INTL_Hospitality University brochure

PROPOSED SITE FOR THE HOSPITALITY UNIVERSITY: MOJI WARD

Photo: Waterfront at the Kanmon Straits, Shimonoseki, Japan.

Advantage Moji-Ward is culturally and historically gifted with touristic attractions. The city’s ferry terminal is the largest of all in the country welcoming many visitors from home and from abroad. There is no better site for a hospitality university. • Ten-Year Redevelopment Project is underway, aggressively inviting enterprises and universities. Ocean front industrial zone ‘Marina Cross Moji’ hosts approximately 100 enterprises including Toyota. • Moji-Ward is the only ward in the city that has no university and is losing its young population. The ward is enthusiastic about revitalizing efforts, including welcoming a university. • The Moji Port used to be one of the national major ports in Japan. The port has a zone with a nostalgic atmosphere of the Taisho era (1912 – 1926) that receives approximately two million visitors per year and is one of the most popular touristic sites in Kitakyushu. The Mekari Quasi National Park, located in Moji-Ward, offers beautiful landscapes to its many visitors and makes Moji-Ward a perfect place for hospitality education.

Location Moji-Ward is located on the northern tip of the Kyushu Island and connects the Island and Mainland Japan. Its area is of 73.42 km. Mojiko Station (the city’s main terminal) is a 10-minute (approximately) drive from the city center. Potential for a Cultural and Academic Area of the City While the western part of Kitakyushu represents the advanced scientific research area of the city, Moji-Ward, located in the east, has potential to develop as the academic and educational center of Kitakyushu.

Full View of Moji Port

Moji Ward Office in the center and the port