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class="vector-toc-numb">1.5</span> <span>21st century</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-21st_century-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Geography" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Geography"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2</span> <span>Geography</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Geography-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Geography subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Geography-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Climate" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Climate"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.1</span> <span>Climate</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Climate-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Disaster" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Disaster"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.2</span> <span>Disaster</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Disaster-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Earthquakes" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Earthquakes"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.2.1</span> <span>Earthquakes</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Earthquakes-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Wards" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Wards"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.3</span> <span>Wards</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Wards-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Cityscape" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Cityscape"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.4</span> <span>Cityscape</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Cityscape-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Demographics" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Demographics"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Demographics</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Demographics-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Economy" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Economy"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Economy</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Economy-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Culture" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Culture"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Culture</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Culture-sublist" 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class="vector-toc-numb">5.2</span> <span>Museums</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Museums-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Festivals" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Festivals"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.3</span> <span>Festivals</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Festivals-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Yamakasa" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Yamakasa"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.3.1</span> <span>Yamakasa</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Yamakasa-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Hakata_Dontaku" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Hakata_Dontaku"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.3.2</span> <span>Hakata Dontaku</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Hakata_Dontaku-sublist" 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class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>International relations</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-International_relations-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Notable_people" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Notable_people"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10</span> <span>Notable people</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Notable_people-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">12</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul 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href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D9%88%D9%83%D9%88%D9%83%D8%A7" title="فوكوكا – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="فوكوكا" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukuoka" title="Fukuoka – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Fukuoka" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukuoka" title="Fukuoka – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Fukuoka" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D9%88%DA%A9%D9%88%D8%A6%D9%88%DA%A9%D8%A7" title="فوکوئوکا – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="فوکوئوکا" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ban mw-list-item"><a href="https://ban.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukuoka" title="Fukuoka – Balinese" lang="ban" hreflang="ban" data-title="Fukuoka" data-language-autonym="Basa Bali" data-language-local-name="Balinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Basa Bali</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AB%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%93%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE" title="ফুকুওকা – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="ফুকুওকা" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hukuoka-chh%C4%AB" title="Hukuoka-chhī – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Hukuoka-chhī" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D1%83%D0%BA%D1%83%D0%BE%D0%BA%D0%B0" title="Фукуока – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Фукуока" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D1%83%D0%BA%D1%83%D0%BE%D0%BA%D0%B0" title="Фукуока – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Фукуока" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukuoka" title="Fukuoka – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Fukuoka" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bxr mw-list-item"><a href="https://bxr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D1%83%D0%BA%D1%83%D0%BE%D0%BA%D0%B0" title="Фукуока – Russia Buriat" lang="bxr" hreflang="bxr" data-title="Фукуока" data-language-autonym="Буряад" data-language-local-name="Russia Buriat" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Буряад</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukuoka" title="Fukuoka – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Fukuoka" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukuoka_Shi" title="Fukuoka Shi – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Fukuoka Shi" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukuoka" title="Fukuoka – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Fukuoka" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tum mw-list-item"><a href="https://tum.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukuoka" title="Fukuoka – Tumbuka" lang="tum" hreflang="tum" data-title="Fukuoka" data-language-autonym="ChiTumbuka" data-language-local-name="Tumbuka" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ChiTumbuka</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukuoka" title="Fukuoka – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Fukuoka" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukuoka" title="Fukuoka – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Fukuoka" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukuoka" title="Fukuoka – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Fukuoka" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukuoka" title="Fukuoka – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Fukuoka" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A6%CE%BF%CF%85%CE%BA%CE%BF%CF%85%CF%8C%CE%BA%CE%B1" title="Φουκουόκα – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Φουκουόκα" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukuoka" title="Fukuoka – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Fukuoka" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukuoka" title="Fukuoka – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Fukuoka" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukuoka" title="Fukuoka – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Fukuoka" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D9%88%DA%A9%D9%88%D8%A6%D9%88%DA%A9%D8%A7" title="فوکوئوکا – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="فوکوئوکا" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fo mw-list-item"><a href="https://fo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukuoka" title="Fukuoka – Faroese" lang="fo" hreflang="fo" data-title="Fukuoka" data-language-autonym="Føroyskt" data-language-local-name="Faroese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Føroyskt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukuoka" title="Fukuoka – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Fukuoka" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukuoka" title="Fukuoka – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Fukuoka" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukuoka" title="Fukuoka – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Fukuoka" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ki mw-list-item"><a href="https://ki.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukuoka" title="Fukuoka – Kikuyu" lang="ki" hreflang="ki" data-title="Fukuoka" data-language-autonym="Gĩkũyũ" data-language-local-name="Kikuyu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gĩkũyũ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hak mw-list-item"><a href="https://hak.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukuoka" title="Fukuoka – Hakka Chinese" lang="hak" hreflang="hak" data-title="Fukuoka" data-language-autonym="客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî" data-language-local-name="Hakka Chinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%ED%9B%84%EC%BF%A0%EC%98%A4%EC%B9%B4%EC%8B%9C" title="후쿠오카시 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="후쿠오카시" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ha mw-list-item"><a href="https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukuoka" title="Fukuoka – Hausa" lang="ha" hreflang="ha" data-title="Fukuoka" data-language-autonym="Hausa" data-language-local-name="Hausa" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hausa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%96%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%AF%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%B8%D5%AF%D5%A1_(%D6%84%D5%A1%D5%B2%D5%A1%D6%84)" title="Ֆուկուոկա (քաղաք) – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Ֆուկուոկա (քաղաք)" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AB%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%93%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE" title="फुकुओका – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="फुकुओका" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukuoka" title="Fukuoka – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Fukuoka" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukuoka" title="Fukuoka – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Fukuoka" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukuoka" title="Fukuoka – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Fukuoka" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ie mw-list-item"><a href="https://ie.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukuoka" title="Fukuoka – Interlingue" lang="ie" hreflang="ie" data-title="Fukuoka" data-language-autonym="Interlingue" data-language-local-name="Interlingue" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Interlingue</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-os mw-list-item"><a href="https://os.