A new underwater tunnel is being constructed in 2005-6 between Tobata and Wakamatsu wards to link the Hibiki container terminal with Kokura.
The name of the bridge comes from the characters of the Kitakyūshū wards of Wakamatsu (若松) and Tobata (戸畑) that the bridge connects across Dokai Bay.
Kōji Wakamatsu | Wakamatsu-ku, Kitakyūshū | Wakamatsu | Don Wakamatsu |
The writer Ashihei Hino was born in Wakamatsu ward and his birthplace can be visited.