Yahata Nishi-ku, Kitakyushu
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is a ward
of Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka
, Japan
. It covers 83.04 square kilometres, and had a population of 260,318 at January 1, 2005. The ward contains JR Kurosaki Station
, and JR Orio Station
on the Kagoshima Main Line
, with several schools and universities nearby. It is chiefly a residential area, bounded by the Onga river in the West.
In the south of the ward by the Onga river is Koyanose-juku, a former post town
on the Nagasaki Kaidō
which has recently become a tourist area.
Wards of Japan
A is a subdivision of one of the cities of Japan that is large enough to have been designated by government ordinance. Wards are used to subdivide each city designated by government ordinance...
of Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka
Fukuoka Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on Kyūshū Island. The capital is the city of Fukuoka.- History :Fukuoka Prefecture includes the former provinces of Chikugo, Chikuzen, and Buzen....
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. It covers 83.04 square kilometres, and had a population of 260,318 at January 1, 2005. The ward contains JR Kurosaki Station
Kurosaki Station
Kurosaki Station is a station in Yahata Nishi-ku, Kitakyushu on the Kagoshima Main Line. It was first opened in 1891. Express trains, including the Sonic, stop here.- Lines :*JR Kyūshū**Kagoshima Main Line**Fukuhoku Yutaka Line...
, and JR Orio Station
Orio Station
is a railway station in Yahata Nishi-ku, Kitakyushu, Japan. It was first opened in 1891.-Train Lines:*Kyushu Railway Company**Kagoshima Main Line**Chikuho Main Line...
on the Kagoshima Main Line
Kagoshima Main Line
The is a major railway line operated by the Kyushu Railway Company between Mojikō in Kitakyūshū, and Kagoshima Station in Kagoshima City, at the southern end of Kyushu...
, with several schools and universities nearby. It is chiefly a residential area, bounded by the Onga river in the West.
In the south of the ward by the Onga river is Koyanose-juku, a former post town
Shukuba
were post stations during the Edo period in Japan, generally located on one of the Edo Five Routes or one of its sub-routes. They were also called shukueki . These post stations were places where travelers could rest on their journey around the nation...
on the Nagasaki Kaidō
Nagasaki Kaido
The was a road across Kyūshū from Kokura to Nagasaki, used by daimyo for the sankin kotai, and also by the Dutch traders at Nagasaki on whom a similar obligation of visiting the Shogun was imposed...
which has recently become a tourist area.