Wakamatsu-ku, Kitakyushu

Wakamatsu is one of the wards of Kitakyushu city. It has an area of 67.12 square kilometres and a population of about 88,000.

Important facilities include: Green Park, Ecotown recycling area, Gakuen Toshi academic area, and Hibiki container terminal (opened on April 1, 2005).

Green Park

Green Park is a large green area which includes a tropical house with rare plants, fish and birds; a herb garden; a rose garden (rare in Japan); a childrens' play area; a Japanese garden; a wallaby enclosure and boating facilities. It is not particularly well-known outside Kitakyushu. Sometimes indoor and open-air concerts are staged. There is also an observation tower.

Wind Farm

There is a wind farm on the coast, harnessing windpower for electricity.

There is no particular controversy about the sightliness or otherwise of this wind farm, as in some other countries. It is far from the scenic areas, and on windy reclaimed land.

Beaches

The beaches are small but pleasant. A larger one is at Ashiya-machi to the West, beyond the city limits of Kitakyushu. Bathing is limited in Japan to the summer months.

Culture

The writer Hino Ashihei was born in Wakamatsu and his birthhouse can be visited.

See also

Other wards of Kitakyushu

• Kokura Kita
• Kokura Minami
• Moji
• Tobata
• Yahata Higashi
• Yahata Nishi

External links

• Green Park – official page (Japanese)
• Kyushu Institute of Technology (KIT) Wakamatsu campus is in the Gakuen Toshi academic zone
• Hino Ashihei