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in Kitakyushu is the former city of Moji which was one of five cities merged to create Kitakyushu city in 1963. It faces Shimonoseki across the Kanmon Straits
Kanmon Straits

The Kanmon Straits or the Straits of Shimonoseki is the stretch of water separating two of Japan's four main islands. On the Honshu side of the water is Shimonoseki and on the Kyushu side is Kitakyushu, whose former city and present ward, Moji-ku, Kitakyushu , gave the strait its "mon" ....
 between Honshu
Honshu

or Honshu is the largest island of Japan. The nation's main island, it is south of Hokkaido across the Tsugaru Strait, north of Shikoku across the Inland Sea, and northeast of Kyushu across the Kanmon Strait....
 and Kyushu
Kyushu

or Kyushu is the third-largest island of Japan and most southwesterly of its Japanese Archipelago. Its alternate ancient names include Kyukoku , Chinzei , and Tsukushi-no-shima ....
.

Area: 73.37 kmē. Population: 114,754 (2000 - national census)

Large ferries for Tokyo and Osaka leave from Shin-Moji port on the Seto Inland Sea.

It includes the Moji tourist area (Moji-ko Retro), centred on JR Kyushu's Mojiko Station
Mojiko Station

in Moji ward, Kitakyushu, Japan is the oldest train station on the Kagoshima Main Line in Kyushu and the terminus for those going to and from Honshu by boat....
, which is a replica of Rome
Rome

Rome is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city, with 2,724,347 residents in an urban area of some ....
's Termini Station and is designated an important cultural property of Japan.

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History
Moji was first made into a port by Suematsu Kencho
Suematsu Kencho

Viscount was a Japanese politician, intellectual, and author, who lived in the Meiji era and Taisho period periods. Apart from his activity in the Japanese government, he also wrote several important works on Japan in English language....
 with the financial backing of Shibusawa Eiichi in 1889.






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Moji Ko Station
in Kitakyushu is the former city of Moji which was one of five cities merged to create Kitakyushu city in 1963. It faces Shimonoseki across the Kanmon Straits
Kanmon Straits

The Kanmon Straits or the Straits of Shimonoseki is the stretch of water separating two of Japan's four main islands. On the Honshu side of the water is Shimonoseki and on the Kyushu side is Kitakyushu, whose former city and present ward, Moji-ku, Kitakyushu , gave the strait its "mon" ....
 between Honshu
Honshu

or Honshu is the largest island of Japan. The nation's main island, it is south of Hokkaido across the Tsugaru Strait, north of Shikoku across the Inland Sea, and northeast of Kyushu across the Kanmon Strait....
 and Kyushu
Kyushu

or Kyushu is the third-largest island of Japan and most southwesterly of its Japanese Archipelago. Its alternate ancient names include Kyukoku , Chinzei , and Tsukushi-no-shima ....
.

Area: 73.37 kmē. Population: 114,754 (2000 - national census)

Large ferries for Tokyo and Osaka leave from Shin-Moji port on the Seto Inland Sea.

It includes the Moji tourist area (Moji-ko Retro), centred on JR Kyushu's Mojiko Station
Mojiko Station

in Moji ward, Kitakyushu, Japan is the oldest train station on the Kagoshima Main Line in Kyushu and the terminus for those going to and from Honshu by boat....
, which is a replica of Rome
Rome

Rome is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city, with 2,724,347 residents in an urban area of some ....
's Termini Station and is designated an important cultural property of Japan.

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History


Moji was first made into a port by Suematsu Kencho
Suematsu Kencho

Viscount was a Japanese politician, intellectual, and author, who lived in the Meiji era and Taisho period periods. Apart from his activity in the Japanese government, he also wrote several important works on Japan in English language....
 with the financial backing of Shibusawa Eiichi in 1889. It was chiefly used for the transportation of coal, though there is a traditional song about the sale of bananas imported into Moji from Southeast Asia which survives to this day (Banana no tataki-uri). Moji was also the departure point for many troops in the Russo-Japanese War
Russo-Japanese War

The Russo-Japanese War or the Manchurian Campaign in some English sources, was a conflict that grew out of the rival imperialism ambitions of the Russian Empire and the Empire of Japan over Manchuria and Korea....
 who were ferried across to Korea.

The Moji-ko Retro District

Moji Customs
Moji-ko Retro which officially opened under this name as a tourist site in 1995 is a charming port town situated along the Kanmon Straits
Kanmon Straits

The Kanmon Straits or the Straits of Shimonoseki is the stretch of water separating two of Japan's four main islands. On the Honshu side of the water is Shimonoseki and on the Kyushu side is Kitakyushu, whose former city and present ward, Moji-ku, Kitakyushu , gave the strait its "mon" ....
. The area boasts many interesting historic buildings. For instance, the former Moji Mitsui Club once hosted Dr. Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein was a Germany-born theoretical physics. He is best known for his theory of relativity and specifically mass?energy equivalence, expressed by the equation E = mc2....
 and his wife when they visited Japan in the 1920s. Recent developments along the waterfront, such as the renovated customs building, a striking new hotel and a unique pedestrian drawbridge (Blue Wing) add to the charm of Moji-ko and make it a pleasant place for visitors to stroll.

Shiranoe Gardens

Shiranoe Botanical Gardens
The Shiranoe botanical gardens face out on the Seto Inland Sea.

See also

Other wards of Kitakyushu:
  • Kokura Kita
  • Kokura Minami
  • Tobata
  • Yahata Higashi
  • Yahata Nishi
  • Wakamatsu


External links

  • - official page (Japanese)
  • Two large pictures of Mojiko train station.
  • Pictures of buildings in the retro area near Mojiko train station.