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unusual facts about Nishi-ku, Fukuoka



2005 Fukuoka earthquake

Fukuoka's most famous major fault, the Kego fault, runs northwest to southeast, roughly parallel to Nishitetsu's Ōmuta train line, and was thought to be 22 km long, terminating at Hakata Bay.

The Fukuoka earthquake struck Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan at 10:53 am JST on March 20, 2005, and lasted for approximately 1 minute.

Air Hong Kong

By early 1990, the airline had two Boeing 707-320C and operated a scheduled cargo service to Manchester, with traffic rights to Auckland, Brussels, Fukuoka, Guam, Melbourne, Nagoya, Osaka, Perth, Pusan, Singapore, Sydney, Vienna and Zurich.

Antony Matkovich

He made his international debut in 2001 at the 2001 World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan where he collected a gold medal by swimming in the heats of the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay.

Azabu, Tokyo

Its coverage roughly corresponds to that of the former Azabu Ward, presently consisting of nine official districts: Azabu-Jūban, Azabudai, Azabu-Nagasakachō, Azabu-Mamianachō, Nishi-Azabu, Higashi-Azabu, Minami-Azabu, Moto-Azabu and Roppongi.

Bairin Station

Umebayashi Station, a station on the Fukuoka City Subway Nanakuma Line in Jōnan-ku, Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan (the name of the station is written with the same kanji, but pronounced differently)

Baseball in Japan

In December 2004, SoftBank, an internet service provider, purchased the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks to help with finances in the Pacific League.

Boucheron

The distribution network of Boucheron is made of 34 shops located all over the world (Paris, Cannes, Saint-Tropez, Monaco, Beirut, London, San Francisco, Tokyo, Saitama, Yokohama, Fukuoka, Kyoto, Osaka, Hiroshima, Okayama, Nagoya, Taipei, Seoul, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Dubai, Baku, Moscow and Almaty) and over 100 certified retailers.

Don't Burn

In 2009 Đặng Nhật Minh's film Do Not Burn (Đừng Đốt), starring Tina Duong, Minh Huong and Ben Rindner, about the martyr Dang Thuy Tram, premiered at the International 19th Annual took place in Fukuoka, Japan, winning the audience prize.

Fukuoka Mosque

Fukuoka Mosque aims to serve about 1,000 Muslims in Fukuoka Prefecture, as well to serve people in Japan interested in Islam.

Fukuoka Subway 3000 series

Unlike the 1000 series and 2000 series trains operated on the Kūkō Line and Hakozaki Line, the 3000 series trains are standard gauge (1,435 mm) and use linear motor propulsion.

Gojō Station

Nishitetsu Gojō Station, a railway station on the Nishitetsu Dazaifu Line in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

Hana Yori Dango Final

When the movie was released in theaters, Mao Inoue and the cast of F4 flew in a Boeing 737-500 to visit Sapporo, Nagoya and Fukuoka on July 12, 2008 and Osaka and Tokyo on July 13, 2008 to meet with fans.

Hara Model Railway Museum

The museum is located on the second floor of the Yokohama Mitsui Building in Nishi-ku, Yokohama, and is a two-minute walk from Shin-Takashima Station on the Minatomirai Line, and a five-minute walk from Yokohama Station.

Hiroden Streetcar Route 3

Hiroden Streetcar route #3 Hiroden-nishi-hiroshima – Hiroshima Port Route runs between Hiroden-nishi-hiroshima Station and Hiroshima Port.

Hiromi Hayakawa

Hiromi Hayakawa (born Marla Hiromi Hayakawa Salas on October 19, 1982 Fukuoka, Japan) is a Mexican singer who began her music career as a contestant in the reality show La Academia.

Institute for Laser Science

By walking: from Chofu Airport, walk East until road 12 and turn right (South); after to cross Nogawa river and then to pass under the Chuo highway, look left for the "Nishi-mon"(West gate) and enter there.

Jim Rodwell

In 1995, Rodwell captained the Great Britain University side at the World Student Games in Fukuoka, Japan.

Jōnan-ku, Fukuoka

On May 1, 1982, Nishi-ku was subdivided into the three smaller wards of Nishi-ku, Sawara-ku and Jōnan-ku.

Katsuyama

Katsuyama, Fukuoka, was a town located in Miyako District, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.

Kawanishi K-7 Transport Seaplane

The K-7A entered service on Nippon Kokus service between Osaka and Fukuoka in January 1925, mainly carrying airmail rather than passengers.

Kawanishi K-8 Transport Seaplane

The five K-8As were all used by Nippon Koku for its airmail service between Osaka and Fukuoka.

Kazuhiko Nishi

In 1986, Kazuhiko Nishi's and Gates' paths became separate and he left Microsoft to devote himself mostly to ASCII Corporation to develop the MSX standard together with NEC executive Kazuya Watanabe.

