Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyūshū

Yahatanishi-ku (八幡西区) is a ward of Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka, Japan. It covers 83.04 square kilometres, and had a population of 260,318 in January, 2005. The ward contains JR Kurosaki Station, and JR Orio Station on the Kagoshima Main Line, with several schools and universities nearby. It is chiefly a residential area, bounded by the Onga river in the West.

Location of Yahatanishi-ku in Kitakyūshū

In the south of the ward by the Onga river is Koyanose-juku, a former post town on the Nagasaki Kaidō which has recently become a tourist area.

Koyanose-juku, a former post town on the Nagasaki Kaidō

Rugby (Japan v Tonga) at Honjo on June 4, 2006

Geography

Climate

Climate data for Yahatañishi-ku, Kitakyushu (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1977−present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	19.0 (66.2)	24.0 (75.2)	25.2 (77.4)	30.1 (86.2)	32.4 (90.3)	34.2 (93.6)	36.9 (98.4)	36.7 (98.1)	36.0 (96.8)	33.0 (91.4)	26.8 (80.2)	24.8 (76.6)	36.9 (98.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	9.8 (49.6)	10.9 (51.6)	14.4 (57.9)	19.6 (67.3)	24.2 (75.6)	27.0 (80.6)	30.7 (87.3)	31.9 (89.4)	28.1 (82.6)	23.2 (73.8)	17.7 (63.9)	12.2 (54.0)	20.8 (69.5)
Daily mean °C (°F)	6.2 (43.2)	6.9 (44.4)	10.0 (50.0)	14.7 (58.5)	19.3 (66.7)	22.7 (72.9)	26.8 (80.2)	27.8 (82.0)	24.0 (75.2)	18.8 (65.8)	13.3 (55.9)	8.3 (46.9)	16.6 (61.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	2.8 (37.0)	3.2 (37.8)	5.9 (42.6)	10.2 (50.4)	14.9 (58.8)	19.3 (66.7)	23.7 (74.7)	24.6 (76.3)	20.6 (69.1)	14.8 (58.6)	9.3 (48.7)	4.7 (40.5)	12.8 (55.1)
Record low °C (°F)	−4.6 (23.7)	−6.2 (20.8)	−3.8 (25.2)	0.5 (32.9)	6.4 (43.5)	10.5 (50.9)	15.4 (59.7)	17.6 (63.7)	8.9 (48.0)	3.5 (38.3)	0.7 (33.3)	−3.6 (25.5)	−6.2 (20.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	87.9 (3.46)	79.2 (3.12)	114.2 (4.50)	125.4 (4.94)	142.9 (5.63)	239.5 (9.43)	314.6 (12.39)	198.1 (7.80)	165.9 (6.53)	85.2 (3.35)	91.8 (3.61)	75.9 (2.99)	1,720.5 (67.74)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	10.8	10.4	10.9	10.0	9.0	12.3	11.8	10.0	9.7	7.3	9.4	9.8	121.4
Mean monthly sunshine hours	101.8	113.2	159.5	188.6	205.0	139.2	167.6	196.2	159.8	170.5	131.5	102.9	1,835.7
Source: Japan Meteorological Agency[1][2]

Economy

Yaskawa Electric, a global electrical equipment and robot manufacturing company is headquartered in the ward.^[3]

Facilities

• Honjo Stadium

Education

North Korean schools:^[4]

• Kyushu Korean Junior-Senior High School
• Kitakyushu Korean Elementary School (北九州朝鮮初級学校)