Kitakyushu

[kee-tah-kyoo-shoo, ki-tah-kee-oo-shoo]

noun

1. a seaport on N Kyushu, in S Japan: formed in 1963 by the merger of five cities Kokura, Moji, Tobata, Wakamatsu, and Yawata.

Kitakyushu

/ ˌkiːtəˈkjuːʃuː /

noun

1. a port in Japan, on N Kyushu: formed by the amalgamation of the cities of Wakamatsu, Yawata, Tobata, Kokura, and Moji; one of Japan's largest industrial centres. Pop: 999 806 (2002 est)

Example Sentences

Following the tourists' 24-19 defeat in Kitakyushu, Wales were trying to avoid history in Kobe, while Japan were attempting to create it.

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Kitakyushu had been Wales' training base for the 2019 World Cup with the local population taking Warren Gatland's squad to its heart.

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Akebono had been battling illness since collapsing in the city of Kitakyushu seven years ago, according to local media.

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A group of scientists from the University of Kitakyushu in Japan has come up with an unusual solution to a messy problem.

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Little artists can also draw inspiration from the museum shop’s temporary installation and sale of fanciful works by Kite House Magoji, a family business in Kitakyushu, Japan.

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