Strategically located at the narrowest point of the Kanmon Straits that separate Kyushu from the main island of Honshu, Mojiko - Moji Port - developed into a major international and domestic port at the end of the 19th century.
Since the opening of a modern, new port, the area around the old port has been turned into a tourist attraction with the slogan Mojiko Retro. Moji was one of five towns and cities that merged in 1963 to become Kitakyushu-shi (Kitakyushu city): Moji, Kokura, Tobata, Yahata with its main attraction of Space World and Wakamatsu.
Mojiko is small enough to be explored on foot, or bicycles can be rented near the inner harbor.