Yahata, Fukuoka Explained

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.

Notes and References

1. http://www.city.kitakyushu.jp/pcp_portal/PortalServlet;jsessionid=BC3FB681D96B142A27FCC3739D952EB0?DISPLAY_ID=DIRECT&NEXT_DISPLAY_ID=U000004&CONTENTS_ID=14927 History of KITAKYUSHU (City of Kitakyushu)