Kokura - Wikipedia Kokura Castle in central Kokura Kokura station Isetan department store, Kokura Emblem of Kokura Kokura (小倉市, Kokura-shi) is an ancient castle town and the center of modern Kitakyushu, Japan Kokura is also the name of the penultimate station on the southbound San'yō Shinkansen line, which is owned by JR West Ferries connect Kokura with Matsuyama on Shikoku, and Busan in South Korea