Kitakyushu

Kitakyūshū (北九州, ) is a large city in Fukuoka prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan. Together with Shimonoseki it is part of the Kanmon Straits area. In terms of area it is the largest city in Kyushu, though Fukuoka (city) | Fukuoka has the bigger population. The population of Kitakyushu is about one million (or 1.3 million including Shimonoseki). Kitakyushu was created in 1963 from the five smaller cities of Kokura (小倉), Moji (門司), Tobata (戸畑), Wakamatsu (若松) and Yahata (八幡), and it retains this sense of being a country area with much diversity and exquisite nature, despite its reputation as a steel town.

Districts

• Moji is the city's most touristic ward due to its charming historical center, containing several buildings from end of XIX-early XX centuries. Offers also great views of the imponent Kanmonkyo Bridge leading to Shimonoseki
• Kokura is Kitakyushu's main transport, shopping and dining hub, also containing a nice riverside area where the Kokura historic castle is located
• Tobata is a more suburban and industrial area, hosting cheap, good-quality restaurants and the most important cultural event of the city and the Tobata Gion Yamagasa festival
• Yahata contains a former industrial wasteland which has been completely redeveloped, now containing excellent museums.
• Wakamatsu, located in an island linked to the continent by the "unnecessarily huge" Wakato bridge, is popular among local residents for its pleasant green areas and beaches

Kitakyushu Halal Travel Guide

Kokura historic castle from the Japanese garden - Kokura Castle from the nearby Japanese garden

Kokura and the heart of Kitakyushu, is an ancient feudal castle town guarding the Straits of Shimonoseki. Kokura was supposed to be the target of the second nuclear bomb in World War II. However, it was cloudy on the day of the attack and the plane diverted to Nagasaki instead.

The modern city of Kitakyushu dates back only to 1963, when the cities of Moji, Kokura, Tobata, Yahata and Wakamatsu were merged by administrative fiat.

Travel to Kitakyushu

Buy a Flight ticket to and from Kitakyushu

The New Kitakyushu Airport (新北九州空港 Shin Kitakyūshū Kūkō) , built on reclaimed land offshore in Suo nada and the most westerly part of the Seto Inland Sea, opened its doors in March of 2006. With a size much larger than the airport it replaced and the New Kitakyushu Airport hoped to increase tourism and trade dramatically.

The airport is served by several domestic airlines, including JAL/ANA and the new discount carrier StarFlyer . Most flights connect to Tokyo's Haneda and Nagoya's Komaki airports (both within their city limits), but there are also several Flights each week to and from Taiwan's Kaohsiung (called Takao in Japanese).

More than 30 buses per day run between the airport and the Kokura station, many of them nonstop, but most stopping at each train station along the way. Buy the tickets before boarding for ¥620. The first bus leaves Kokura station Bus Center at 4:00 a.m. and the last bus leaves the airport at 24:55, after the last flight from Tokyo. Buses also run to/from Shimonoseki station eight times per day (70 minutes, ¥1000). If coming from the southeastern side of Kyushu, instead of going all the way to Kokura you can disembark at Kusami station (朽網駅), which has shuttle buses every 30 minutes or so to the airport, 20 minutes away, but only local trains stop at Kusami, no express trains.

By Rail

Kokura station - Kokura station from the South side

Kokura Station (小倉駅) is the main train station and is on the San'yo Shinkansen Line. All San'yo Shinkansen trains stop at Kokura. Nozomi, Mizuho, Sakura and Hikari Rail Star trains make frequent runs to/from Hiroshima, Okayama and Osaka, with some Nozomi trains also running from Kyoto, Nagoya and Tokyo. Sakura trains also run to/from Kumamoto and Kagoshima.

Both the San'yo Shinkansen Line and the Kagoshima Main Line (鹿児島本線 Kagoshima honsen) connect Kitakyushu to Hakata station in Fukuoka (city) | Fukuoka. On the Shinkansen, Kokura can be visited from Hakata in 15-20 minutes at a cost of ¥2050 for an unreserved seat. Frequent Kodama runs are made between the two stations during rush hours.

By ferry

Kokura ferry terminal connects with Matsuyama in Ehime Prefecture, Shikoku.

Shin Moji ferry terminal connects with Osaka, Kobe and Tokyo. The 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.

