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3 unusual facts about Moji-ku


Japanese battleship Ise

Ise arrived back safely in Moji on 19 February 1945, having evaded or escaped pursuit by twenty three Allied submarines along the way.

Kiyoshi Koishi

In 1957, Koishi died by accident fall on the station platform in Moji, Fukuoka Prefecture (present Moji-ku, Kitakyushu) .

Moji-ku, Kitakyūshū

For instance, the former Moji Mitsui Club once hosted Dr. Albert Einstein and his wife when they visited Japan in the 1920s.


Japan National Route 198

National Route 198 is a national highway of Japan connecting Moji-ku, Kitakyūshū and Moji-ku, Kitakyūshū in Japan, with a total length of 0.6 km (0.37 mi).

Seisho Maru

Seisho Maru and seven other ships formed convoy MI-27 which departed Moji for Miri, Borneo, on 15 November that same year.

Tamatsu Maru

It joined convoy Hi-71 departing Moji on 10 August, and stopping at the Mako naval base in the Pescadores on 15 August.

Wuji

Wuji (people) (勿吉人), pronounced in ancient times as "Moji or "Merjie", an ancient ethnic group in Manchuria


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