The short-lived Kokura prefecture (小倉県 Kokura ken) was founded separately from Fukuoka prefecture in December 1871 after the clan system was abolished earlier that year. It was made up of three separate han territories (Buzen, Kokura and Nakatsu) which were each for a short while in 1871 themselves called 'prefectures'. Fukuoka Prefecture (ç¦å²¡çœŒ Fukuoka-ken) is located on Kyushu Island, Japan. ... Occurring in 1871, the abolition of the han system and establishment of the prefecture system (廃藩置県, haihan-chiken; hai abolish + han + chi set down + ken prefecture) was an act to replace the traditional han system and introduce new local government. ...
Kokura prefecture included Moji, Kokura and other areas to the south and was formerly called Buzen Province. In 1876 Kokura prefecture was absorbed by Fukuoka prefecture. The city of Kokura was founded in 1900. The article incorporates text from OpenHistory. ... Kokura (å°å€‰) is an ancient castle town guarding, via its suburb Moji, the Straits of Shimonoseki between Honshu and Kyushu in Japan. ...
ImageMetadata File history File links Kokura_kencho. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Kokura_kencho. ... Riverwalk Kitakyushu and Kokura castle moat in Kokura Kita-ku In Japan, Kokura Kita ward is the north part of what used to be Kokura City before the merger of five cities to create Kitakyushu city in 1963. ... Kokura Castle (-jō), April 2002 Kitakyūshū (北九州市; -shi), literally north Kyushu, is a city located in Fukuoka prefecture, Japan. ...
Kokura prefectural office (kencho)
The old wooden-built Kokura prefectural office (小倉県庁）is still standing in Kokura Kita ward, Kitakyushu though in a dilapidated condition (at least externally it needs a new coat of paint). Used as a medical clinic and previously as a law court and a police station, it is opposite the ultra-modern Riverwalk Kitakyushu and is in stark contrast to it. Riverwalk Kitakyushu and Kokura castle moat in Kokura Kita-ku In Japan, Kokura Kita ward is the north part of what used to be Kokura City before the merger of five cities to create Kitakyushu city in 1963. ... Kokura Castle (-jō), April 2002 Kitakyūshū (北九州市; -shi), literally north Kyushu, is a city located in Fukuoka prefecture, Japan. ... Riverwalk in Kitakyushu and the Kokura castle moat Riverwalk Kitakyushu is a prestigious shopping centre near Kokura Castle in Kitakyushu. ...
Kokuraprefecture was founded separately from Fukuoka prefecture in 1871 when the clan system was abolished.
In 1876 Kokuraprefecture was absorbed by Fukuoka prefecture.
Kokura was the primary target of the nuclear weapon "Fat Man" on August 9, 1945, but since the city was obscured by clouds and Major Charles Sweeney of the Bockscar had orders to drop the bomb visually, they moved on to Nagasaki, the secondary target, where they dropped their lethal weapon.
Kokuraprefecture included Moji, Kokura and other areas to the south and was formerly called Buzen Province.
Kokuraprefecturaloffice (September 2005), Kokura Kita ward, Kitakyushu
The old wooden-built Kokuraprefecturaloffice (小倉県庁）is still standing in Kokura Kita ward, Kitakyushu though in a dilapidated condition (at least externally it needs a new coat of paint).
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