Park in Front of Orio Station (Block 2): Market Sounding to Hear from Private Operators on Preserving and Using the "Nejiri-manpo"Ideas wanted for using a brick bridge more than 100 years old in a park in front of Orio Station
On October 5, 2026 (Reiwa 8), Kitakyushu City announced a market sounding to collect ideas widely from private operators on bringing in private-sector vitality, including preserving and using the "Nejiri-manpo" (the former Nishi-Nippon Railroad Orio Viaduct), said to be among the largest in Japan, as it prepares Block 2 Park of the Orio land readjustment project. What the park will be like and how it will be used have not been decided.In the park planned near Orio Station there is an old bridge made of bricks, built in 1914 (Taisho 3). One part of it has a special structure called "Nejiri-manpo", and it is among the largest in Japan. Kitakyushu City will collect ideas widely from companies and others on how to protect this bridge and make use of it in the park.
- October 5, 2026Distribution of the guidelines begins
- October 20, 2026Briefing session (Orio General Development Office, 2 p.m.)
- November 2, 2026Acceptance of proposals begins
- November 27, 2026Distribution of guidelines and acceptance of proposals end
- 1. An old bridgeA brick bridge built in 1914 is on the planned park site
- 2. Hear ideasThis time, ideas on how to use it are collected from companies and others
- 3. Make rulesRules for choosing who builds the park are considered based on the opinions
- 4. Building the parkWhat happens next has not been decided