Kokura
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Kokura (小倉) was an ancient castle town guarding, via its suburb Moji, the Straits of Shimonoseki between Honshu and Kyushu in Japan. When the modern 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 is also the name of the penultimate station on the southbound Sanyo Shinkansen line. It is owned by JR Kyushu and an important part of the company's rail network. Ferries connect Kokura with Matsuyama in Ehime prefecture on Shikoku, and Pusan in Korea.
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 Bockscar 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 horrible situation without being aware of it.ja:小倉 de:Kokura