【结好时间】天津市与日本北九州市于2008年5月7日签署了开展中日循环型城市合作备忘录。

【城市特点】北九州市位于日本九州岛北端的福冈县，是日本的四大工业地带之一，主要产业为钢铁、化学，并致力于资源循环型城市的构建。2004年，北九州市制定了创建“世界环境首都”的目标。在2006年度、2007年度日本环境首都评比中，北九州市连续两年获得第一名，2008年被国家批准为“环境模范城市”。目前，北九州市正努力建设成为环境与产业协调发展的低碳经济型城市。

【合作领域】天津市与北九州市在环保、经济、港口、旅游等方面开展了交流与合作。

【Established Date】 Tianjin and Kitakyushu of Japan signed a memorandum of understanding for Sino-Japanese recycling-oriented city cooperation on May 7, 2008.

【City Characteristics】Located in Fukuoka Prefecture on the northern tip of Kyushu Island, Kitakyushu is one of the four major industrial zones in Japan, with the main industries being steel and chemicals, and is committed to building a resource recycling city. In 2004, Kitakyushu set the goal of becoming a “World Environmental Capital". In 2006 and 2007, Kitakyushu won the first place in Japan's environmental capital competition for two consecutive years, and in 2008, the city was approved as a “environmental model city" by the state. Currently, Kitakyushu is striving to become a low-carbon economy city where the environment and industry develops harmoniously.

【Cooperation Fields】Tianjin and Kitakyushu have carried out exchanges and cooperation in environmental protection, economy, port and tourism.