Wakamatsu-ku, Kitakyushu

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Wakamatsu is one of the wards of Kitakyushu city. It has an area of 67.86 km² and a population of about 88,594 (national census, 2000).

Important facilities include: Green Park, Ecotown recycling area, Gakuen Toshi academic area, and Hibiki container terminal (opened on April 1, 2005). A new underwater tunnel is being constructed in 2005-6 between Tobata and Wakamatsu wards to link the Hibiki container terminal with Kokura.

1 Green Park
2 Wind Farm
3 Beaches
4 Culture
5 See also
6 External links

The rose garden at Green Park in late May 2003

Marigold beds at Green Park in mid-November 2004

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 children's 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.

Wakamatsu 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.

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.