By Rail

For a tourist, JR trains are the easiest and likely the most convenient means of transport (except to and from the airport), as they give access to most of the city's non-natural attractions. Acquiring the JR Northern Kyushu pass is an overkill if you just want to go around Kitakyushu, but an attractive option if you also intent to go to nearby cities like Fukuoka and Beppu. Take note that the JR Northern Kyushu/JR Kyushu passes do not allow you to use the Shinkansen to go from Kokura to Hakata (but the normal JR Pass does).

Travel on a Bus in Kitakyushu

Nishitetsu Bus operates local services as well as highway buses to nearby cities. Nishitetsu Buses accept most Japanese transport smartcards (Suica, PASMO, Sugoca, etc.) which will save you a lot of hassle and also save you some money when you transfer to the train or another bus to get to your destination. Bus stops are very informative, containing complete information about lines and time tables, although you will need to figure out the Kanji and delays of up to 5 minutes are normal.

By monorail

The Kitakyushu Monorail runs every ten minutes from JR Kyushu's Kokura station to Kikugaoka in Kokura Minami ward. The monorail is fun to ride and provides interesting views of the city, but its usefulness is impared by the fact that it does not accept transport smartcards (tickets can be purchased only with cash) and it offers no discount for transfer to trains or buses. Only a few station announcements are in English (including the stop for the Kitakyushu Media Dome and for the University of Kitakyushu).

Walk in Kitakyushu

Walking around the Kokura station is a breeze as there are many covered pedestrian pathways and arcades. Mojiko and Yahata are also more conveniently explored on foot.

What to see in Kitakyushu

The city has the reputation of being just an industrial area, but this is only true of part of the coastline. The city covers a very large area (much larger than Fukuoka (city) | Fukuoka, 486 square kilometers as compared with 340), and there are many pleasant spots for sightseeing and recreation.

Kokura

Kokura historic castle sakura - Kokura historic castle and cherry blossoms (sakura)

• Kokura Castle (小倉城　 Kokura-jō), a ten-minutes walk from JR Kyushu's Kokura Station. Built by Hosokawa Tadaoki in 1602, it was the property of the Ogasawara clan which came from Harima (near Himeji) from 1632 to 1860. The castle was burnt down in 1865 in the war between the Kokura and Choshu clans. The keep was reconstructed in 1959, and the castle was fully restored in 1990. The Matsumoto Seicho museum and castle garden were opened in 1998. The keep contains a modern folkloric museum. Inside the castle you can see a video show about what Kokura was like during the Edo period, a display of Kokura Castle and its surroundings during the Edo period which is made of many lifelike tiny paper dolls, and you can also ride inside a palanquin like the castle lord would have when traveling. The box rocks back and forth to recreate the motion. It's amusing and free, so enjoy being the daimyo for a minute. You can also see two beautiful paintings of tigers with Gold leaf on display. On one floor inside the castle there is a friendly older gentleman who is there to greet tourists. He makes scale models of Japan's castles out of toothpicks and his models are on display. If you can speak a little Japanese he is really kind and interesting to talk to. There is a gift shop and telescopes at the top floor (no ATM, bring your cash!) where you can buy souvenirs of the paintings inside the castle. There is a wheelchair lift sort of device also I think... Admission is charged to the keep (¥350), Japanese garden (¥300 yen) and Matsumoto Seicho museum (¥400). A joint ticket to the three attractions costs ¥700.
• Mori Ogai house in Kokura. Literary giant Ogai wrote his Kokura Nikki (Kokura Diary) here. Ogai was based at the castle at the turn of the 19th-20th century when it was a military base. He was born in Tsuwano in Shimane prefecture.

Hiraodai karst plateau - The Hiraodai karst plateau

• Hiraodai (平尾台). A rare karst plateau in Kokura Minami ward, 30-40 minutes by vehicle from Kokura station. The grassy mountains are covered with large gray round rocks which the local residents will tell you look like sheep grazing. Great for walks, hiking and camping. Caves can also be visited and the Shonyudo cave is not to be missed - wade through ice cold water in midsummer. There is no direct public transportation to Hiraodai, but a reasonably priced taxi service is available. The taxi leaves from the Nakatani Nishitetsu bus terminal (中谷車庫) and stops five minutes later at the JR Ishiharamachi Station (石原町駅) on the Hita-Hikosan Line (日田彦山線). It leaves the bus terminal twice daily on weekdays (9.40 and 16.05) and four times a day on weekends and holidays (9.40, 10.45, 13.40, 14.50). For more information about the taxi, call Hiraodai Kankou taxi at 451-0201, or ask at Kokura station information desk on the third floor.
• Sugao no taki waterfall in Kokura Minami ward - cool and popular with Japanese residents in the summer. Watch out for baby wild boars (uribo) which have been known to nibble at feet in search of food (from personal experience). You can rent bicycles from Dobaru cycling terminal and cycle around the whole area for a few hundred yen. Buses run to here from Kokura Station.

