Ogura Murasaki

Kokura (小倉市, Kokura-shi) is an ancient castle town and the center of Kitakyushu, Japan, guarding the Straits of Shimonoseki between Honshu and Kyushu with its suburb Moji. Kokura is also the name of the penultimate station on the southbound San'yō Shinkansen line, which is owned by JR West. Ferries connect Kokura with Matsuyama on Shikoku, and Busan in South Korea.

Kitakyushu (Japanese: 北九州市, Hepburn: Kitakyūshū-shi, lit. "North Kyushu City") is one of two designated cities in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, together with Fukuoka, with a population of just under 1 million people.

Kokura Castle (小倉城, Kokura-jō) in Kitakyushu, Japan was built by Hosokawa Tadaoki in 1602. It was the property of the Ogasawara clan (from Harima) between 1632 and 1860. The castle burnt down from a fire in 1837, with parts of it rebuilt in 1839. The castle burnt down again in 1866 during the war between the Kokura and Chōshū clans.

Kokura Station (小倉駅, Kokura-eki) in Kokura Kita ward is the main railway station in Kitakyushu, Japan. It is part of the JR Kyushu network and the Sanyo Shinkansen stops here. It is the second largest station in Kyushu with 120,000 users daily. In the late 1990s, the Kokura station area was expanded and remodelled.

Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu (ミクニワールドスタジアム北九州) is a football stadium located in Japan. It has a capacity of 15,300, and it opened on 18 February 2017 with a rugby union match. Giravanz Kitakyushu have been tenants since 2017. It has been called Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu for the naming rights.

Kokurakita-ku (小倉北区) is a ward of Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka, Japan. It is the north part of what used to be Kokura City before the merger of five cities to create the new city of Kitakyūshū in 1963. JR Kyūshū's Kokura Station is the main rail hub of Kitakyūshū, and the Sanyō Shinkansen stops there.It has a population of 184,545 persons as of the 2000 national census and an area of 39.27 km².

Nishi-Kokura Station (西小倉駅, Nishi-Kokura-eki) is a railway station on the Kagoshima Main Line and Nippō Main Line operated by Kyūshū Railway Company in Kokura Kita-ku, Kitakyūshū, Japan.

The Kokura D.C. Tower (小倉D.C.タワー, Kokura Dii Shii Tawaa) is a skyscraper located in Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. Construction of the 145-metre skyscraper was finished in 2008.

Heiwadōri Station (平和通駅, Heiwadōri-eki) is a Kitakyushu monorail station in Kokura Kita-ku, Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The station opened on 9 January 1985 as Kokura Station, and was renamed to the current name on 1 April 1998 when the monorail was extended 400 metres and connected to Kokura Station.

Tanga Station (旦過駅, Tanga-eki) is a Kitakyushu monorail station in Kokura Kita ward, Kitakyushu, Japan. The station opened on 9 January 1985.