakita-ku (小倉北区) is a ward of Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka, Japan.

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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 Sanyō Shinkansen stops there.

It has a population of 184,545 persons as of the 2000 national census and an area of 39.27 km2.

How locals move

Getting around Kokurakita Ku the local way

  • 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. Last edited 2026-09.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: 速日 (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.