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D1%83%D0%BA%D1%83%D0%BE%D0%BA%C3%A6" title="Фукуокæ – Ossetic" lang="os" hreflang="os" data-title="Фукуокæ" data-language-autonym="Ирон" data-language-local-name="Ossetic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ирон</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukuoka" title="Fukuoka – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Fukuoka" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A4%D7%95%D7%A7%D7%95%D7%90%D7%95%D7%A7%D7%94" title="פוקואוקה – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="פוקואוקה" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%A4%E1%83%A3%E1%83%99%E1%83%A3%E1%83%9D%E1%83%99%E1%83%90" title="ფუკუოკა – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ფუკუოკა" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukuoka,_Fukuoka" title="Fukuoka, Fukuoka – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Fukuoka, Fukuoka" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ky mw-list-item"><a href="https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D1%83%D0%BA%D1%83%D0%BE%D0%BA%D0%B0" title="Фукуока – Kyrgyz" lang="ky" hreflang="ky" data-title="Фукуока" data-language-autonym="Кыргызча" data-language-local-name="Kyrgyz" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Кыргызча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukuoka" title="Fukuoka – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Fukuoka" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukuoka" title="Fukuoka – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Fukuoka" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lb mw-list-item"><a href="https://lb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukuoka" title="Fukuoka – Luxembourgish" lang="lb" hreflang="lb" data-title="Fukuoka" data-language-autonym="Lëtzebuergesch" data-language-local-name="Luxembourgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lëtzebuergesch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukuoka" title="Fukuoka – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Fukuoka" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukuoka" title="Fukuoka – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Fukuoka" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mg mw-list-item"><a href="https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukuoka" title="Fukuoka – Malagasy" lang="mg" hreflang="mg" data-title="Fukuoka" data-language-autonym="Malagasy" data-language-local-name="Malagasy" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Malagasy</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%AB%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%93%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%95" title="ഫുക്കുഓക്ക – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="ഫുക്കുഓക്ക" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mi mw-list-item"><a href="https://mi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukuoka" title="Fukuoka – Māori" lang="mi" hreflang="mi" data-title="Fukuoka" data-language-autonym="Māori" data-language-local-name="Māori" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Māori</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AB%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%93%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE" title="फुकुओका – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="फुकुओका" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D9%88%D9%83%D9%88%D9%83%D8%A7" title="فوكوكا – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="فوكوكا" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mzn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mzn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D9%88%DA%A9%D9%88%D8%A6%D9%88%DA%A9%D8%A7_(%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%B1)" title="فوکوئوکا (شهر) – Mazanderani" lang="mzn" hreflang="mzn" data-title="فوکوئوکا (شهر)" data-language-autonym="مازِرونی" data-language-local-name="Mazanderani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مازِرونی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukuoka" title="Fukuoka – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Fukuoka" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mdf mw-list-item"><a href="https://mdf.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D1%83%D0%BA%D1%83%D0%BE%D0%BA%D0%B0" title="Фукуока – Moksha" lang="mdf" hreflang="mdf" data-title="Фукуока" data-language-autonym="Мокшень" data-language-local-name="Moksha" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Мокшень</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D2%AF%D0%BA%D2%AF%D0%BE%D0%BA%D0%B0" title="Фүкүока – Mongolian" lang="mn" hreflang="mn" data-title="Фүкүока" data-language-autonym="Монгол" data-language-local-name="Mongolian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Монгол</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-my mw-list-item"><a href="https://my.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%80%96%E1%80%B0%E1%80%80%E1%80%B0%E1%80%A1%E1%80%AD%E1%80%AF%E1%80%80%E1%80%AC%E1%80%99%E1%80%BC%E1%80%AD%E1%80%AF%E1%80%B7" title="ဖူကူအိုကာမြို့ – Burmese" lang="my" hreflang="my" data-title="ဖူကူအိုကာမြို့" data-language-autonym="မြန်မာဘာသာ" data-language-local-name="Burmese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>မြန်မာဘာသာ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fj mw-list-item"><a href="https://fj.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukuoka" title="Fukuoka – Fijian" lang="fj" hreflang="fj" data-title="Fukuoka" data-language-autonym="Na Vosa Vakaviti" data-language-local-name="Fijian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Na Vosa Vakaviti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukuoka_(stad)" title="Fukuoka (stad) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Fukuoka (stad)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%A6%8F%E5%B2%A1%E5%B8%82" title="福岡市 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="福岡市" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ce mw-list-item"><a href="https://ce.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D1%83%D0%BA%D1%83%D0%BE%D0%BA%D0%B0" title="Фукуока – Chechen" lang="ce" hreflang="ce" data-title="Фукуока" data-language-autonym="Нохчийн" data-language-local-name="Chechen" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Нохчийн</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-frr mw-list-item"><a href="https://frr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukuoka" title="Fukuoka – Northern Frisian" lang="frr" hreflang="frr" data-title="Fukuoka" data-language-autonym="Nordfriisk" data-language-local-name="Northern Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nordfriisk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukuoka_(Fukuoka)" title="Fukuoka (Fukuoka) – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Fukuoka (Fukuoka)" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukuoka" title="Fukuoka – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Fukuoka" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukuoka" title="Fukuoka – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Fukuoka" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%DA%A9%D9%88%DA%A9%D8%A7" title="فکوکا – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="فکوکا" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ps mw-list-item"><a href="https://ps.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D9%88%DA%A9%D9%88%DB%8C%D9%88%DA%A9%D8%A7" title="فوکویوکا – Pashto" lang="ps" hreflang="ps" data-title="فوکویوکا" data-language-autonym="پښتو" data-language-local-name="Pashto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پښتو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pms mw-list-item"><a href="https://pms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukuoka" title="Fukuoka – Piedmontese" lang="pms" hreflang="pms" data-title="Fukuoka" data-language-autonym="Piemontèis" data-language-local-name="Piedmontese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Piemontèis</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukuoka" title="Fukuoka – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Fukuoka" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnt.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A6%CE%BF%CF%85%CE%BA%CE%BF%CF%85%CF%8C%CE%BA%CE%B1" title="Φουκουόκα – Pontic" lang="pnt" hreflang="pnt" data-title="Φουκουόκα" data-language-autonym="Ποντιακά" data-language-local-name="Pontic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ποντιακά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukuoka_(cidade)" title="Fukuoka (cidade) – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Fukuoka (cidade)" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukuoka" title="Fukuoka – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Fukuoka" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-qu mw-list-item"><a href="https://qu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukuoka" title="Fukuoka – Quechua" lang="qu" hreflang="qu" data-title="Fukuoka" data-language-autonym="Runa Simi" data-language-local-name="Quechua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Runa Simi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D1%83%D0%BA%D1%83%D0%BE%D0%BA%D0%B0" title="Фукуока – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Фукуока" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sc mw-list-item"><a href="https://sc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukuoka" title="Fukuoka – Sardinian" lang="sc" hreflang="sc" data-title="Fukuoka" data-language-autonym="Sardu" data-language-local-name="Sardinian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sardu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sco mw-list-item"><a href="https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukuoka" title="Fukuoka – Scots" lang="sco" hreflang="sco" data-title="Fukuoka" data-language-autonym="Scots" data-language-local-name="Scots" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Scots</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukuoka" title="Fukuoka – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Fukuoka" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukuoka" title="Fukuoka – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Fukuoka" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukuoka_(Fukuoka)" title="Fukuoka (Fukuoka) – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Fukuoka (Fukuoka)" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-szl mw-list-item"><a href="https://szl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukuoka" title="Fukuoka – Silesian" lang="szl" hreflang="szl" data-title="Fukuoka" data-language-autonym="Ślůnski" data-language-local-name="Silesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ślůnski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D9%88%DA%A9%D9%88%D8%A6%DB%86%DA%A9%D8%A7" title="فوکوئۆکا – Central Kurdish" lang="ckb" hreflang="ckb" data-title="فوکوئۆکا" data-language-autonym="کوردی" data-language-local-name="Central Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>کوردی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr 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.hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">This article is about the city in Japan. For the prefecture with the same name where this city is located, see <a href="/wiki/Fukuoka_Prefecture" title="Fukuoka Prefecture">Fukuoka Prefecture</a>. For other uses, see <a href="/wiki/Fukuoka_(disambiguation)" class="mw-disambig" title="Fukuoka (disambiguation)">Fukuoka (disambiguation)</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Designated city in Kyushu, Japan</div><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) 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.infobox-header,.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .mergedtoprow .infobox-data,.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .mergedtoprow .infobox-label,.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .mergedtoprow .infobox-below{border-top:1px solid #a2a9b1;padding:0.4em 0.6em 0.2em 0.6em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .mergedrow .infobox-full-data,.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .mergedrow .infobox-data,.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .mergedrow .infobox-label{border:0;padding:0 0.6em 0.2em 0.6em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .mergedbottomrow .infobox-full-data,.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .mergedbottomrow .infobox-data,.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .mergedbottomrow .infobox-label{border-top:0;border-bottom:1px solid #a2a9b1;padding:0 0.6em 0.4em 0.6em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .maptable{border:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .infobox-header,.