Kitakyushu City Employee Recruitment Exam ~Highest Number of Planned Hires This Fiscal Year~
Kitakyushu City is accepting applications for its employee recruitment exam, which boasts the highest number of planned hires this fiscal year. The city is recruiting for a wide range of positions, including administrative, digital, and technical roles, and has made the application process more accessible by lowering the eligible age, expanding slots for experienced professionals, and introducing web interviews.
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Kitakyushu City is currently accepting applications for its advanced-level employee recruitment exam [General Category].
The [General Category] is recruiting for positions in administration, digital, social welfare, psychology, civil engineering, architecture, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, agricultural science, environmental science, sanitation, firefighters, veterinarians, and public health nurses.
This is the largest-scale recruitment exam with the most job categories ever conducted by our city.
We look forward to your challenge!!
Application Period
Friday, April 17, Reiwa 8 (2026) 10:00 AM - Wednesday, May 20, 1:00 PM
Application Procedure
Online application
Apply here
Kitakyushu City Employee Recruitment Website
≪Features of this exam≫
●Strengthening recruitment for technical divisions (civil engineering, architecture, electrical, mechanical)!
・Lowering the eligible age to "20 years old (as of April 1, Reiwa 9)"
(University sophomores, 5th-year college of technology students, and junior college sophomores can also apply)
・Final successful candidates who wish to continue their studies until university graduation, or to transfer to a university or advance to graduate school, may request a deferral of employment! (Up to 2 years)
●Expanding recruitment for experienced professionals!
・Expanding the number of recruitment slots for "Administrative II (Private Sector Experience)" and "Administrative II (Administrative Experience)" targeting individuals with 5 or more years of employment experience as regular employees.
・Among the final successful candidates for "Administrative II (Administrative Experience)" and "Civil Engineering II (Administrative Experience)", those with experience equivalent to a section chief or higher in the national government, prefectural government, or a government-designated city may be hired at a section chief level or higher through a separate selection process!
●Making the exam more accessible!
・"Administrative II (Private Sector Experience)", "Administrative II (Administrative Experience)", and "Civil Engineering II (Administrative Experience)" have introduced web interviews, requiring only one visit for the exam.
・The second written exam for "Firefighter (General Knowledge Multiple Choice)" and "Firefighter (SPI3)" has been abolished.
★Please check the Kitakyushu City Employee Recruitment Website for details.
About Kitakyushu City...
Kitakyushu City is located in the northern part of Fukuoka Prefecture, at the northernmost tip of Kyushu, facing Honshu across the Kanmon Strait. It was established in 1963 (Showa 38) through a new merger of five cities: Moji, Kokura, Tobata, Yahata, and Wakamatsu. It was the first government-designated city outside of the three major metropolitan areas and prefectural capitals, and the first in Kyushu. While being a major city, it also faces both the Sea of Japan and the Seto Inland Sea, boasts Hiraodai, one of Japan's three major karst plateaus, and has been selected as one of Japan's New Three Major Night View Cities, making it a city where "major city" and "nature" coexist.
Furthermore, while it has a strong image as an industrial city, it has also developed as a transportation hub with all Shinkansen Nozomi trains stopping at Kokura Station, Kitakyushu Airport allowing 24-hour takeoffs and landings, Kitakyushu Port as an international hub port, and a road network extending in all directions including the Kyushu Expressway, Higashi-Kyushu Expressway, and Chugoku Expressway.
Moreover, it has been selected as the No. 1 city in the government-designated city category of the "Next Generation Nurturing Environment Ranking" for 14 consecutive years, drawing attention as a livable and child-friendly city.
【Contact Information】
Kitakyushu City Personnel Commission Administrative Committee Secretariat Appointment Division
Contact: Akinaga (Section Chief), Nogami (Unit Chief)
〒803-8510
1-1 Otemachi, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Phone: 093-582-3041
FAX: 093-582-3047
Mail: gyou-ninyo@city.kitakyushu.lg.jp
⇒Kitakyushu City Employee Recruitment Website
The [General Category] is recruiting for positions in administration, digital, social welfare, psychology, civil engineering, architecture, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, agricultural science, environmental science, sanitation, firefighters, veterinarians, and public health nurses.
This is the largest-scale recruitment exam with the most job categories ever conducted by our city.
We look forward to your challenge!!
Application Period
Friday, April 17, Reiwa 8 (2026) 10:00 AM - Wednesday, May 20, 1:00 PM
Application Procedure
Online application
Apply here
Kitakyushu City Employee Recruitment Website
≪Features of this exam≫
●Strengthening recruitment for technical divisions (civil engineering, architecture, electrical, mechanical)!
・Lowering the eligible age to "20 years old (as of April 1, Reiwa 9)"
(University sophomores, 5th-year college of technology students, and junior college sophomores can also apply)
・Final successful candidates who wish to continue their studies until university graduation, or to transfer to a university or advance to graduate school, may request a deferral of employment! (Up to 2 years)
●Expanding recruitment for experienced professionals!
・Expanding the number of recruitment slots for "Administrative II (Private Sector Experience)" and "Administrative II (Administrative Experience)" targeting individuals with 5 or more years of employment experience as regular employees.
・Among the final successful candidates for "Administrative II (Administrative Experience)" and "Civil Engineering II (Administrative Experience)", those with experience equivalent to a section chief or higher in the national government, prefectural government, or a government-designated city may be hired at a section chief level or higher through a separate selection process!
●Making the exam more accessible!
・"Administrative II (Private Sector Experience)", "Administrative II (Administrative Experience)", and "Civil Engineering II (Administrative Experience)" have introduced web interviews, requiring only one visit for the exam.
・The second written exam for "Firefighter (General Knowledge Multiple Choice)" and "Firefighter (SPI3)" has been abolished.
★Please check the Kitakyushu City Employee Recruitment Website for details.
About Kitakyushu City...
Kitakyushu City is located in the northern part of Fukuoka Prefecture, at the northernmost tip of Kyushu, facing Honshu across the Kanmon Strait. It was established in 1963 (Showa 38) through a new merger of five cities: Moji, Kokura, Tobata, Yahata, and Wakamatsu. It was the first government-designated city outside of the three major metropolitan areas and prefectural capitals, and the first in Kyushu. While being a major city, it also faces both the Sea of Japan and the Seto Inland Sea, boasts Hiraodai, one of Japan's three major karst plateaus, and has been selected as one of Japan's New Three Major Night View Cities, making it a city where "major city" and "nature" coexist.
Furthermore, while it has a strong image as an industrial city, it has also developed as a transportation hub with all Shinkansen Nozomi trains stopping at Kokura Station, Kitakyushu Airport allowing 24-hour takeoffs and landings, Kitakyushu Port as an international hub port, and a road network extending in all directions including the Kyushu Expressway, Higashi-Kyushu Expressway, and Chugoku Expressway.
Moreover, it has been selected as the No. 1 city in the government-designated city category of the "Next Generation Nurturing Environment Ranking" for 14 consecutive years, drawing attention as a livable and child-friendly city.
【Contact Information】
Kitakyushu City Personnel Commission Administrative Committee Secretariat Appointment Division
Contact: Akinaga (Section Chief), Nogami (Unit Chief)
〒803-8510
1-1 Otemachi, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Phone: 093-582-3041
FAX: 093-582-3047
Mail: gyou-ninyo@city.kitakyushu.lg.jp
⇒Kitakyushu City Employee Recruitment Website