Hello! I’m Hitapapa and I love Mojiko retro.
This time we came to the Former Dalian Route Shed in Mojiko Retro, Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture!
Mojiko Port was one of Japan’s leading international trading ports during the Meiji, Taisho, and Showa periods, and the “Old Dalian Route Shed” was built in 1929 (Showa 4) as an international ship terminal building .
The “Old Dalian Air Route Shed” is in Art Deco style and was apparently the cutting edge of architectural style at the time.
The man who designed the Old Dalian Route Shed was Yoshikuni Okuma, who also designed the National Diet Building.
At that time, the sea was just 10 meters away from the outer wall of the “Old Dalian Shipping Shed,” and large international ships were anchored there.
(It’s now reclaimed land, and the sea is just a short distance away.)
In the days before airplanes, it was one of the country’s largest terminals, bustling and supported the movement of people and cargo and international trade .
The Former Dalian Route Shed was built about 100 years ago, and has been restored and preserved to tell the history of Mojiko Port.
Now let’s take a look at the “Former Dalian Air Route Shed”!
The former Dalian Air Terminal was one of the largest terminals in Japan at the time!
- Basic information about “Former Dalian Route Terminal”
- The exterior of the “Former Dalian Route Terminal”
- We are entering the “Former Dalian Route !
- Ships that once departed from Mojiko Port
- Ship equipment that was once used
- Friendship gift between Kitakyushu City and Dalian City, China
- History of the “Former Dalian Route “
- You can learn about the 100-year history of the “Former Dalian Air Route Shed”
- 2nd floor/deck
- Second floor: Rest room
- “Former Dalian Route Terminal” is one of Japan’s leading large terminals that once supported international trade.
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Basic information about “Former Dalian Route Terminal”
＜Former Dalian Route Terminal＞
[Address] 1-3-5 Nishikaigan, Moji-ku,
Kitakyushu-shi, Fukuoka [Opening hours] 9:00-17:00 (last entry 16:30)
[Closed] 4 irregular days a year
[Price] Free admission
[Parking] None (there is paid parking nearby)
[Telephone number] 093-322-5020
[Official website] https://mojiko-retoro9.jp/spot/former_dalian_route_terminal/
The exterior of the “Former Dalian Route Terminal”
The Former Dalian Route Shed is located on the seafront, about a 5-minute walk from JR Mojiko Station.
Arrived at the old Dalian route building!
It is a two-story building with a long horizontal structure.
It’s just so long!
Built in 1929 (Showa 4), the former Dalian Route Shed is in Art Deco style, which was apparently the cutting edge of architectural style at the time.
The man who designed the Old Dalian Route Shed was Yoshikuni Okuma, who also designed the National Diet Building.
It’s amazing that it was designed by such a great person who designed the National Diet Building!
The building is so long! That shows how busy it is with so many people boarding boats.
Right in front of the Former Dalian Route Shed is the Mojiko Retro tourist attraction, the Kanmon Strait Museum.
The sea is right in front of the Old Dalian Route Shed, and ships are moored there.
On a sunny day, the blue sky and sea are very beautiful.
The area in front of the “Old Dalian Route Shed” has now been reclaimed, but back then, the sea was right in front of it and large ships were moored there.
Admission to the Former Dalian Air Route Shed is free.
Let’s go inside right away!
We are entering the “Former Dalian Route !
A standard face-cut panel found in tourist spots.
Let’s take a commemorative photo for now!
Immediately upon entering the museum, there is a panel exhibit explaining the history of the Dalian sea route and Mojiko Port.
Rather than simply touring the facilities and exhibits, your perspective will change completely if you learn a little bit of history while touring the area.
Learn about the history of Mojiko Port
Ships that once departed from Mojiko Port
On display are numerous models of ships that departed from Moji Port, which was an international trading port during the Meiji, Taisho, and Showa periods.
In the past, many large ships from Japan and abroad came and went through Moji Port.
All the ships have big funnels.
At that time, ships like the Titanic burned coal for fuel.
Full of retro and romantic atmosphere♪
In the old days, they used to burn coal and emit smoke to move big ships.
Ship equipment that was once used
The museum displays essential ship equipment that helped sailors on dangerous voyages in the past.
For over 100 years, before airplanes, people were conducting international trade across the vast oceans of nature.
Friendship gift between Kitakyushu City and Dalian City, China
A variety of items of friendship from Dalian, China, which has a sister city relationship with Kitakyushu, are on display.
All of them are old and valuable items that have a sense of history.
Kitakyushu City and Dalian City in China have signed a friendship city agreement.
History of the “Former Dalian Route “
There is a panel display on the history of the former Dalian Air Route Shed.
The former Dalian Air Route Shed, constructed about 100 years ago, is being restored and preserved as a valuable historical building .
At the time of construction, the sea was just 10 metres away from the outer wall of the Former Dalian Route Shed, and large ships were actually moored right next to the building .
(The area in front of the former Dalian Route Shed is now reclaimed land, so it is a little distance from the sea.)
At the time, the former Dalian Route Terminal in Moji Port, which played an important role as a hub for Japan’s international trade, was apparently a fairly large terminal .
You can get a good idea of the history of the former Dalian Air Route Shed, which was active during the Meiji, Taisho and Showa periods, in an era before airplanes.
You can learn about the 100-year history of the “Former Dalian Air Route Shed”
You can learn about the 100-year history of the “Former Dalian Air Route Shed”
The Former Dalian Route Shed has nothing to do with the Dalian Route or navigation, but as Kitakyushu is the “city of film,” it also has exhibits of old film projectors and other items.
You can see valuable equipment from the days of analog photography.
This book lists 100 representative films filmed in Kitakyushu from 1943 to 2023.
Apparently, more than 100 films were shot.
I was surprised to learn that so much filming was done in Kitakyushu (ﾟДﾟ)!!
Kitakyushu, the city of movies
2nd floor/deck
The second floor deck of the former Dalian Route Shed.
It’s so long!!
It’s too far from one end to the other!!
I think I could easily run the 100m here.
This long corridor-like structure is called a “corridor,” and at the time, it is said that many people would see off passengers departing on large ships from this spot.
There are apparently many photographs and other images of people throwing tape from this corridor to say their final farewells.
“Old Dalian Route Shed” How long is that?!
You can see the Kanmon Straits from the second floor deck.
You can also get a good view of the Kanmon Bridge, Honshu, and Yamaguchi.
On a sunny day, the blue sky and sea are really beautiful.
Second floor: Rest room
There is also a nice lounge on the second floor.
Anyone can use it freely.
“Former Dalian Route Terminal” is one of Japan’s leading large terminals that once supported international trade.
The Former Dalian Route Shed is located about a 5-minute walk from JR Mojiko Station.
Mojiko Port was one of Japan’s leading international trading ports during the Meiji, Taisho, and Showa periods, and the “Old Dalian Route Shed” was built in 1929 (Showa 4) as an international ship terminal building.
The Former Dalian Route Shed was built about 100 years ago, but it has been restored and preserved, passing on the history of Mojiko Port.
There are many exhibits that show the history that supported international trade during the Meiji, Taisho, and Showa periods, so if you are sightseeing around Mojiko Retro, be sure to also visit the “Former Dalian Shipping Shed” ♪
Mojiko Retro has many attractions within walking distance that give you a sense of Mojiko’s history, so be sure to visit as many of Mojiko Retro’s famous spots as you can!
I hope the above information is of some help.
The “Old Dalian Air Route Shed” is about a 5-minute walk from JR Mojiko Station.
See you soon!
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