This is the 3159th most frequent Japanese word.
北九州
Kitakyushu: A city located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, in the northern Kyushu region.
The word '北九州' is used here as a proper noun referring to the geographical region.
北九州は素晴らしい観光地がたくさんあります。
Kitakyushu has many wonderful tourist attractions.
'北九州' represents the physical location visited by the speaker in this context.
昨年、北九州を訪れる機会がありました。
Last year, I had the opportunity to visit Kitakyushu.
Here, '北九州' is used to describe the origin of the specialty dishes being recommended.