LEISURE ACTIVITIES

Movies
Gambling
Games

MOVIES

Thanks to a recent boom in going to the movies we now have many nice, new theaters to choose from.

At Kokura Cine-City Yuraku one of the screens is devoted to what they call Cinema Archives which aims to bring quality movies back from the past. These movies cost only 1,000yen at any time.
They also have on screen called Quality Cinema which shows quality movies from around the world. The films are changed every 2 to 3 weeks.

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GAMBLING

Kitakyushu offers several different choices for those who enjoy putting a little money down on the outcome of races. And even if you are not into gambling the races themselves and the change in scenery offer an interesting alternative for a day out.

Horse Racing:
The JRA track in Kokura Minami-ku is a recently renovated center that hosts live races for two 6-week stints: from mid-July to beginning of September, and in January and February. 802-0841 北九州市小倉南区北方4-5-1 Kokura Minami-ku Kitagata 4-5-1. The easiest way to access the site is to take the monorail from Kokura Station to Keibajou-mae(競馬場前) and follow the connecting walkway to the entrance of the track. General admission is \100 and the gates open at 9am.
Bicycle Racing (Keirin 競輪):
There are two tracks at the moment: in Moji and in Kokura. The one in Moji is quite old and may be closing within the next few years. The one in Kokura is in the new Media Dome in Mihagino (三萩野), near the Kitakyushu Citizen`s Stadium. It`s about a 10 minute walk from the Mihagino Monorail Station. There are free shuttle buses that run from several areas in the city, check out their access page for more detailed information.
Boat Racing (Kyoutei 競艇):
There are two boat race sites within Kitakyushu and both are in the west end: Wakamatsu and Ashiya.

GAMES

Bowling Centers


Bowling is a popular diversion and Kitakyushu has a number of alleys that serve our needs. Most places also have a game center and a restaurant, or two, to keep you there a little longer than for just a few games. Daytime specials are the best value if you`ve got the time on a weekday. Enjoy a few games at an alley near you:

Kokura Bowl (小倉ボール) is across the tracks from the Daimon (大門) bus stop and about a 5 minute walk from Nishi-Kokura Station (西小倉駅). Kokura Kita-ku Imoji 3-1 小倉北区鋳物師 3-1.
Kitakyushu Bowl (北九州ボウル) has two locations. One is in Shisuikaikan (紫水会館) which is found at Kokura Kita-ku Nakatsu Guchi 2-1-72 小倉北区中津口2-1-72 - the building also has the camping goods store Camp 2. The other is located in The Mall , right next to Shimosone Station (下曽根駅). Kokura Minami-ku Shimonosone Shinmachi 10-1 小倉南区下曽根新町10-1.
Momozono City Bowl (桃園シてィボウル) is above the pachinko parlor which is located along route 3 at Momozono on the border of Yahata Higashi-ku and Yahata Nishi-ku. Yahata Higashi-ku Momozono 2-1-20 八幡東区桃園2-1-20.
Orio Starlanes (折尾スターレーン) is a 5 minute walk west of Orio Station (折尾駅) on the north side of the tracks. Yahata Nishi-ku Orio 5-1-5 八幡西区折尾5-1-5.

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