Kitakyushu guides, Kitakyushu, 40, Japan (6)

While Kitakyushu is oft maligned by tourist books, it is a metropolitan city of two million people located midway between Tokyo Odaiba and Shanghai ... more

Lots of surfers here, as there are good beaches, though the best time for surfing is not in summer.

Well-known for steel, Yahata is also home to Space World amusement park and the Kitakyushu Natural Science and Cultural Museum. It is also the location ... more

The most thriving section of Kitakyushu, Kokura has many places for shopping and dining.

Moji is the first section one reaches if crossing the Kamon Strait to reach Kyushu from Honshu. Moji and Shimonoseki are connected by a large bridge ... more

Easily recognizable from the large red bridge, Tobata is an industrial port town.