{"id":6387,"date":"2018-12-27T19:18:16","date_gmt":"2018-12-27T19:18:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/?p=6387"},"modified":"2018-12-27T19:22:21","modified_gmt":"2018-12-27T19:22:21","slug":"kokura-station-and-kitakyushu-monorail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/kokura-station-and-kitakyushu-monorail\/","title":{"rendered":"Kokura station and Kitakyushu Monorail"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"805\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/hakatakokura.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/hakatakokura.jpg 805w, https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/hakatakokura-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/hakatakokura-768x550.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 805px) 100vw, 805px\" \/><figcaption>Hakata station to Kokura station<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My final morning in Kyushu, I headed to Kokura station in Kitakyushu because I wanted experience the Monorail there. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I took the Subway from Tenjin station to Hakata station and jumped on the Shinkansen (it was about 16 min ride). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kokura station looks huge from the outside. I then went inside and stored my luggage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_071725-1024x768.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_071725-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6094\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/20181031_071725\/\" class=\"wp-image-6094\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_071725-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_071725-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_071725-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_071725.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_071808-768x1024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_071808-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6095\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/20181031_071808\/\" class=\"wp-image-6095\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_071808-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_071808-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_071808.jpg 1512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_071814-768x1024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_071814-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6096\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/20181031_071814\/\" class=\"wp-image-6096\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_071814-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_071814-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_071814.jpg 1512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_071845-1024x768.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_071845-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6097\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/20181031_071845\/\" class=\"wp-image-6097\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_071845-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_071845-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_071845-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_071845.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_071849-1024x768.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_071849-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6098\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/20181031_071849\/\" class=\"wp-image-6098\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_071849-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_071849-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_071849-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_071849.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_071854-1024x768.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_071854-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6099\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/20181031_071854\/\" class=\"wp-image-6099\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_071854-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_071854-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_071854-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_071854.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once I figured out where to go (which was behind me as I was looking at the fare map), it was kinda cool to see!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some monorails are in a different part of the joint stations, sometimes even a short distance walk. This monorail came inside in the concourse area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_071914-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_071914-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_071914-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_071914-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_071914.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Monorail coming inside the concourse area!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I then went upstairs and jumped on!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_072031-768x1024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_072031-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6101\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/20181031_072031\/\" class=\"wp-image-6101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_072031-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_072031-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_072031.jpg 1512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_072036-768x1024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_072036-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6102\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/20181031_072036\/\" class=\"wp-image-6102\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_072036-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_072036-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_072036.jpg 1512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Looking down <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_072619-768x1024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_072619-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6103\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/20181031_072619\/\" class=\"wp-image-6103\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_072619-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_072619-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_072619.jpg 1512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_072620-768x1024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_072620-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6104\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/20181031_072620\/\" class=\"wp-image-6104\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_072620-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_072620-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_072620.jpg 1512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_072636-1024x768.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_072636-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6105\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/20181031_072636\/\" class=\"wp-image-6105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_072636-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_072636-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_072636-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_072636.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_072702-1024x768.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_072702-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6106\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/20181031_072702\/\" class=\"wp-image-6106\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_072702-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_072702-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_072702-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_072702.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_072707-1024x768.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_072707-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6107\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/20181031_072707\/\" class=\"wp-image-6107\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_072707-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_072707-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_072707-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_072707.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Warning!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_072711-768x1024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_072711-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6108\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/20181031_072711\/\" class=\"wp-image-6108\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_072711-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_072711-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_072711.jpg 1512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Warning!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_072844-1024x768.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_072844-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6109\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/20181031_072844\/\" class=\"wp-image-6109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_072844-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_072844-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_072844-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_072844.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_072951-1024x768.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_072951-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6110\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/20181031_072951\/\" class=\"wp-image-6110\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_072951-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_072951-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_072951-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_072951.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_073402-1024x768.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_073402-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6111\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/20181031_073402\/\" class=\"wp-image-6111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_073402-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_073402-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_073402-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_073402.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_073405-1024x768.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_073405-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6112\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/20181031_073405\/\" class=\"wp-image-6112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_073405-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_073405-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_073405-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_073405.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After a short trip (I got of Tanga station to see the Tanga Market, which was close)  and back, I explored Kokura station while waiting for the next Shinkansen to Okayama station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_074531-1024x768.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_074531-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6113\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/20181031_074531\/\" class=\"wp-image-6113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_074531-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_074531-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_074531-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.f31club.com\/ourtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181031_074531.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a 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I took the Subway from Tenjin station to Hakata station and jumped on the Shinkansen (it was about 16 min ride). Kokura station looks huge from the outside. I then went inside and stored my luggage. 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