Kokura
thumb|Kokura Castle in central Kokura thumb|Kokura station thumb|upright|Isetan department store, Kokura thumb|Emblem of Kokura
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11 sectionsContents
- History
- Edo period
- Meiji period
- World War II
- Post-war
- Notable residents
- Notable figures born in Kokura
- Festivals
- Notable facts
- See also
- References
thumb|Kokura Castle in central Kokura thumb|Kokura station thumb|upright|Isetan department store, Kokura thumb|Emblem of Kokura
was an ancient castle town in Japan and the center of the city of Kitakyushu, which is the second most populous city on the island of Kyushu, after the city of Fukuoka. Kokura is also the name of the penultimate station on the southbound San'yō Shinkansen line, which is owned by JR West.