Kokura
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Kokura was an ancient castle town in Japan and the center of the city of Kitakyushu, which is the second most populous city on the island of Kyushu, after the city of Fukuoka. Kokura is also the name
Kokura Castle in central Kokura
Kokura station
Isetan department store, Kokura
Miyamoto Musashi in his prime, wielding two bokken. Woodblock print by Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Kitakyushu
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Kitakyushu is a city in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. In 2019, Kitakyushu had an estimated population of 940,978, making it the second-largest city in Fukuoka Prefecture and on the island of Kyushu, afte
Kokura
…Kokura (小倉, Kokura) was an ancient castle town in Japan and the center of the city of Kitakyushu, which is the second most populous city on the island of Kyushu, after the city of Fukuoka. Kokura is also the name of the penultimate station on the…
Clockwise from top left: Wakato Bridge; Moji; Tanga Market; Former Yahata Steel Works; Kokura Gion Daiko; Kitakyushu Museum of Natural History & Human History; Tobata Gion Yamagasa festival; and Kokura Castle
View of the city from Mount Sarakura, with the Kanmon Straits in the background.
Yahata Steel Works in 2014
Skyline of Kokura (2021)