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .infobox-below{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .infobox-above{font-size:125%;line-height:1.3em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .infobox-subheader{background-color:#cddeff;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-native{font-weight:normal;padding-top:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-other-name{font-size:78%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-official{font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption{padding:0.3em 0 0 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption-link{padding:0.2em 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-nickname{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-fn{font-weight:normal;display:inline}</style><table class="infobox ib-settlement vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above"><div class="fn org">Fukuoka</div> <div class="nickname ib-settlement-native"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886047488">.mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}</style><span class="nobold">福岡市</span></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><div class="category"><a href="/wiki/Cities_designated_by_government_ordinance_of_Japan" title="Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan">Designated city</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow ib-settlement-official"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Fukuoka City</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1237032888/mw-parser-output/.tmulti">.mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner{display:flex;flex-direction:column}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow{display:flex;flex-direction:row;clear:left;flex-wrap:wrap;width:100%;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle{margin:1px;float:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .theader{clear:both;font-weight:bold;text-align:center;align-self:center;background-color:transparent;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .thumbcaption{background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-left{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti 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style="width:280px;max-width:280px"><div style="height:184px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Fukuoka_Seaside_Momochi_Aerial_Shoot.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Seaside Momochi with the Fukuoka Tower" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Fukuoka_Seaside_Momochi_Aerial_Shoot.jpg/278px-Fukuoka_Seaside_Momochi_Aerial_Shoot.jpg" decoding="async" width="278" height="185" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Fukuoka_Seaside_Momochi_Aerial_Shoot.jpg/417px-Fukuoka_Seaside_Momochi_Aerial_Shoot.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Fukuoka_Seaside_Momochi_Aerial_Shoot.jpg/556px-Fukuoka_Seaside_Momochi_Aerial_Shoot.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3988" data-file-height="2648" /></a></span></div></div></div><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:139px;max-width:139px"><div style="height:102px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Shimonohashi_Gomon_and_Shiomiyagura_Turret_of_Fukuoka_Castle_3.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Fukuoka Castle" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Shimonohashi_Gomon_and_Shiomiyagura_Turret_of_Fukuoka_Castle_3.jpg/137px-Shimonohashi_Gomon_and_Shiomiyagura_Turret_of_Fukuoka_Castle_3.jpg" decoding="async" width="137" height="103" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Shimonohashi_Gomon_and_Shiomiyagura_Turret_of_Fukuoka_Castle_3.jpg/206px-Shimonohashi_Gomon_and_Shiomiyagura_Turret_of_Fukuoka_Castle_3.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Shimonohashi_Gomon_and_Shiomiyagura_Turret_of_Fukuoka_Castle_3.jpg/274px-Shimonohashi_Gomon_and_Shiomiyagura_Turret_of_Fukuoka_Castle_3.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3814" data-file-height="2860" /></a></span></div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:139px;max-width:139px"><div style="height:102px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ukimido_Hall_of_Ohori_Park.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Ōhori Park" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Ukimido_Hall_of_Ohori_Park.JPG/137px-Ukimido_Hall_of_Ohori_Park.JPG" decoding="async" width="137" height="103" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Ukimido_Hall_of_Ohori_Park.JPG/206px-Ukimido_Hall_of_Ohori_Park.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Ukimido_Hall_of_Ohori_Park.JPG/274px-Ukimido_Hall_of_Ohori_Park.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3239" data-file-height="2429" /></a></span></div></div></div><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:147px;max-width:147px"><div style="height:96px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Hakozaki-miya090806a.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Hakozaki Shrine" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Hakozaki-miya090806a.jpg/145px-Hakozaki-miya090806a.jpg" decoding="async" width="145" height="97" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Hakozaki-miya090806a.jpg/218px-Hakozaki-miya090806a.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Hakozaki-miya090806a.jpg/290px-Hakozaki-miya090806a.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2000" data-file-height="1333" /></a></span></div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:131px;max-width:131px"><div style="height:96px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Marine_World_Uminonakamichi_1.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Marine World Uminonakamichi" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Marine_World_Uminonakamichi_1.JPG/129px-Marine_World_Uminonakamichi_1.JPG" decoding="async" width="129" height="97" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Marine_World_Uminonakamichi_1.JPG/194px-Marine_World_Uminonakamichi_1.JPG 1.5x, 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class="tsingle" style="width:131px;max-width:131px"><div style="height:96px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Beetle_in_Hakata_Port.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Port of Hakata（Bayside Place Hakata Port）" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Beetle_in_Hakata_Port.jpg/129px-Beetle_in_Hakata_Port.jpg" decoding="async" width="129" height="97" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Beetle_in_Hakata_Port.jpg/194px-Beetle_in_Hakata_Port.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Beetle_in_Hakata_Port.jpg/258px-Beetle_in_Hakata_Port.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="3024" /></a></span></div></div></div></div></div><div class="ib-settlement-caption"><b>Clockwise from top</b>: Skyline at <a href="/w/index.php?title=Seaside_Momochi&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Seaside Momochi (page does not exist)">Seaside Momochi</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B7%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B5%E3%82%A4%E3%83%89%E3%82%82%E3%82%82%E3%81%A1" class="extiw" title="ja:シーサイドももち">ja</a>]</span>; <a href="/wiki/%C5%8Chori_Park" title="Ōhori Park">Ōhori Park</a>; <a href="/wiki/Marine_World_Uminonakamichi" title="Marine World Uminonakamichi">Marine World Uminonakamichi</a>; <a href="/wiki/Hakata_Port_Tower" title="Hakata Port Tower">Hakata Port Tower</a>; <a href="/wiki/Hakata_Gion_Yamakasa" title="Hakata Gion Yamakasa">Hakata Gion Yamakasa</a>; <a href="/wiki/Hakozaki_Shrine" title="Hakozaki Shrine">Hakozaki Shrine</a>; <a href="/wiki/Fukuoka_Castle" title="Fukuoka Castle">Fukuoka Castle</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data maptable"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1028600610">.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols{text-align:center;display:table;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-row{display:table-row}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-cell{display:table-cell;vertical-align:middle}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-cellt{display:table-cell;vertical-align:top}</style> <div class="ib-settlement-cols"> <div class="ib-settlement-cols-row"><div class="ib-settlement-cols-cell"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Fukuoka,_Fukuoka.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Flag of Fukuoka"><img alt="Flag of Fukuoka" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Fukuoka%2C_Fukuoka.svg/100px-Flag_of_Fukuoka%2C_Fukuoka.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="67" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Fukuoka%2C_Fukuoka.svg/150px-Flag_of_Fukuoka%2C_Fukuoka.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Fukuoka%2C_Fukuoka.svg/200px-Flag_of_Fukuoka%2C_Fukuoka.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption-link">Flag</div></div><div class="ib-settlement-cols-cell"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Emblem_of_Fukuoka,_Fukuoka.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Official seal of Fukuoka"><img alt="Official seal of Fukuoka" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Emblem_of_Fukuoka%2C_Fukuoka.svg/100px-Emblem_of_Fukuoka%2C_Fukuoka.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="87" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Emblem_of_Fukuoka%2C_Fukuoka.svg/150px-Emblem_of_Fukuoka%2C_Fukuoka.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Emblem_of_Fukuoka%2C_Fukuoka.svg/200px-Emblem_of_Fukuoka%2C_Fukuoka.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="400" data-file-height="346" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption-link">Seal</div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Fukuoka_City_in_Fukuoka_Prefecture_Ja.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Location of Fukuoka in Fukuoka Prefecture"><img alt="Location of Fukuoka in Fukuoka Prefecture" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Fukuoka_City_in_Fukuoka_Prefecture_Ja.svg/250px-Fukuoka_City_in_Fukuoka_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="264" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Fukuoka_City_in_Fukuoka_Prefecture_Ja.svg/375px-Fukuoka_City_in_Fukuoka_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Fukuoka_City_in_Fukuoka_Prefecture_Ja.svg/500px-Fukuoka_City_in_Fukuoka_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="498" data-file-height="526" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Location of Fukuoka in Fukuoka Prefecture</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238443738">.mw-parser-output .locmap .od{position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .id{position:absolute;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .locmap .l0{font-size:0;position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv{line-height:110%;position:absolute;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pl{line-height:110%;position:absolute;top:-0.75em;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pr{line-height:110%;position:absolute;top:-0.75em;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv>div{display:inline;padding:1px}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pl>div{display:inline;padding:1px;float:right}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pr>div{display:inline;padding:1px;float:left}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .od,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .od .pv>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .od .pl>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .od .pr>div{background:#fff!important;color:#000!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .locmap{filter:grayscale(0.6)}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data .locmap div{background:transparent!important}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .locmap{filter:grayscale(0.6)}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od .pv>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od .pl>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od .pr>div{background:white!important;color:#000!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data .locmap div{background:transparent!important}}</style><div class="center"><div class="locmap" style="width:250px;float:none;clear:both;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"><div style="width:250px;padding:0"><div style="position:relative;width:250px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Japan_location_map_with_side_map_of_the_Ryukyu_Islands.