8J6KKC 50th Anniversary of Kitakyushu-city

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Special event station 8J6KKC is currently active until 28 February 2014 to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Kitakyushu-city (JCC 4021), Fukuoka prefecture, Kyushu region, island of Kyushu (AS-077, WLOTA 0963), Japan. The city of Kitakyushu was founded on 10 February 1963 and was designated on 1 April 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 "north" in the middle and five petals representing the five towns which merged. QSL via the JARL bureau. [JJ1WTL/AC6IM]