Kenichi Nishi

He is a fan of British rock music and once had a dog named Tao, who Nishi featured as a character in many of his games including Moon: Remix RPG Adventure, GiFTPiA, L.O.L.: Lack of Love, Chibi-Robo and Captain Rainbow.

Kikuchi Shrine

Kikuchi Takemitsu is also enshrined in a Kikuchi shrine at 7-10-1, Nanakuma, Johnan-ku, Fukuoka where he died at war.

Kiyoshi Ueda

A native of Fukuoka, Fukuoka and graduate of Hosei University, he had served in the House of Representatives since 1993 before elected governor.

Love-de-Lic

The name "Love-de-Lic" derives from Nishi's love for the Yellow Magic Orchestra, specifically the album Technodelic.

Marcos Prado Troyjo

Troyjo has been chosen one of "The Outstanding Young Persons of the World - TOYP" along with HM Queen Rania of Jordan and robotics scientist Takanori Shibata by the Junior Chamber International during its 2004 World Congress held in Fukuoka, Japan.

Masamura Pachinko Museum

The Masamura trading company from Nagoya constructed a museum in tribute to the company's founder Masamura Takeuchi on the third floor of the Masamura Building in Nishi-ku.

MS Aramis

Three-hundred of these POWs were sent to Fukuoka Camp 6 in Orio, 350 POWs were sent to Fukuoka Camp 21 in Nakama, 100 Dutch POWs were sent to Fukuoka Camp 9 Miyata, and 250 including 150 Australian POWs were allocated to Mitsui to work in their coal mines at PW Fukuoka Camp 17 in Ōmuta.

Nakasu

In 1600, Kuroda Nagamasa, a daimyo of the Fukuoka-Han at that time, created Nakasu to connect between current Chūō-ku and Hakata-ku by building two bridges over the rivers at the sandbank: Higashi Nakajima Bridge and Nishi Nakajima Bridge (currently is Shōwa Street) .

Nishi-ku, Fukuoka

It has recently gained additional infrastructure in the form of the Nanakuma Line, in addition to the Fukuoka City Subway and the Chikuhi Line.

Meaning literally "west ward," it is bordered to the east by Sawara-ku, and to the west by Itoshima.

Nishi-ku, Osaka

China Southern Airlines has an office on the first floor of the Shinanobashi Mitsui Building (信濃橋三井ビル Shinanobashi Mitsui Biru).

Nishi-Tabira Station

Rapeseed flowers which a local farming family planted in the rice field around the station blooms in spring.

Niwaka

It is also the old name of the city Fukuoka, site of the Fukuoka Institute of Technology in Japan which created the satellite.

Ōhori Park

The present park was reconstructed by Fukuoka City, modeling on the West Lake of China, and opened in 1929.

Omuta

Shin-Ōmuta Station, a shinkansen train station located in Ōmuta, Fukuoka, Japan

Ōmuta Station, a train station located in Omuta, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

Sanji Abe

Abe was born in Kailua, Hawaii in 1895 to immigrant parents from Japan, Matsujiro and Raku, who had arrived in the islands two years earlier as migrant workers from Fukuoka.

Sanjō Station

Sanjō Station (Fukuoka) (山上駅) - Hobashira Cable in Yahatahigashi-ku, Kitakyushu, FUkuoka Prefecture

Seinan Gakuin University

Seinan Gakuin University is located in Sawara Ward of Fukuoka and is between the Nishijin and Fujisaki subway stations.

Sokuhi Nyoitsu

In 1664 Sokuhi left for Nagasaki intending to return to China but was convinced to stay by lord of Kokura and found a new temple Fukujū-ji on Mount Kujū (now in Fukuoka).

Super Rock '84 in Japan

Super Rock '84 in Japan was a touring music festival held in Japan between 4-12 August 1984 in Nagoya, Fukuoka, Osaka and Tokorozawa.

T-ara Japan Tour 2013: Treasure Box

The tour began on September 4, 2013, at Fukuoka Sun Palace, Japan and ended on September 27 at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan.

Takeshita Station

The Nishitetsu Ōhashi Station of the Tenjin Ōmuta Line is located 1.08 km south-west of the elevated walkway.

The Clockwork Flowers

Since then, the Clockwork Flowers have been playing extensively in Tokyo's international music scene, as well as Fukuoka and Osaka.

The Japanese Art Society of America

His collection included masterpieces by Harunobu, Utamaro, Sharaku and Hokusai, and the sale attracted many of the great collectors and dealers of the era, including Richard Pillsbury Gale (1900–1973) in Minnesota, Felix Tikotin (1893–1986), a dealer living in Switzerland, and Nishi Saiju (1927–1995), the first Japanese dealer to attend a sale in the United States.

Yaesu Route

It connects the Inner Circular Route at Kandabashi Junction in Chiyoda Ward to the Tokyo Expressway at Nishi-ginza Junction in Chūō Ward.


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