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Fukuoka is located in Japan"><img alt="Fukuoka is located in Japan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Japan_location_map_with_side_map_of_the_Ryukyu_Islands.svg/250px-Japan_location_map_with_side_map_of_the_Ryukyu_Islands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="226" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Japan_location_map_with_side_map_of_the_Ryukyu_Islands.svg/375px-Japan_location_map_with_side_map_of_the_Ryukyu_Islands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Japan_location_map_with_side_map_of_the_Ryukyu_Islands.svg/500px-Japan_location_map_with_side_map_of_the_Ryukyu_Islands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="413" data-file-height="373" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:77.462%;left:10.279%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Fukuoka"><img alt="Fukuoka" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="6" height="6" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/9px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:4px"><div>Fukuoka</div></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em">Location in Japan</div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Coordinates: <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Fukuoka&params=33_35_24_N_130_24_06_E_region:JP-40_type:city(1603543)"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">33°35′24″N</span> <span class="longitude">130°24′06″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">33.59000°N 130.40167°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">33.59000; 130.40167</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_regions_of_Japan" title="List of regions of Japan">Region</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Kyushu" title="Kyushu">Kyushu</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Prefectures_of_Japan" title="Prefectures of Japan">Prefecture</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Fukuoka_Prefecture" title="Fukuoka Prefecture">Fukuoka Prefecture</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">First official recorded</th><td class="infobox-data">57 AD</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">City Settled</th><td class="infobox-data">April 1, 1889</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Mayor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/S%C5%8Dichir%C5%8D_Takashima" title="Sōichirō Takashima">Sōichirō Takashima</a> (since December 2010)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • <a href="/wiki/Cities_designated_by_government_ordinance_of_Japan" title="Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan">Designated city</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data">343.39 km<sup>2</sup> (132.58 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(June 1, 2021)</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • <a href="/wiki/Cities_designated_by_government_ordinance_of_Japan" title="Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan">Designated city</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data">1,603,543</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">4,700/km<sup>2</sup> (12,000/sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_area" title="Metropolitan area">Metro</a><div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (2015)</div></th><td class="infobox-data">2,565,501 (<a href="/wiki/List_of_metropolitan_areas_in_Japan_by_population" class="mw-redirect" title="List of metropolitan areas in Japan by population">5th</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%2B9" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC+9">UTC+9</a> (<a href="/wiki/Japan_Standard_Time" title="Japan Standard Time">Japan Standard Time</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">– Tree</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Camphor_laurel" class="mw-redirect" title="Camphor laurel">Camphor laurel</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">– Flower</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Camellia" title="Camellia">Camellia</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">– Bird</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Black-headed_gull" title="Black-headed gull">Black-headed gull</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.city.fukuoka.lg.jp">www<wbr />.city<wbr />.fukuoka<wbr />.lg<wbr />.jp</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="color: #202122;background-color:#b0c4de">Fukuoka</th></tr><tr style="display:none;"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image notheme" style="background-color: #f8f9fa;"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Fukuoka_(Chinese_characters).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Fukuoka_%28Chinese_characters%29.svg/90px-Fukuoka_%28Chinese_characters%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="90" height="45" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Fukuoka_%28Chinese_characters%29.svg/135px-Fukuoka_%28Chinese_characters%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Fukuoka_%28Chinese_characters%29.svg/180px-Fukuoka_%28Chinese_characters%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="335" data-file-height="166" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">"Fukuoka" in <i><a href="/wiki/Kanji" title="Kanji">kanji</a></i></div></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de;">Japanese name</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Kanji" title="Kanji">Kanji</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">福岡</span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Hiragana" title="Hiragana">Hiragana</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">ふくおか</span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Katakana" title="Katakana">Katakana</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">フクオカ</span></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox-subbox mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="display:inline-table; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: left;color: #202122; background-color: #f9ffbc;">Transcriptions</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Romanization_of_Japanese" title="Romanization of Japanese">Romanization</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><span style="font-style: normal" lang="ja-Latn">Fukuoka</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Fukuoka</b> (<a href="/wiki/Japanese_language" title="Japanese language">Japanese</a>: <span lang="ja">福岡市</span>, <span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn">Fukuoka-shi</i></span>, <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="ja-Latn-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Japanese" title="Help:IPA/Japanese">[ɸɯ̥kɯoka<span class="wrap"> </span>ꜜɕi]</a></span> <span class="noprint"><span class="ext-phonos"><span data-nosnippet="" id="ooui-php-1" class="ext-phonos-PhonosButton noexcerpt ext-phonos-PhonosButton-emptylabel oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-buttonWidget" data-ooui="{"_":"mw.Phonos.PhonosButton","href":"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/transcoded\/5\/51\/TomJ-Fukuoka.ogg\/TomJ-Fukuoka.ogg.mp3","rel":["nofollow"],"framed":false,"icon":"volumeUp","data":{"ipa":"","text":"","lang":"en","wikibase":"","file":"TomJ-Fukuoka.ogg"},"classes":["ext-phonos-PhonosButton","noexcerpt","ext-phonos-PhonosButton-emptylabel"]}"><a role="button" tabindex="0" href="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/51/TomJ-Fukuoka.ogg/TomJ-Fukuoka.ogg.mp3" rel="nofollow" aria-label="Play audio" title="Play audio" class="oo-ui-buttonElement-button"><span class="oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-icon-volumeUp"></span><span class="oo-ui-labelElement-label"></span><span class="oo-ui-indicatorElement-indicator oo-ui-indicatorElement-noIndicator"></span></a></span><sup class="ext-phonos-attribution noexcerpt navigation-not-searchable"><a href="/wiki/File:TomJ-Fukuoka.ogg" title="File:TomJ-Fukuoka.ogg">ⓘ</a></sup></span></span>) is the <a href="/wiki/List_of_Japanese_cities_by_population" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Japanese cities by population">sixth-largest city</a> in Japan and the <a href="/wiki/Capital_city" title="Capital city">capital city</a> of <a href="/wiki/Fukuoka_Prefecture" title="Fukuoka Prefecture">Fukuoka Prefecture</a>, Japan. The city is built along the shores of <a href="/wiki/Hakata_Bay" title="Hakata Bay">Hakata Bay</a>, and has been a center of international commerce since ancient times. The area has long been considered the gateway to the country, as it is the nearest point among Japan's main islands to the Asian mainland. Although humans occupied the area since the <a href="/wiki/Jomon_period" class="mw-redirect" title="Jomon period">Jomon period</a>, some of the earliest settlers of the <a href="/wiki/Yayoi_period" title="Yayoi period">Yayoi period</a> arrived in the Fukuoka area. The city rose to prominence during the <a href="/wiki/Yamato_period" title="Yamato period">Yamato period</a>. Because of the cross-cultural exposure, and the relatively great distance from the social and political centers of <a href="/wiki/Kyoto" title="Kyoto">Kyoto</a>, <a href="/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka">Osaka</a>, and later, <a href="/wiki/Edo_(Tokyo)" class="mw-redirect" title="Edo (Tokyo)">Edo</a> (Tokyo), Fukuoka gained a distinctive local culture and dialect that has persisted to the present. </p><p>Fukuoka is the most populous city on <a href="/wiki/Kyushu" title="Kyushu">Kyūshū</a> island, followed by <a href="/wiki/Kitakyushu" title="Kitakyushu">Kitakyushu</a>. It is the largest city and metropolitan area west of <a href="/wiki/Keihanshin" title="Keihanshin">Keihanshin</a>. The city was <a href="/wiki/City_designated_by_government_ordinance" class="mw-redirect" title="City designated by government ordinance">designated by government ordinance</a> on April 1, 1972. Greater Fukuoka, with a population of 2.5 million people (2005 census), is part of the heavily industrialized <a href="/wiki/Fukuoka%E2%80%93Kitakyushu" title="Fukuoka–Kitakyushu">Fukuoka–Kitakyushu</a> zone. </p><p>As of 2015<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fukuoka&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>, Fukuoka is Japan's sixth largest city, having passed the population of <a href="/wiki/Kobe" title="Kobe">Kobe</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In July 2011, Fukuoka surpassed the population of <a href="/wiki/Kyoto" title="Kyoto">Kyoto</a>. Since the founding of Kyoto in 794, this marks the first time that a city west of the <a href="/wiki/Kansai_region" title="Kansai region">Kansai region</a> has a larger population than Kyoto. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fukuoka&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For a chronological guide, see <a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_Fukuoka" title="Timeline of Fukuoka">Timeline of Fukuoka</a>.</div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early_history">Early history</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fukuoka&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Early history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Exchanges from the continent and the Northern Kyushu area date as far back as <a href="/wiki/Old_Stone_Age" class="mw-redirect" title="Old Stone Age">Old Stone Age</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It has been thought that waves of immigrants arrived in Northern Kyushu from mainland Asia.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Several <a href="/wiki/Kofun" title="Kofun">Kofun</a> exist. </p><p>Fukuoka was sometimes called the Port of <a href="/wiki/Dazaifu,_Fukuoka" title="Dazaifu, Fukuoka">Dazaifu</a><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">大宰府</span></span>)</span>, a reference to the town of Dazaifu 15 km (9 mi) southeast of Fukuoka. Dazaifu was an administrative capital in 663 A.D., and it has been suggested that a prehistoric capital was in the area.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ancient texts, such as the <a href="/wiki/Kojiki" title="Kojiki">Kojiki</a>, Kanyen (found in Dazaifu) and archaeology confirm this was a critical place in the founding of Japan. Some scholars<sup id="cite_ref-tdh_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tdh-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> claim that it was the first place outsiders and the Imperial Family set foot, but like many early Japan origin theories, it remains contested. Central Fukuoka is sometimes still referred as <a href="/wiki/Hakata-ku,_Fukuoka" title="Hakata-ku, Fukuoka">Hakata</a> which is the name of the central ward. