Mojiko Station
It is the only Station building that is designated as an Important National Cultural Property
together with Tokyo Station. Mojiko Station is a beautiful station built in the Renaissance
style and modeled on the Termini Station in Italy.
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Kyushu Railway (nowadays JR Kyushu) began rail services between Mojiko Station
and Takase Station in 1891 and the Station building was built in 1914.
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This was the first railway in Kyushu and subsequently Mojiko prospered greatly as a gateway
to the Kyushu region after that.
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This was the first railway in Kyushu and subsequently Mojiko prospered greatly as a
gateway to the Kyushu region after that.
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General information
| Address |
1-5-31 Nishikaigan, Moji-ku, Kitakyushu-city, Fukuoka-city |
| Access |
13 minutes by a JR local train from JR Kokura station |
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Kaikyo Plaza
The shopping area in the Mojiko Retro district located by the sea. “Full of a romance market
which stir up forgetting contentment” is the direct translation of the concept Kaikyo Plaza is
based on .
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The area has a very romantic ambience and evokes feeling of nostalgia and contentment that
will never be forgotten. There are about 40 stores for shops and restaurants.
General information
| Address |
5-1 Minato-machi, Moji-ku, Kitakyushu-city, Fukuoka-city |
| Access |
A short walk from JR Mojiko Station 25 minutes by a vehicle from JR Kokura Station |
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Mojiko Retro Observatory
Situated on the 31st floor of the high-rise apartment building “Retro Hi-Mart”. The 103m high
observatory offers magnificent views of the Mojiko Retro district, the Kanmon-kyo Bridge over
the Kanmon Strait, as well as the Shimonoseki area. It can be used until 10 pm and from
around 8pm, Mojiko Retro district is lights up with beautiful illuminations, creating a very
romantic ambience, making it a very popular dating spot.
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General information
| Address |
1-32 Higashiminato-machi, Moji-ku, Kitakyushu-city, Fukuoka-city |
| Access |
10 minutes walk from JR Mojiko station 25 minutes by a vehicle from JR Kokura Station |
| Open hours | 10:00 to 22:00 |
| Admission fee | JPY 300 |
| Days closed | No regular closing day |
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Uomachi & Kyomachi Shopping street
Uomachi and Kyomachi Ginteigai are the arcade downtown shopping streets connected from
JR Kokura Station. The literal meaning of Gintengai is the Silver roof arcade shopping street
and Uomachi Gintengai is the birth place of Japanese arcade shopping street constructed in
1991. Now, there are many kind of fantastic shops and restaurant along the street.
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General information
| Address | Kyomachi and Uomachi, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu-city, Fukuoka-prefecture |
| Access | A short walk from JR Kokura Station |
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Minami Kawachi-bashi bridge
This shape and color really harmonize with nature and become a symbol of the Iron town Yahata.
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General information
| Address | Kawachi, Yahata-higashi-ku, Kitakyushu-city, Fukuoka-prefecture |
| Access |
30 minutes by a vehicle from JR Kokura Station |
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Kurogane Railway
Dedicated Railway for Yawata Steel Works. The railway connected between Yawata and
Tobata, construction work took three years, and completed in 1930. The most difficult
and hard work was making Miyatayama tunnel with a total length of 1180 m due to suffering
from floods. The gates of the Miyatayama tunnel are decorated with stately designs.
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The rail way crossing the road |
Miyatayama tunnel Yahata side |
Miyatayama tunnel Tobata side |
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General information
| Address | Connected between Higasida, Yahata-higasiku and Nalabaru, Tobota-ku, Kitakyushu-city |
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Onga River Pump Station
Built in 1910 on the east bank of the Onga River. It served, and still serves, to deliver
industrial water to Yawata via an 11.4 km pipeline. This supply is integral to the steel
production process and was necessary to cope with the 1st phase expansion of the
Imperial Steel Works. The site has been registered on the UNESCO World Heritage,
Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution
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Onga River |
Onga River Pump Station |
Water piping to the Steel Works |
General information
| Address | 1-3-1 Dotenouchi, Nakana-city, Fukuoka-prefecture |
| Access |
40 minutes by a vehicle from JR Kokura Station 60 minutes by a vehicle from Fukuoka-city |
Yahata port
Japan’s Modern Steel Works history started here. Yawata was a rural village with a small
population of agriculture and fishing industry. And this place was decided in Parliament as
the Japan’s Modern Steel Works construction site in 1897.
