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Our guide
Mojikō Retro is a sightseeing area in Moji Ward, Kitakyūshū, built around the buildings that survive from the port's days of foreign trade near JR Mojikō Station, with hotels and shops laid out in a Taishō-era style. It was chosen as one of the 100 Best Urban Landscapes and won the Japan Society of Civil Engineers' Design Prize in 2001.
It is popular as part of a round trip across the Kanmon Straits to Shimonoseki, where Karato Market and Akama Jingu are each about 1.9 km away in a straight line. Idemitsu Art Museum Station on the Mojikō Retro Scenic Line is about 150 m from the point this page is mapped to.
Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.
Photos
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence — see credits
- 140721 Mojiko Retro Kitakyushu Japan01s3 — 663highland · CC BY 2.5 · source · resized
- Kaikyo Plaza — Wiki591801 · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized
- Former Moji Mitsui Club Night View 20200314 — Project Kei · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Dramaship — Shacho0822 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Blue Wing Moji and Kanmon Bridge 20200314 — Project Kei · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- 140721 Mojiko Retro Minato House Kitakyushu Japan01s3 — 663highland · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- 140721 Mojiko Hotel Kitakyushu Japan01s3 — 663highland · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- 140721 Moji Yusen Building Kitakyushu Japan01s3 — 663highland · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- 140721 Kitakyushu International Commemorative Library Kitakyushu Japan01bs — 663highland · CC BY 2.5 · source · resized
- 140721 Idemitsu Museum of Arts Moji Kitakyushu Japan02s3 — 663highland · CC BY 2.5 · source · resized
What this place is
Mojikō Retro (門司港レトロ) is a sightseeing area in Moji-ku, Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture. Built around the buildings that survive from the port's days of foreign trade near JR Mojikō Station, with hotels and shops laid out in a Taishō-era style, it was chosen for the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's 100 Best Urban Landscapes and won the Japan Society of Civil Engineers' Design Prize in 2001. It is popular as part of a round trip with Karato and Ganryūjima in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, across the Kanmon Straits.
Background text translated from Japanese Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
What to expect at this type of place: Cityscape
Nearby station
Nearby station: Idemitsu Art Museum (Mojikō Retro Scenic Line), about 150 m from the spot in a straight line.
Worked out on 2026-09-14 from this place’s map position, using HeartRails Express station data and station names from Wikidata. The distance is a straight line, not a walking route, and says nothing about buses, transfers or timetables — plan the trip on Google Maps.
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