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Book_of_Song" title="Book of Song">Book of Song</a> records that King Bu, thought to be the <a href="/wiki/Emperor_Y%C5%ABryaku" title="Emperor Yūryaku">Emperor Yūryaku</a>, sent a letter in 478 seeking the Chinese emperor's approval for the establishment of three ministries for administration of the kingdom similar to <a href="/wiki/Three_Ducal_Ministers" title="Three Ducal Ministers">those in use in China</a>; the remains of a ward office and temple in Ooho<span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">大保</span></span>)</span>, 15 km (9 mi) south from Dazaifu, may be one of these ministries. In addition, remains of the <a href="/wiki/K%C5%8Drokan" title="Kōrokan">Kōrokan</a> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">鴻臚館</span></span>, Government Guest House) were found in Fukuoka underneath a part of the ruins of <a href="/wiki/Fukuoka_Castle" title="Fukuoka Castle">Fukuoka Castle</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Historical_shrines,_temples_and_related_festivals"><span id="Historical_shrines.2C_temples_and_related_festivals"></span>Historical shrines, temples and related festivals</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fukuoka&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Historical shrines, temples and related festivals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 923, the <a href="/wiki/Hakozaki_Shrine" title="Hakozaki Shrine">Hakozaki Shrine</a> in Fukuoka was established when the god <a href="/wiki/Hachiman" title="Hachiman">Hachiman</a> was transferred from the Daibu shrine in <a href="/wiki/Honami,_Fukuoka" title="Honami, Fukuoka">Honami</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-packed" style="text-align: center;"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 167.33333333333px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 165.33333333333px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Hakozaki-miya090806a.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Hakozaki Shrine"><img alt="Hakozaki Shrine" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Hakozaki-miya090806a.jpg/248px-Hakozaki-miya090806a.jpg" decoding="async" width="166" height="110" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Hakozaki-miya090806a.jpg/372px-Hakozaki-miya090806a.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Hakozaki-miya090806a.jpg/495px-Hakozaki-miya090806a.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2000" data-file-height="1333" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Hakozaki_Shrine" title="Hakozaki Shrine">Hakozaki Shrine</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 148.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 146.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Site_of_middle_gate_of_Former_Dazaifu_Headquarters_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Dazaifu"><img alt="Dazaifu" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Site_of_middle_gate_of_Former_Dazaifu_Headquarters_2.jpg/220px-Site_of_middle_gate_of_Former_Dazaifu_Headquarters_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="147" height="110" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Site_of_middle_gate_of_Former_Dazaifu_Headquarters_2.jpg/331px-Site_of_middle_gate_of_Former_Dazaifu_Headquarters_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Site_of_middle_gate_of_Former_Dazaifu_Headquarters_2.jpg/440px-Site_of_middle_gate_of_Former_Dazaifu_Headquarters_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3928" data-file-height="2946" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Dazaifu_(government)" title="Dazaifu (government)">Dazaifu</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 148.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 146.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Fukuoka_Kourokan_2010B.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Korokan"><img alt="Korokan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Fukuoka_Kourokan_2010B.jpg/220px-Fukuoka_Kourokan_2010B.jpg" decoding="async" width="147" height="110" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Fukuoka_Kourokan_2010B.jpg/331px-Fukuoka_Kourokan_2010B.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Fukuoka_Kourokan_2010B.jpg/440px-Fukuoka_Kourokan_2010B.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2000" data-file-height="1500" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Korokan</div> </li> </ul> <p>There are several historically important Buddhist temples in Fukuoka. Monks would sail back to Japan from China upon completing their studies and establish temples in the heart of the port city of Hakata (now Fukuoka): Monk <a href="/wiki/Eisai" title="Eisai">Eisai</a> founded <a href="/wiki/Sh%C5%8Dfuku-ji_(Fukuoka)" title="Shōfuku-ji (Fukuoka)">Shōfuku-ji</a> which is known today as the oldest zen temple in Japan. Eisai is also known for establishing a new sect of Zen Buddhism (<a href="/wiki/Rinzai_Zen" class="mw-redirect" title="Rinzai Zen">Rinzai</a>) and for bringing tea and tea culture to Japan. Monk <a href="/wiki/Kukai" class="mw-redirect" title="Kukai">Kukai</a> established <a href="/wiki/Tocho-ji" class="mw-redirect" title="Tocho-ji">Tocho-ji</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Joten-ji" class="mw-redirect" title="Joten-ji">Joten-ji</a> was built by <a href="/wiki/Enni" title="Enni">Enni</a> who is also known for bringing Udon noodles first from China to Japan. </p> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Jotenji01.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Jotenji01.jpg/180px-Jotenji01.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Jotenji01.jpg/270px-Jotenji01.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Jotenji01.jpg/360px-Jotenji01.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a><figcaption>Main Hall of Joten-ji</figcaption></figure> <p>Hakata Gion Yamagata is the most famous festival in Fukuoka and the origin of it is believed to date back to 1241, when <a href="/wiki/Enni" title="Enni">Enni</a>, the founder of Jotenji temple had people carry him around the town on a platform while praying against the plague and eventually getting successfully rid of it.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Mongol_invasions_(1274–1281)"><span id="Mongol_invasions_.281274.E2.80.931281.29"></span>Mongol invasions (1274–1281)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fukuoka&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Mongol invasions (1274–1281)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Mongol_invasions_of_Japan" title="Mongol invasions of Japan">Mongol invasions of Japan</a></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Kublai_Khan" title="Kublai Khan">Kublai Khan</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Mongol_Empire" title="Mongol Empire">Mongol Empire</a> turned his attention towards Japan starting in 1268, exerting a new external pressure on Japan with which it had no experience. Kublai Khan first sent an envoy to Japan to make the Shogunate acknowledge Khan's <a href="/wiki/Suzerainty" title="Suzerainty">suzerainty</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Kamakura_shogunate" title="Kamakura shogunate">Kamakura shogunate</a> refused. <a href="/wiki/Mongolia" title="Mongolia">Mongolia</a> repeatedly sent envoys thereafter, each time urging the Shogunate to accept their proposal, but to no avail. </p><p>In 1274, Kublai Khan mounted an invasion of the northern part of Kyushu with a fleet of 900 ships and 33,000 troops, including troops from <a href="/wiki/Goryeo" title="Goryeo">Goryeo</a> on the <a href="/wiki/Korean_Peninsula" class="mw-redirect" title="Korean Peninsula">Korean Peninsula</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This initial invasion was compromised by a combination of incompetence and severe storms. After the invasion attempt of 1274, Japanese <a href="/wiki/Samurai" title="Samurai">samurai</a> built a stone barrier 20 km (12 mi) in length bordering the coast of <a href="/wiki/Hakata_Bay" title="Hakata Bay">Hakata Bay</a> in what is now the city of Fukuoka. The wall, 2–3 metres in height and having a base width of 3 meters, was constructed between 1276 and 1277, and was excavated in the 1930s. </p><p>Kublai sent another envoy to Japan in 1279. At that time, <a href="/wiki/H%C5%8Dj%C5%8D_Tokimune" title="Hōjō Tokimune">Hōjō Tokimune</a> of the <a href="/wiki/H%C5%8Dj%C5%8D_clan" title="Hōjō clan">Hōjō clan</a> (1251–1284) was the Eighth Regent. Not only did he decline the offer, but he beheaded the five Mongolian emissaries after summoning them to <a href="/wiki/Kamakura,_Kanagawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Kamakura, Kanagawa">Kamakura</a>. Infuriated, Kublai organized another attack on Fukuoka Prefecture in 1281, mobilizing 140,000 soldiers and 4,000 ships. The Japanese defenders, numbering around 40,000, were no match for the Mongols and the invasion force made it as far as <a href="/wiki/Dazaifu,_Fukuoka" title="Dazaifu, Fukuoka">Dazaifu</a>, 15 km (9 mi) south of the city of Fukuoka. However, the Japanese were again aided by severe weather, this time by a <a href="/wiki/Typhoon" title="Typhoon">typhoon</a> that struck a crushing blow to the Mongolian troops, thwarting the invasion.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>It was this typhoon that came to be called the <i><a href="/wiki/Kamikaze_(typhoon)" title="Kamikaze (typhoon)">Kamikaze</a></i> (<i>Divine Wind</i>), and was the origin of the term <a href="/wiki/Kamikaze" title="Kamikaze">Kamikaze</a> used to indicate <a href="/wiki/Suicide_attacks" class="mw-redirect" title="Suicide attacks">suicide attacks</a> by military aviators of the <a href="/wiki/Empire_of_Japan" title="Empire of Japan">Empire of Japan</a> against <a href="/wiki/Allies_of_World_War_II" title="Allies of World War II">Allied</a> naval vessels during World War II.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-packed" style="text-align: center;"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 119.33333333333px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 117.33333333333px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Samurai_Takezaki_Suenaga_detail_M%C5%8Dko_Sh%C5%ABrai_Ekotoba.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Takezaki Suenaga"><img alt="Takezaki Suenaga" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Samurai_Takezaki_Suenaga_detail_M%C5%8Dko_Sh%C5%ABrai_Ekotoba.jpg/176px-Samurai_Takezaki_Suenaga_detail_M%C5%8Dko_Sh%C5%ABrai_Ekotoba.jpg" decoding="async" width="118" height="110" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Samurai_Takezaki_Suenaga_detail_M%C5%8Dko_Sh%C5%ABrai_Ekotoba.jpg/265px-Samurai_Takezaki_Suenaga_detail_M%C5%8Dko_Sh%C5%ABrai_Ekotoba.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Samurai_Takezaki_Suenaga_detail_M%C5%8Dko_Sh%C5%ABrai_Ekotoba.jpg/352px-Samurai_Takezaki_Suenaga_detail_M%C5%8Dko_Sh%C5%ABrai_Ekotoba.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2652" data-file-height="2485" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Takezaki_Suenaga" title="Takezaki Suenaga">Takezaki Suenaga</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 148.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 146.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:%E5%85%83%E5%AF%87%E9%98%B2%E5%A1%81_(Genkou_bourui)_-_panoramio.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Genkō Bōrui"><img alt="Genkō Bōrui" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/%E5%85%83%E5%AF%87%E9%98%B2%E5%A1%81_%28Genkou_bourui%29_-_panoramio.jpg/220px-%E5%85%83%E5%AF%87%E9%98%B2%E5%A1%81_%28Genkou_bourui%29_-_panoramio.jpg" decoding="async" width="147" height="110" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/%E5%85%83%E5%AF%87%E9%98%B2%E5%A1%81_%28Genkou_bourui%29_-_panoramio.jpg/331px-%E5%85%83%E5%AF%87%E9%98%B2%E5%A1%81_%28Genkou_bourui%29_-_panoramio.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/%E5%85%83%E5%AF%87%E9%98%B2%E5%A1%81_%28Genkou_bourui%29_-_panoramio.jpg/440px-%E5%85%83%E5%AF%87%E9%98%B2%E5%A1%81_%28Genkou_bourui%29_-_panoramio.