You are here:
  1. Homepage
  2. »
  3. Japan
  4. »
  5. Kumamoto Prefecture
  6. » Okoba
Japan Flag Icon

Okoba Destination Guide

Discover Okoba in Japan

Okoba in the region of Kumamoto Prefecture is a place located in Japan - some 565 mi or ( 909 km ) South-West of Edo , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Okoba

Local time in Okoba is now 01:35 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Tokyo " with a UTC offset of 9 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Daegu, Busan, Gwangju, Yutorino, and Yokamachi. When in this area, you might want to check out Daegu . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Okoba ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Isaburo-Shinpei

1:12 min by OmuraShobuDiary
Views: 1184 Rating: 5.00

That's sightseeing train "Shinpei No.4"go through old tunnel in Hisatsu-line japan. ..

Only in Japan (Vol. 1/5) - Kindergarden performance precision

3:20 min by MediaTraveller05
Views: 992 Rating: 3.67

Kind of unbelievable what those Japanese kindergardeners can do... And keeping totally "kawaii" throughout the performance! ;) Hitoyoshi, Kyushu, Japan, August 31, 2010 ..


肥薩線 大畑駅への下りスイッチバック 2月13日

2:55 min by ORIONNEW
Views: 235 Rating: 0.00

2009年2月13日 吉松発人吉行き1252D スイッチバック→大畑駅へ入線。 ..

YS-11 JMSDF Fleet Squadron 61

10:20 min by TCF40
Views: 140 Rating: 0.00

We rode on Caravan-41 round trip (twice!) from Iwakuni (RJOI) to Kanoya (RJFY). This was a rare opportunity to ride an historic aircraft whose numbers are vanishing from the airways. This was captured ..


Videos provided by Youtube are under the copyright of their owners.


Interesting facts about this location

Okoba Station

Okoba Station is a Railway station of Hisatsu Line in Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto. This station is in a zig zag line and also a spiral. The station opened in 1909.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 32.16 130.79 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Railway stations in Kumamoto Prefecture

Yatake Station

Yatake Station is a Railway station of Hisatsu Line in Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto. The station opened in 1909.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 32.10 130.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Railway stations in Kumamoto Prefecture

Aoi Aso Shrine

is a Shinto shrine in Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is colloquially known as Aoi-san . It was originally established as a prefectural shrine, but is currently designated as a national shrine . Five of the structures of Aoi Aso Shrine, the Main Hall, Offering Hall, Oratory, the two-storied Rōmon gate and the Corridor are listed as National Treasures of Japan.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 32.21 130.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: 806 establishments, National Treasures of Japan, Shinto shrines in Kumamoto Prefecture

Hitoyoshi Station

is a railway station of JR Kyushu Hisatsu Line and Kumagawa Railroad Yunomae Line in Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto, Japan. The name of the Yunomae Line station is officially Hitoyoshi-Onsen Station, which was renamed from Hitoyoshi Station on April 1, 2009.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 32.22 130.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags:

Ebino VLF transmitter

Ebino VLF transmitter is a large transmitter for transmitting orders to submerged submarines, situated near Ebino, Miyazaki in Japan. Ebino VLF transmitter, which was completed in 1991, is used by the Japanese Navy to transmit orders to submerged submarines on the frequency 22.1 kHz with the callsign JJI. The antenna system is carried by 8 masts, each 270 metres tall, which are arranged in 2 rows.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 32.08 130.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Military installations of Japan, Towers in Japan

Related Locations

Information of geographic nature is based on public data provided by geonames.org, CIA world facts book, Unesco, DBpedia and wikipedia. Weather is based on NOAA GFS.