Moji

Moji customs - The old Moji customs building and rickshaw for hire

• Moji-ko Retro, a few minutes walk from Moji-ko station, is also attractive, and aimed specifically at the tourist trade. You can hire a rickshaw, visit the old buildings (including the room where Albert Einstein stayed the night at the Mitsui Club in 1922) and shop for souvenirs. Also be sure to go up the Moji Port Retro Observation Deck - there is a great 180 degree view from the 31st floor on fine days. Moji-ko is linked by a small and rapid ferry with Shimonoseki on the other side of the Kanmon straits. There is also an underground walk-way through the Kanmon Strait that connects Kyushu to the main island of Honshu. Moji-ko is famous for its Yakicurry, Rice topped with Japanese Curries, covered in Cheese with an egg thrown in, and then baked. There are several restaurants in the area that serve variations of this specialty. The shabu shabu restaurant in Moji-ko station is also well worth a visit. Moji supposedly was a place where bananas were shipped to once and you can now buy banana soft-serve ice cream and other banana treats at tourist places there. For those with a little extra cash and an adventurous appetite, it is also famous for its Fugu(blowfish).

Wakamatsu

Iwaya beach Wakamatsu - Iwaya beach in Wakamatsu

• Iwaya beach in Wakamatsu ward. You can catch the Kitakyushu City bus No. 41 from JR Kokura and Orio Stations. Get off at the last stop, Iwaya. Direct buses from Kokura station leave at 12.09 on weekdays and 10.16 on weekends and holidays. 440 yen. Beware jellyfish after mid-August!

Yahata

• Kawachi reservoir in Yahata Higashi ward has an onsen (hot spring) with a rotenburo (outdoor bath). Courtesy bus from Yahata station. You can walk round the reservoir in about an hour, or rent a bicycle.
• Mount Sarakura, accessible by Hobashira cable car, provides superb views of the city, especially at night.

Top Muslim Travel Tips for Kitakyushu

• Visit the Blast furnace near Space World train station. Japan's steel industry began here in 1901 and the original furnace is preserved as steelmaking was so important to Japan and the development of Kitakyushu in the 20th century. Also nearby are the city's natural history museum and environment museum.

Wakato ferry - Wakato ferry now used for night cruising

• Cruise the Dokaiwan sea inlet between Tobata and Wakamatsu wards at night.Advanced bookings required, 7-9PM, Fridays in August, leaving from Tobata ferry stage, about seven minutes walk from Tobata station. Four trips only each year. ¥7,000 per person. Includes visit to former Furukawa Kogyo building in Wakamatsu where we were treated to live Hawaiian music and soft-drinks. Overall a good evening. The boats used for the cruise are the ferry boats which ply between Tobata and Wakamatsu, Japan's shortest and affordableest ferry (3 minutes, 50 yen per person, 50 yen per bicycle).
• Walk to Honshu! Kanmon Pedestrian Tunnel starts in Moji-ko, near Mekari Park. The tunnel runs underwater between the islands of Kyushu and Honshu. After about ten minutes' walk you have emerged in Shimonoseki in Honshu, where you can ride a cable vehicle up Hinoyama and enjoy a nice view of the Kanmon straits and Kitakyushu. Best on a clear day!
• ChaCha Town is a shopping and amusement center with a movie theater, game center, food court, clothing stores, a grocery store, and a very big 100 yen shop. Popular with families and younger teens. On weekends there are concerts and other attractions in the amphitheater- usually a kids' dance group, a magician, or a local musician. The shopping center's token large red ferris wheel isn't the biggest, but it's kind of a fun way to see the city at night. Take the ¥200 bus marked "Sunatsu/Chacha Town" from the bus platform underneath Kokura Station.

• Aru Aru City - linked by pedestrian bridge to Kokura station north exit - Easily reached from Kokura station, Aru Aru City is Kitakyushu's center of otaku culture, hosting frequent events per year, several stories of anime-, manga-, and game-themed shops, game arcades, a manga kissa, and the Kitakyushu Manga Museum. While obviously not as huge as Tokyo's Akihabara or Osaka's Den Den Town, it is far more specialised than those two and has the obvious convenience of having all shops under the same roof.