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2272" data-file-height="1704" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Genk%C5%8D_B%C5%8Drui" title="Genkō Bōrui">Genkō Bōrui</a></div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Formation_of_the_modern_city_(1889)"><span id="Formation_of_the_modern_city_.281889.29"></span>Formation of the modern city (1889)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fukuoka&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Formation of the modern city (1889)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Fukuoka was formerly the residence of the powerful <i><a href="/wiki/Daimy%C5%8D" class="mw-redirect" title="Daimyō">daimyō</a></i> of <a href="/wiki/Chikuzen_Province" title="Chikuzen Province">Chikuzen Province</a>, and played an important part in the medieval history of Japan. The renowned temple of <a href="/wiki/Tokugawa_Ieyasu" title="Tokugawa Ieyasu">Tokugawa Ieyasu</a> in the district was destroyed by fire during the <a href="/wiki/Boshin_War" title="Boshin War">Boshin War</a> of 1868. </p><p>The modern city was formed on April 1, 1889, with the merger of the former cities of <a href="/wiki/Hakata-ku,_Fukuoka" title="Hakata-ku, Fukuoka">Hakata</a> and Fukuoka. Historically, Hakata was the port and merchant district, and was more associated with the area's culture and remains the main commercial area today. On the other hand, the Fukuoka area was home to many samurai, and its name has been used since <a href="/wiki/Kuroda_Nagamasa" title="Kuroda Nagamasa">Kuroda Nagamasa</a>, the first <i>daimyō</i> of Chikuzen Province, named it after his birthplace in <a href="/wiki/Okayama_Prefecture" title="Okayama Prefecture">Okayama Prefecture</a><sup id="cite_ref-fukuoka.lg.jp_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fukuoka.lg.jp-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the "old Fukuoka" is the main shopping district, now called Tenjin.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>When Hakata and Fukuoka decided to merge, a meeting was held to decide the name for the new city, and after multiple ties, Fukuoka ultimately was chosen.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, Hakata is still used to refer to the Hakata area of the city and, most famously, to refer to the city's train station, <a href="/wiki/Hakata_Station" title="Hakata Station">Hakata Station</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Dialect" title="Dialect">dialect</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Hakata_dialect" title="Hakata dialect">Hakata-ben</a></i>. </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-packed" style="text-align: center;"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 62px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 60px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kuroda_Nagamasa.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Kuroda Nagamasa"><img alt="Kuroda Nagamasa" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Kuroda_Nagamasa.jpg/74px-Kuroda_Nagamasa.jpg" decoding="async" width="50" height="110" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Kuroda_Nagamasa.jpg/112px-Kuroda_Nagamasa.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Kuroda_Nagamasa.jpg/149px-Kuroda_Nagamasa.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1966" data-file-height="4350" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Kuroda_Nagamasa" title="Kuroda Nagamasa">Kuroda Nagamasa</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 236px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 234px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Fukuoka_and_Hakata.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Fukuoka and Hakata, c. 1640"><img alt="Fukuoka and Hakata, c. 1640" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Fukuoka_and_Hakata.png/351px-Fukuoka_and_Hakata.png" decoding="async" width="234" height="110" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Fukuoka_and_Hakata.png/528px-Fukuoka_and_Hakata.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Fukuoka_and_Hakata.png/702px-Fukuoka_and_Hakata.png 2x" data-file-width="2416" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Fukuoka and Hakata, c. 1640</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 76.666666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 74.666666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:59_Chikuzen.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Chikuzen Province (Famous Views of the Sixty-odd Provinces)"><img alt="Chikuzen Province (Famous Views of the Sixty-odd Provinces)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/59_Chikuzen.jpg/112px-59_Chikuzen.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="110" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/59_Chikuzen.jpg/169px-59_Chikuzen.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/59_Chikuzen.jpg/225px-59_Chikuzen.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1047" data-file-height="1535" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Chikuzen_Province" title="Chikuzen Province">Chikuzen Province</a> (<a href="/wiki/Famous_Views_of_the_Sixty-odd_Provinces" title="Famous Views of the Sixty-odd Provinces">Famous Views of the Sixty-odd Provinces</a>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 148.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 146.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Fukuoka_Castle_Simonohasi_Otemon_gate.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Fukuoka Castle"><img alt="Fukuoka Castle" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Fukuoka_Castle_Simonohasi_Otemon_gate.JPG/220px-Fukuoka_Castle_Simonohasi_Otemon_gate.JPG" decoding="async" width="147" height="110" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Fukuoka_Castle_Simonohasi_Otemon_gate.JPG/331px-Fukuoka_Castle_Simonohasi_Otemon_gate.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Fukuoka_Castle_Simonohasi_Otemon_gate.JPG/440px-Fukuoka_Castle_Simonohasi_Otemon_gate.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1536" data-file-height="1152" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Fukuoka_Castle" title="Fukuoka Castle">Fukuoka Castle</a></div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="20th_century">20th century</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fukuoka&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 20th century"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>1903: Fukuoka Medical College, a campus associated with <a href="/wiki/Kyoto_Imperial_University" class="mw-redirect" title="Kyoto Imperial University">Kyoto Imperial University</a>, is founded. In 1911, the college is renamed <a href="/wiki/Kyushu_University" title="Kyushu University">Kyushu Imperial University</a> and established as a separate entity.</li> <li>1910: Fukuoka streetcar service begins. (The service ran until 1979.)</li> <li>1929: Flights commence along the Fukuoka-<a href="/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka">Osaka</a>-Tokyo route.</li> <li>1945: Fukuoka was <a href="/wiki/Bombing_of_Fukuoka" title="Bombing of Fukuoka">firebombed on June 19</a>, with the attack destroying 21.5 percent of the city's urban area.<sup id="cite_ref-fukuoka.lg.jp_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fukuoka.lg.jp-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>1947: First <a href="/wiki/Fukuoka_Marathon" title="Fukuoka Marathon">Fukuoka Marathon</a>.</li> <li>1951: Fukuoka airport opens.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>1953: <a href="/wiki/Fukuoka_Municipal_Zoo_and_Botanical_Garden" title="Fukuoka Municipal Zoo and Botanical Garden">Fukuoka Zoo</a> opens.</li> <li>1975: The city absorbed the town of <a href="/wiki/Sawara,_Fukuoka" title="Sawara, Fukuoka">Sawara</a>.</li> <li>1975: <a href="/wiki/San%27y%C5%8D_Shinkansen" title="San'yō Shinkansen">Sanyō Shinkansen</a> high-speed railway reaches <a href="/wiki/Hakata_station" class="mw-redirect" title="Hakata station">Hakata station</a>.</li> <li>1981: Subway commences service.</li> <li>1988: Osaka's pro baseball team, the Nankai Hawks, was moved to Fukuoka and renamed the Fukuoka <a href="/wiki/Daiei" title="Daiei">Daiei</a> Hawks (renamed the <a href="/wiki/Fukuoka_SoftBank_Hawks" title="Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks">Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks</a> in 2004).</li> <li>1989: Asian-Pacific Exposition is held.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>1997: The 30th annual meeting of the <a href="/wiki/Asian_Development_Bank" title="Asian Development Bank">Asian Development Bank</a> was held in Fukuoka.</li></ul> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-packed" style="text-align: center;"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 198px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 196px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kyushu_University_-_School_of_Engineering.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Kyushu University (Former Imperial University)"><img alt="Kyushu University (Former Imperial University)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Kyushu_University_-_School_of_Engineering.jpg/294px-Kyushu_University_-_School_of_Engineering.jpg" decoding="async" width="196" height="110" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Kyushu_University_-_School_of_Engineering.jpg/442px-Kyushu_University_-_School_of_Engineering.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Kyushu_University_-_School_of_Engineering.jpg/587px-Kyushu_University_-_School_of_Engineering.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="1835" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Kyushu_University" title="Kyushu University">Kyushu University</a> (<a href="/wiki/Imperial_Universities" title="Imperial Universities">Former Imperial University</a>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 84.666666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 82.666666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Fukuoka_war_damage_monument.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Fukuoka war damage monument"><img alt="Fukuoka war damage monument" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Fukuoka_war_damage_monument.jpg/124px-Fukuoka_war_damage_monument.jpg" decoding="async" width="83" height="110" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Fukuoka_war_damage_monument.jpg/186px-Fukuoka_war_damage_monument.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Fukuoka_war_damage_monument.jpg/247px-Fukuoka_war_damage_monument.jpg 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="1200" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Fukuoka war damage monument</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="21st_century">21st century</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fukuoka&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: 21st century"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>2005: Fukuoka subway Nanakuma Line started operations.</li> <li>2014: Selected as the National Strategic Zone for "global startups & job creation" by <a href="/wiki/Government_of_Japan" title="Government of Japan">Japanese government</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fukuoka&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Fukuoka_by_Sentinel-2,_2020-05-26.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Fukuoka_by_Sentinel-2%2C_2020-05-26.jpg/220px-Fukuoka_by_Sentinel-2%2C_2020-05-26.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="206" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Fukuoka_by_Sentinel-2%2C_2020-05-26.jpg/330px-Fukuoka_by_Sentinel-2%2C_2020-05-26.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Fukuoka_by_Sentinel-2%2C_2020-05-26.jpg/440px-Fukuoka_by_Sentinel-2%2C_2020-05-26.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3857" data-file-height="3605" /></a><figcaption>Satellite photo of Fukuoka</figcaption></figure> <p>Fukuoka is bordered on three sides by mountains, surrounds <a href="/wiki/Hakata_Bay" title="Hakata Bay">Hakata Bay</a> and opens on the north to the <a href="/wiki/Genkai_Sea" title="Genkai Sea">Genkai Sea</a>. It is located 1,100 km (684 mi) from Tokyo. </p><p>The nearest overseas region is <a href="/wiki/Busan" title="Busan">Busan</a> Metropolitan City in Gyeongsang-do, <a href="/wiki/South_Korea" title="South Korea">South Korea</a>, and the distance from <a href="/wiki/Busan" title="Busan">Busan</a> is about 180 km (112 miles). Fukuoka and Busan are sister cities. