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A ward in Kitakyushu. Space World amusement park is here. It is popular with tour groups from Taiwan and Korea. Residents have a very high average age, one of the highest in Japan.
Kawachi reservoir from Kawachi dam Kawachi Reservoir is a pleasant place to walk around, despite the noisy motor bikes who treat the road on the North side as a private race track. The reservoir was built to provide cooling water for the Yahata steelworks in the 1920s. When the dam was built it was the largest in Asia.
See also
Other wards of Kitakyushu:
External links
- Yahata Higashi ward (http://www.city.kitakyushu.jp/~yahata-higashi/) - official site (Japanese)
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