Museums

• Kitakyushu City Art Museum - 北九州市立美術館, Kitakyūshū Shiritsu Bijutsukan - 33.869861, 130.826528 in Tobata ward Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Art 20090728
• Kitakyushu City Art Museum, Riverwalk annex 33.88589, 130.87527 in the Riverwalk Kitakyūshū|Riverwalk complex

Zenrin-Asahi building - Zenrin building in Riverwalk

• Zenrin Map Museum - ゼンリン地図の資料館, zenrin no chizu no shiryōkan - 33.88583, 130.87595 in Riverwalk, on the 14th floor Opening Hours: 10.00-17.00 on weekdays, closed at weekends and on national holidays entry ¥200 The Zenrin company, whose head office is in the black segment of the Riverwalk complex, is a major local employer which pioneered mapping software in Japan. This location has been chosen because a famous Edo period mapmaker, Ino Tadataka, started making his map of Kyushu here. The views of the city and Kanmon straits from the museum on a fine day are excellent.

• Museum of Natural & Human History - 北九州市立いのちのたび博物館, kitakyūshū shiritsu inochi no tabi hakubutsukan - 33.8692, 130.8083 Kitakyusyu museum of natural history and human history.JPG - Near Space World train station.

• Environment Museum - 環境ミュージアム, kankyō myūjiamu | 33.8679, 130.8075 near Space World train station Kitakyushu Environment Museum
• Kaikyo Dramaship - 海峡ドラマシップ - 33.944, 130.9567 in Moji-ko - Dramaship - Has a museum and a light show about the history of the Kanmon straits, good nautical souvenirs and regular live music events.

• Railway Museum - 九州鉄道記念館, kyūshū tsetsudō kinenkan - 33.9431, 130.9618 Moji-ko near the station Kyushu Railway History Museum 01

• Idemitsu Museum of Art - 出光美術館, Idemitsu bijutsukan - 33.9489, 130.9653 in Moji-ko Idemitsu Museum of Arts Moji 01

• Centre for Contemporary Art Kitakyushu - CCA Kitakyushu - 2-6-1 3F Ogura Yahata-Higashi-ku 33.865056, 130.796889 in Yahatahigashi-ku CCA KItakyushu 2 - The CCA has an annual international artist residency program, studios and an interesting contemporary art gallery.

Midsummer Festivals

Watch one of the summer festivals held in July:

• Kokura Gion - 小倉祇園太鼓, Kokura gion daiko - Third weekend in July

• Tobata Gion - 戸畑祇園大山笠, Tobata gion yamagasa - Is designated an important intangible cultural asset of Japan and dates back to 1802. It involves the carrying of large floats called Yamagasa by about 100 men who shout "Yoitosa" to keep in time. Fourth weekend in July.

• Kurosaki Gion - 黒崎祇園山笠, Kurosaki gion yamagasa - - July 20-23

• Wakamatsu Summer Festival - 若松みなと祭り wakamatsu minuto matsuri - in July

• Wasshoi Hyakuman Summer Festival - わっしょい百万夏祭り, Wasshoi Hyakuman Matsuri - August 6-7 in 2005. Many dance groups. Ends with a parade and firework display.

Midsummer Fireworks (hanabi)

Summer firework displays (hanabi taikai) are also held in various places in and around Kitakyushu in July and August. Usually at least 3,000 fireworks are let off.

The biggest one with no less than 13,000 fireworks(!) is the Kanmon Straits display between Kitakyushu and Shimonoseki (August 13 in 2005). Be prepared for big crowds, especially on the trains to and from Kokura to Moji-ko.

Cherry blossom viewing (hanami) in spring

One of the best and most popular places for hanami is around Kokura castle, but there are many others.

Muslim Friendly Shopping in Kitakyushu

• Explore the spacious and ultra-modern Riverwalk shopping complex by the Murasaki river and near the castle
• Visit the department stores: Colet, Izutsuya
• Stroll through Uomachi shopping area.
• The tiny traditional open-air Tanga market has fresh fish, fruit and vegetables in abundance. It is the oldest shopping arcade in Japan.

• Aru Aru City - linked by pedestrian bridge to Kokura station north exit - Aru Aru City is certainly the place for buying manga, anime, games and all related trinkets (posters, cards, action figures, etc.). Highly remarkable is the shop selling a large variety of old second hand videogames - if you still have a working Famicom and there will surely be something for you there.