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At that time, there were no construction machineries, the Steel Works was constructed
with human power in just 4 years.
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General information
| Address | Higasida, Yahata-higasiku, Kitakyushu-city, Fukuoka-prefecture |
| Access |
10 minutes walk from JR Edamitsu station 20 minutes by a vehicle from JR Kokura station 70 minutes by a vehicle from Fukuoka-city 110 minutes by a vehicle from Beppu |
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Mount Sarakura
Mount Sarakura is the best scenic spot in Kitakyushu-city.
The height of the mountain is 622 meters from sea level. At the top you are presented with a
magnificent and spectacular view of Kitakyushu. In 10 minutes, you can reach the summit
from the Cable Car Station using the Cable car and the Slope car.
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We offer the most dynamic night view in the World.
The dynamic city where one million people are living and working, is creating the beautiful Night view
which you have never seen before. The night view from the mount Sarakura is chosen the three major
Night View in Japan along with Nagasaki from Mount Inasa.
The area of Night view is the largest in the World ; about 40km east to west and 10km south to north
And also the number of lighting to create the night view is the largest in the World.
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Day time view
We offer you the magnificent and spectacular view.
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Summit of the mountain |
Observatory area |
Top of the mountain |
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Munakata and Ashiya |
Yahata and Wakamatsu |
Tobata, Kokura and Moji |
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From the Cable car |
From the Cable car |
Kokura |
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Higashida |
Wakato Bridge |
Kanmonkyo Bridge |
Nippon Steel / Yawata Works
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Yahata area |
Tobata area |
Kokura area |
Access to the summit
Easy access to the summit by using the Cable Car and Slope Car.
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Cable car station |
Cable car |
Slope car |
Cable car
The longest cable car in Kyushu, the total length is 1,100 metre from the Moutain-foot Station to
the Summit Station, connecting the elevation difference 440 metre in 5 minutes.
Slope Car
The self-drived monorail, the inclination angle of the rail changes while running, but the floor is
always kept horizontally by the hydraulic control system. connecting the the total length of
159 metre rail in 3 minutes from the Cable Car Top Station to the Summit.
You can also enjoy a Trekking instead of using Cable car and Slope car.
It takes about one and half hours on foot to top of the mountain from the Cable Car Station.
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General information
| Address |
Yahata-higashi-ku, Kitakyushu-city, Fukuoka-prefecture |
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Access to Cable car Station |
20 minutes by a vehicle from JR Kokura Station 70 minutes by a vehicle from Fukuoka-city 110 minutes by a vehicle from Beppu |
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Access to Summit |
10 minutes by Cable car and Slope car from Cable car station to the Summit 90 minutes on foot from Cable car station to the Summit |
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Sarakura yama Cable car |
Address of Cable car Station : 1481-1 Ogura, Yahata-higashi-ku, Kitakyushu-city Operate from 10:00 to 18:00 No closing days Round trip fare : JPY 1,200 (Cable car and Slope car are utilized) |
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Kawachi Reservoir
The first-class civil construction heritage, the triggered the registration of World Cultural
Heritage of Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution
The Kawachi Reservoir was constructed for the industrial water supply to Yawata
Steel Works. The dam was constructed at the Okura River and upper stream of the
dam was expanded and making the 7milion cubic metre reservoir.
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Specification of the dam
・completion year : 1927
・height : 43.1 metre
・Width : 189 metre
In the construction of the dam, the unprecedented design in the world has been applied in order
to harmonize with nature and to save the construction cost. The stones come out from the mountain
when the river was expanded have been utilized for construction of the dam.
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All stones are cut into sizes and shapes by the stone technicians according to the place of use.
The large size stone were used at the main construction of the dam and the small size stones
were used for other places as per size and shape. Construction was started in 1919 and was
completed in1927 by 900 thousand total number of workers.
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General information
| Address | Kawachi, Yahata-higashi-ku, Kitakyushu-city, Fukuoka-prefecture |
| Access |
30 minutes by a vehicle from JR Kokura Station |
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