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Climate">Climate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fukuoka&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Climate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Fukuoka has a <a href="/wiki/Humid_subtropical_climate" title="Humid subtropical climate">humid subtropical climate</a> (<a href="/wiki/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification" title="Köppen climate classification">Köppen</a>: <i>Cfa</i>), hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The city also sees on average about 1,600 mm (63 in) of precipitation per year, with a stretch of more intense precipitation between the months of June and September. </p><p>Along with much of the prefecture, Fukuoka City has a moderate climate with an annual average temperature of 16.3 °C (61 °F), average humidity of 70% and 1,811 annual sunshine hours. Roughly 40% of the year is cloudy. </p><p>Winter temperatures rarely drop below 0 °C (32 °F) and snow cover is rarely seen, though very light snow does fall on many days if not as consistently as on the <a href="/wiki/Sea_of_Japan" title="Sea of Japan">Sea of Japan</a> side of <a href="/wiki/Honshu" title="Honshu">Honshu</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Spring is warm and sunnier, with <a href="/wiki/Cherry_blossom" title="Cherry blossom">cherry blossoms</a> appearing in late March or early April. The <a href="/wiki/Rainy_season" class="mw-redirect" title="Rainy season">rainy season</a> (<i>tsuyu</i>) lasts for approximately six weeks through June and July, during which time the humidity is very high and temperatures hover between 25 °C (77 °F) and 30 °C (86 °F). Summers are humid and hot, with temperatures peaking around 37 °C (99 °F). Autumn, often considered to be Fukuoka's best season, is mild and dry, though the <a href="/wiki/Typhoon" title="Typhoon">typhoon</a> season runs between August and September. </p> <div> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="width:auto; text-align:center; line-height:1.2em;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="14">Climate data for Fukuoka (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1890−present) </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Month </th> <th scope="col">Jan </th> <th scope="col">Feb </th> <th scope="col">Mar </th> <th scope="col">Apr </th> <th scope="col">May </th> <th scope="col">Jun </th> <th scope="col">Jul </th> <th scope="col">Aug </th> <th scope="col">Sep </th> <th scope="col">Oct </th> <th scope="col">Nov </th> <th scope="col">Dec </th> <th scope="col" style="border-left-width:medium">Year </th></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record high °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FF8914; color:#000000;" class="notheme">21.5<br />(70.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF7600; color:#000000;" class="notheme">24.3<br />(75.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF6800; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26.3<br />(79.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF4E00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">30.1<br />(86.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF3F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">32.3<br />(90.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF1C00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">37.3<br />(99.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF1600; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">38.3<br />(100.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF1700; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">38.1<br />(100.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF1800; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">38.0<br />(100.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF3800; color:#000000;" class="notheme">33.3<br />(91.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF5B00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">28.2<br />(82.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF6A00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26.0<br />(78.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF1600; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">38.3<br />(100.9) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily maximum °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FFD7B0; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.2<br />(50.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFCE9D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11.6<br />(52.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFB66E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">15.0<br />(59.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF942A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">19.9<br />(67.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF7500; color:#000000;" class="notheme">24.4<br />(75.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF6200; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.2<br />(81.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF4600; color:#000000;" class="notheme">31.2<br />(88.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF3E00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">32.5<br />(90.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF5800; color:#000000;" class="notheme">28.6<br />(83.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF7A00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.7<br />(74.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFA042; color:#000000;" class="notheme">18.2<br />(64.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFC78F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">12.6<br />(54.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF8B17; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">21.3<br />(70.3) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Daily mean °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FFEEDD; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6.9<br />(44.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFE8D1; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7.8<br />(46.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFD3A8; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.8<br />(51.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFB368; color:#000000;" class="notheme">15.4<br />(59.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF942A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">19.9<br />(67.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF7D00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.3<br />(73.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF6100; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.4<br />(81.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF5A00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">28.4<br />(83.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF7300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">24.7<br />(76.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF962E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">19.6<br />(67.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFBC79; color:#000000;" class="notheme">14.2<br />(57.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFDFBF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.1<br />(48.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFA64E; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">17.3<br />(63.1) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily minimum °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FBFBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.9<br />(39.0) </td> <td style="background: #FEFEFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.4<br />(39.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFECD9; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7.2<br />(45.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFCE9E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11.5<br />(52.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFAF5F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">16.1<br />(61.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF9225; color:#000000;" class="notheme">20.3<br />(68.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF7400; color:#000000;" class="notheme">24.6<br />(76.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF6E00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">25.4<br />(77.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF8913; color:#000000;" class="notheme">21.6<br />(70.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFAF60; color:#000000;" class="notheme">16.0<br />(60.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFD4AA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.6<br />(51.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFF6ED; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.8<br />(42.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFBD7C; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">14.0<br />(57.2) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record low °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #C6C6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−6.0<br />(21.2) </td> <td style="background: #BABAFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−8.2<br />(17.2) </td> <td style="background: #CDCDFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−4.7<br />(23.5) </td> <td style="background: #DFDFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−1.4<br />(29.5) </td> <td style="background: #EEEEFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.4<br />(34.5) </td> <td style="background: #FDFDFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.3<br />(39.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFBE7E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">13.8<br />(56.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFB368; color:#000000;" class="notheme">15.4<br />(59.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFE7D0; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7.9<br />(46.2) </td> <td style="background: #E8E8FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.4<br />(32.7) </td> <td style="background: #DBDBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−2.1<br />(28.2) </td> <td style="background: #C9C9FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−5.4<br />(22.3) </td> <td style="background: #BABAFF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">−8.2<br />(17.2) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average <a href="/wiki/Precipitation" title="Precipitation">precipitation</a> mm (inches) </th> <td style="background: #90FF90; color:#000000;" class="notheme">74.4<br />(2.93) </td> <td style="background: #8CFF8C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">69.8<br />(2.75) </td> <td style="background: #64FF64; color:#000000;" class="notheme">103.7<br />(4.08) </td> <td style="background: #48FF48; color:#000000;" class="notheme">118.2<br />(4.65) </td> <td style="background: #37FF37; color:#000000;" class="notheme">133.7<br />(5.26) </td> <td style="background: #007D00; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">249.6<br />(9.83) </td> <td style="background: #004000; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">299.1<br />(11.78) </td> <td style="background: #00C500; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">210.0<br />(8.27) </td> <td style="background: #00F000; color:#000000;" class="notheme">175.1<br />(6.89) </td> <td style="background: #72FF72; color:#000000;" class="notheme">94.5<br />(3.72) </td> <td style="background: #72FF72; color:#000000;" class="notheme">91.4<br />(3.60) </td> <td style="background: #9AFF9A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">67.5<br />(2.66) </td> <td style="background: #29FF29; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">1,686.9<br />(66.41) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average snowfall cm (inches) </th> <td style="background: #F0F0FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1<br />(0.4) </td> <td style="background: #EEEEFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1<br />(0.