Halal Food & Restaurants

• Rihga Royal Hotel has several high-priced restaurants.
• There are some Halal restaurants to suit all budgets in the Uomachi area near Kokura station, and at the top of the Isetan and Izutsuya department stores. Also try the sixth floor of Amu Plaza building above Kokura station.
• There is a McDonalds and a Lotteria Burgers near Kokura station for the starving and desperate.
• In the sixth floor of Amu Plaza building and there is a kaiten (revolving) sushi restaurant. The chefs will make sushi to request and oblige requests for substitutions or no wasabi. They also make some grilled/seared fish sushi -- delicious! They have a few Vegetarian options like kappamaki and you can also get fresh fruit and fried Chicken and other non-sushi dishes. Service can really vary from time to time though -- sometimes the waitresses are more helpful and sometimes they ignore you.
• For cheaper stuff or deli take-out, you can find lots of good things to eat Halal in the basements of Isetan and Izutsuya.
• Towards the back of Kokura Station, across from the Shinkansen gate and there is a shopping area called Himawari Street. Downstairs in this area you will find another cluster of places to eat, including a sports yakitori bar, oden, okonomiyaki, yakisoba, Ringer Hut for fast food, and a 50s-60s retro-styled area of tonkotsu ramen places.
• Popular foods in Kitakyushu include karashi mentaiko (辛子明太子, spicy pickled cod roe), tonkotsu ramen (the stinkier the better, apparently), and yaki-udon (just like yakisoba but using udon noodles). Chanpon, yakiniku, and Korean food such as bibimba also seem to be enjoying strong popularity.
• Hardtack has been sold since the 1920s in Yahata. Be careful not to break your teeth.
• Kokura is, quite literally, synonymous with a type of finely filtered red bean jam known as ogura-an (小倉餡) with an alternative reading of kokura-an, which makes its way into all sorts of Japanese pastries and desserts. But in fact ogura-an is from Ogurayama, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, and ogura-an pan (red bean jam in bread rolls) was first made in Tokyo.

• Xelha is a large bar near Kokura station, formerly run by a Scotsman called Colin who now owns Maroon. It is behind Isetan department store on the left side as you exit Kokura station. Food available. Open from 5pm most days. Xelha has a soccer team and a big screen for viewing sports. - Kyo-machi 3-6-23, Yoshin Bldg, 1F. Tel 093-551-8683.
• Booties Irish pub, Japanese-run, Guinness and pub food available. Smaller than Xelha. Opposite Izutsuya department store. Open from 5pm most days. Big screen for viewing sports.

• Round 5 - ☎ +81 93-511-1002 - Is a very small bar in Konya-machi, Kokura run by a friendly long-term American resident named Bob. ¥200 karaoke. Open from about 8pm.

• There are three Starbucks (Please do not support Starbucks as Starbucks supports Israel. Shun this coffee and go for alternative brands and if possible for a Muslim owned brand.) in Kokura, one in Riverwalk, one near Kokura station and one inside the SunLive City shopping mall.
• Don Gaba ChoRestaurant and night bar on Furusemba-machi. Great atmosphere and always a laugh. Scintillating conversation and sophisticated pursuits guaranteed.

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Muslim Friendly Hotels

There are all sorts of options from the lap of luxury down to the cheapest ryokan. Ask at the Information desk, third floor of Kokura station.

• MediaCafe - 802-0001, Fukuoka Prefecture Kitakyushu, Kokurakita Ward, Asano１丁目-１- North exit on street level - Depends on how long you want to stay. Renting from ¥200 to sit down per hour and use their wifi in the common room, open booth, privates and monthly is under ¥60,000 They have an English price list, and you can find monthly on the bottom of the sheet.

• Daiwa Royal Hotel - Good rooms and food.

• Rihga Royal Hotel - ☎ +81-93-5311121 - 2-14-2 Asano (north of Kokura station). The top hotel in town and the only Rihga Royal hotel in Kyushu.

Travel Next

• Shimonoseki on Honshu is a short train ride from Kokura. Additionally, StarFlyer has a promotion where, if arriving from or going to Tokyo on any of their flights and they will offer taxi service between Kitakyushu Airport and Shimonoseki for only 1000 yen.
• Hakata station in Fukuoka (city) | Fukuoka is twenty minutes by Shinkansen from Kokura, or about one hour by express.

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