About Kitakyushu

Kitakyushu is situated in the western area in Japan. It takes 90 minutes by airplane from Tokyo, or it takes 2 hours and 10 minutes by Japanese bullet train called Sinkansen from Osaka.



Kitakyushu city has a long history to overcome major urban challenges, such as pollution. Thus, Kitakyushu has begun to contribute to the improvement of the global environment through environmental cooperation activities focusing on Asia. In 2011, the organization for economic co-operation and development (OECD) selected Kitakyushu as one of Green Growth Model City that has a balance between the environment and economy. Kitakyushu is the first Asian city selected for this honor.

For more information, please visit the following websites
https://www.gururich-kitaq.com/en/
https://www.gururich-kitaq.com/en/downloads/tourist-data-download

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