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...
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Kokura Station (小倉駅, Kokura-eki) in Kokurakita-ku is the main railway station in Kitakyushu, Japan. It is part of the JR Kyushu network and the San'yō...
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Kokura Castle (小倉城, Kokura-jō) is a castle in Kitakyushu, Japan. It was built by Hosokawa Tadaoki starting in 1602, with construction completed in 1608...
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The short-lived Kokura Prefecture (小倉県, Kokura-ken) of Japan was founded in December 1871 after the clan system was abolished earlier that year. It was...
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The Kokura Kinen (Japanese 小倉記念) is a Grade 3 horse race for Thoroughbreds aged three and over, run in August over a distance of 2000 metres on turf at...
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Kitakyushu (redirect from Kokura City)
region. Kokura Prefecture was founded separately from Fukuoka Prefecture in 1871 when the clan system was abolished. The old wooden-built Kokura Prefectural...
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Kokura Airport (小倉空港, Kokura Kūkō), previously called Kitakyūshū Airport (北九州空港, Kitakyūshū Kūkō) until 2005, was a small airport in Kokura Minami-ku...
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Kokura Racecourse (小倉競馬場, Kokura-keibajō) is located in Kokura Minami-ku Kitakyushu, Japan. It is used for horse racing. It was built in 1994. It has a...
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Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyūshū (redirect from Kokura Kita)
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...
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The Kokura Daishoten (Japanese 小倉大賞典) is a Grade 3 horse race for Thoroughbreds aged four and over, run in February over a distance of 1800 metres on turf...
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