Yahata, Fukuoka

Not to be confused with Yawata, Kyoto, a city with the same kanji name.
Yahata Steel Works
Yahata Steel Works in the Taishō era

Yahata (八幡市, Yahata-shi) was a city in Japan until it was absorbed into the newly created city of Kitakyushu in 1963.[1] Its former area is as of 2007 part of two distinct wards: Yahata Higashi-ku and Yahata Nishi-ku.

  1. ^ History of KITAKYUSHU (City of Kitakyushu)- Archived 2008-06-10 at the Wayback Machine