thumb|Location of Yahatanishi-ku in Kitakyūshū

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.

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.

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

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

Geography

Climate

Economy

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

Facilities

  • Honjo Stadium

Education

North Korean schools:

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

References

  • Yahata Nishi ward office