Yahata Nishi - Definition

The large West Yahata ward of Kitakyushu includes 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.

Population: 259,068 (Heisei 12, 2000 census)

Area: 83.04 square km

See also

• Kurosaki Gion

• Kyushu Kyoritsu University
• University of Environmental and Occupational Health

• Honjo stadium

Other wards of Kitakyushu:

• Kokura Kita
• Kokura Minami
• Moji
• Tobata
• Yahata Higashi
• Wakamatsu

External links

• Yahata Nishi ward office (http://www.city.kitakyushu.jp/~yahata-nishi/) - official site