Former Mitsui & Co. Moji Branch building (former JR Kyushu Head Office building)

Kyushu's former tallest building boasting sophisticated designs

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This building was constructed in 1937 for the Moji Branch of Mitsui & Co., Japan's first general trading company, and in 1953 began to be used as a facility of Japanese National Railways' Moji Railway Bureau.

The six-story ferroconcrete building was the tallest building in Kyushu when it was constructed.

Address	1-6-2 Nishikaigan, Moji-ku, Kitakyushu City
Access	Very short walk from JR Mojiko Station
Tel	093-322-1188 (Mojiko Retro Division, City of Kitakyushu)
Hours	[Omoide Station Moji] 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. [Cafe Uminéko] Cafe - 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. (last call - 7:30 p.m.) Novelty store - 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Closed	[Cafe Uminéko] Tuesday
Admission	Free

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