 The city of Kitakyushu was founded on February 10, 1963 and was designated on April 1, 1963 by government ordinance.The city was born from the merger of five municipalities (Moji, Kokura, Tobata, Yahata and Wakamatsu) centered around the ancient feudal city of Kokura.The city's symbol mark is a flower with the character in the middle and five petals representing the towns that merged.