Kokura Castle anchors the old town, where covered shopping streets serve some of Kyushu's best yakiudon. Kawachi Fujien's wisteria tunnels explode in purple every spring. The Kanmon Strait connects Kyushu to Honshu, and you can walk the undersea tunnel to Shimonoseki. A working city with genuine character.
What Kitakyūshū is known for
Top-rated in Kitakyūshū
TOTO Museum
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TOTO is one of those names that might ring a bell, but can't quite be placed. That is, until you visit the bathroom.
Mojikō Station
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Since 1891, Mojikō Station has connected Kyushu to the Japanese mainland and the world at large.
Hikosan-jingu
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Mountain shrine center of yamabushi mountain asceticism, reached by a strenuous climb up 1,200 stone steps.
Hiraodai Karst
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Plateau scattered with white limestone rocks resembling sheep.
Moji Telecommunications Museum
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The museum building was first the telephone switchboard station of the Moji Post Office operated by the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications.
Kanmon Strait
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Like the Suez, Panama, Magellan, and Gibraltar, the Kanmon Strait is a vital waterway that has shaped the fate of a nation.
Satsuki Matsubara Promenade
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The Satsuki Matsubara Promenade is a paved walkway through a section of the Satsuki Matsubara pine grove along the Munakata coast.
Mojiko Retro area
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