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| atomic bombings of hiroshima and nagasaki | |
| cities in fukuoka prefecture | |
| SHOPPER'S DELIGHT | |
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department store, Kokura]] HISTORY Kokura obtained municipality status in 1900 . When the city of Kitakyushu was created in 1963, it was divided into Kokura Kita ward in the north, and Kokura Minami ward in the south. Kokura was the primary target of the Nuclear Weapon “ Fat Man ” on August 9 , 1945 , but since the city had been obscured by clouds and Major Charles Sweeney of the '' Bock's Car '' had orders to drop the bomb visually, they moved on to Nagasaki , the secondary target, where they dropped their lethal weapon. Consequently, the expression “''Kokura's luck''” became common in Japan for escaping a disaster without being aware of it. FAMOUS RESIDENTS FESTIVALS
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