Shimonoseki (下関市, Shimonoseki-shi) is a city located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.
Population: 245,786
Latitude: 33° 57' 0.00" N
Longitude: 130° 56' 60.00" E
Kokura (小倉) 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 lin…
Kitakyushu Airport (北九州空港, Kitakyūshū-kūkō) (IATA: KKJ, ICAO: RJFR) is an airport in Kokuraminami-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Japan. It is built on an artificial island in the western Seto Inland Sea, 3 km (1.9 mi) away from the main body of the city.
…The Kanmon Straits (関門海峡, Kanmon-kaikyō) or the Straits of Shimonoseki is the stretch of water separating two of Japan's four main islands. On the Honshu side of the water is Shimonoseki (下関, which contributed "Kan" (関) to the name of the strait) an…
Moji-ku (門司区) is a Japanese ward of the city of Kitakyūshū in Fukuoka Prefecture.
Space World (スペースワールド, Supēsu Wārudo) is a theme park in Yahatahigashi-ku, Kitakyūshū, Japan.
The Kanmon Railway Tunnel, Kanmon Roadway Tunnel, and Shin-Kanmon Tunnel are undersea tunnels crossing the Kanmon Straits between Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, and Kitakyushu, Fukuoka in western Japan.
Kokura Castle (小倉城, Kokura-jō) in Kitakyushu, Japan was built by Hosokawa Tadaoki in 1602. It was the property of the Ogasawara clan (from Harima) between 1632 and 1860. The castle was burnt down in 1866 in the war between the Kokura and Chōshū clan…
Kokura Station (小倉駅, Kokura-eki) 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.
Ganryū-jima (巌流島, formerly Funa-jima 船島) is an island in Japan located between Honshū and Kyūshū, and accessible via ferry from Shimonoseki Harbor (下関港). It is famous for the duel between Miyamoto Musashi and Sasaki Kojirō.
Kokura Airport (小倉空港), previously called Kitakyūshū Airport (北九州空港, Kitakyūshū Kūkō) until 2005, was a small airport in Kokura Minami-ku, Kitakyūshū, Japan. There used to be four flights to and from Tokyo International Airport (Haneda) every day. Th…
The Kanmon Bridge or Kanmonkyō (関門橋 Kanmonkyō Kanmon bridge) (Asian Highway Network ) is a suspension bridge crossing the Kanmon Straits, a stretch of water separating two of Japan's four main islands.
Kanda (苅田町, Kanda-machi) is a town located in Miyako District, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.
Kokurakita-ku (小倉北区) is a ward of Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka, Japan.
Yukuhashi (行橋市, Yukuhashi-shi) is a satellite city located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, about 25 kilometers southeast of Kitakyushu.
Tobata-ku (戸畑区) is a ward of Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka, Japan. It is the smallest ward of Kitakyūshū city at 16.66 km².
Ozuki Air Field (小月飛行場, Ozuki Hikōjō) (ICAO: RJOZ) is a military aerodrome of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Ozuki Air Base (小月航空基地, Ozuki Kōkū-Kichi).
Akama Shrine (赤間神宮, Akama Jingū) is a Shinto shrine in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.
Wakamatsu-ku (若松区) is a ward of Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka, Japan.