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0<br />(0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0<br />(0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0<br />(0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0<br />(0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0<br />(0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0<br />(0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0<br />(0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0<br />(0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0<br />(0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0<br />(0) </td> <td style="background: #FCFCFF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">2<br />(0.8) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average precipitation days <span style="font-size:90%;" class="nowrap">(≥ 0.5 mm)</span> </th> <td style="background: #7777FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11.0 </td> <td style="background: #6E6EFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.7 </td> <td style="background: #7272FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11.4 </td> <td style="background: #7575FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.8 </td> <td style="background: #8686FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.8 </td> <td style="background: #5D5DFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">12.7 </td> <td style="background: #6666FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">12.4 </td> <td style="background: #7474FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11.2 </td> <td style="background: #7272FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11.0 </td> <td style="background: #9D9DFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7.9 </td> <td style="background: #8080FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.9 </td> <td style="background: #8181FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.2 </td> <td style="background: #7878FF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">128.9 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average <a href="/wiki/Relative_humidity" class="mw-redirect" title="Relative humidity">relative humidity</a> (%) </th> <td style="background: #0E0EFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">63 </td> <td style="background: #1111FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">62 </td> <td style="background: #0E0EFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">63 </td> <td style="background: #0A0AFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">64 </td> <td style="background: #0000FD; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">67 </td> <td style="background: #0000DF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">75 </td> <td style="background: #0000DF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">75 </td> <td style="background: #0000EA; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">72 </td> <td style="background: #0000E6; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">73 </td> <td style="background: #0000F9; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">68 </td> <td style="background: #0202FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">66 </td> <td style="background: #0E0EFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">63 </td> <td style="background: #0000F9; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">68 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean monthly <a href="/wiki/Sunshine_duration" title="Sunshine duration">sunshine hours</a> </th> <td style="background: #AFAF8B; color:#000000;" class="notheme">104.1 </td> <td style="background: #BDBD35; color:#000000;" class="notheme">123.5 </td> <td style="background: #C9C900; color:#000000;" class="notheme">161.2 </td> <td style="background: #D6D600; color:#000000;" class="notheme">188.1 </td> <td style="background: #D8D800; color:#000000;" class="notheme">204.1 </td> <td style="background: #C4C40D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">145.2 </td> <td style="background: #CECE00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">172.2 </td> <td style="background: #D7D700; color:#000000;" class="notheme">200.9 </td> <td style="background: #CDCD00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">164.7 </td> <td style="background: #CFCF00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">175.9 </td> <td style="background: #C0C023; color:#000000;" class="notheme">137.3 </td> <td style="background: #B2B275; color:#000000;" class="notheme">112.2 </td> <td style="background: #C8C800; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">1,889.4 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average <a href="/wiki/Ultraviolet_index" title="Ultraviolet index">ultraviolet index</a> </th> <td style="background: #FFF300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3 </td> <td style="background: #FFF300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4 </td> <td style="background: #F18B00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6 </td> <td style="background: #E53210; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">8 </td> <td style="background: #E53210; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">9 </td> <td style="background: #E53210; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">10 </td> <td style="background: #A45693; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">11 </td> <td style="background: #E53210; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">10 </td> <td style="background: #E53210; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">8 </td> <td style="background: #F18B00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6 </td> <td style="background: #FFF300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4 </td> <td style="background: #FFF300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3 </td> <td style="background: #F18B00; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">7 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="14" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;">Source: <a href="/wiki/Japan_Meteorological_Agency" title="Japan Meteorological Agency">Japan Meteorological Agency</a><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and Weather Atlas<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Disaster">Disaster</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fukuoka&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Disaster"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Earthquakes">Earthquakes</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fukuoka&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Earthquakes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2005_Fukuoka_earthquake" title="2005 Fukuoka earthquake">2005 Fukuoka earthquake</a></div> <p>Fukuoka is not as seismically active as many other parts of Japan, but does experience occasional earthquakes. The most powerful recent earthquake registered a lower 6 of maximum 7 of the <a href="/wiki/Japan_Meteorological_Agency_seismic_intensity_scale" title="Japan Meteorological Agency seismic intensity scale">Japanese intensity scale</a> and hit at 10:53 am local time on March 20, 2005, killing one person and injuring more than 400.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The epicentre of the earthquake was in the Genkai Sea along a yet-undiscovered extension of the Kego fault that runs through the centre of Fukuoka. Genkai island, a part of <a href="/wiki/Nishi-ku,_Fukuoka" title="Nishi-ku, Fukuoka">Nishi-ku</a>, was the most severely damaged by the earthquake and almost all island residents were forced to evacuate. <a href="/wiki/Aftershock" title="Aftershock">Aftershocks</a> continued intermittently throughout the following weeks as construction crews worked to rebuild damaged buildings throughout the city. Traditional Japanese houses, particularly in the areas of Daimyo and Imaizumi, were the most heavily damaged and many were marked for demolition, along with several apartment buildings. Insurance payments for damages were estimated at 15.8 billion yen.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A similar quake, with an intensity of 5+, also occurred one month later on April 20, 2005. </p><p>Fukuoka's major Kego fault runs northwest to southeast, roughly parallel to <a href="/wiki/Nishi-Nippon_Railroad" title="Nishi-Nippon Railroad">Nishitetsu's</a> <a href="/wiki/Tenjin_%C5%8Cmuta_Line" class="mw-redirect" title="Tenjin Ōmuta Line">Ōmuta</a> train line, and was previously thought to be 22 km (14 mi) long. It is estimated to produce earthquakes as strong as <a href="/wiki/Richter_magnitude_scale" class="mw-redirect" title="Richter magnitude scale">magnitude</a> 7 at the focus approximately once every 15,000 years. If the focus were located at a depth of 10 km (6 mi), this would translate to an earthquake of a lower-6 magnitude (similar to the March 20, 2005 earthquake) in downtown Fukuoka if it were the epicenter. The <a href="/wiki/Probability" title="Probability">probability</a> of an earthquake along the known length of the Kego fault occurring within 30 years was estimated at 0.4% prior to the March 20, 2005 earthquake, but this probability has been revised upwards since. Including the new extension out into the <a href="/wiki/Genkai_Sea" title="Genkai Sea">Genkai Sea</a>, the Kego fault is now thought to be 40 km (25 mi) long. </p><p>Following reports that the city has only prepared for earthquakes up to a magnitude of 6.5, several strong aftershocks renewed fears regarding the portion of the Kego fault that lies under the city, and the potential for an earthquake as big as, or bigger than, the March 20 quake.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Wards">Wards</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fukuoka&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Wards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Fukuoka has 7 <a href="/wiki/Wards_of_Japan" title="Wards of Japan">wards</a> (<i>ku</i>). </p> <table class="wikitable" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="810px"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="8">Wards of Fukuoka </th></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2"> </th> <th colspan="2">Place Name </th> <th> </th> <th> </th> <th> </th> <th> </th> <th>Map of Fukuoka </th></tr> <tr> <th style="width: 190px;"><a href="/wiki/Romanization_of_Japanese" title="Romanization of Japanese">Rōmaji</a> </th> <th style="width: 190px;"><a href="/wiki/Kanji" title="Kanji">Kanji</a> </th> <th>Color </th> <th>Population </th> <th><i>Land area in km<sup>2</sup></i> </th> <th>Pop. density <p><i>per km<sup>2</sup></i> </p> </th> <th> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;">1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Higashi-ku,_Fukuoka" title="Higashi-ku, Fukuoka">Higashi-ku</a> </td> <td>東区 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Japan_WardColour_100x0x0.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Japan_WardColour_100x0x0.svg/16px-Japan_WardColour_100x0x0.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Japan_WardColour_100x0x0.svg/24px-Japan_WardColour_100x0x0.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Japan_WardColour_100x0x0.svg/32px-Japan_WardColour_100x0x0.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="32" data-file-height="32" /></a></span> red </td> <td>291 749 </td> <td>66.68 </td> <td>4 375.36 </td> <td rowspan="7"><figure class="mw-halign-center mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wards_of_Fukuoka_City_Japan.png" class="mw-file-description" title="A map of Fukuoka's Wards"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Wards_of_Fukuoka_City_Japan.png/399px-Wards_of_Fukuoka_City_Japan.png" decoding="async" width="399" height="434" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Wards_of_Fukuoka_City_Japan.png/599px-Wards_of_Fukuoka_City_Japan.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Wards_of_Fukuoka_City_Japan.png/798px-Wards_of_Fukuoka_City_Japan.png 2x" data-file-width="1896" data-file-height="2061" /></a><figcaption>A map of Fukuoka's Wards</figcaption></figure> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;">2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hakata-ku,_Fukuoka" title="Hakata-ku, Fukuoka">Hakata-ku</a> </td> <td>博多区 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Japan_WardColour_60x80x0.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Japan_WardColour_60x80x0.png/16px-Japan_WardColour_60x80x0.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Japan_WardColour_60x80x0.png/24px-Japan_WardColour_60x80x0.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/49/Japan_WardColour_60x80x0.png 2x" data-file-width="32" data-file-height="32" /></a></span> light green </td> <td>212 108 </td> <td>31.47 </td> <td>6 740.01 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;">3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ch%C5%AB%C5%8D-ku,_Fukuoka" title="Chūō-ku, Fukuoka">Chūō-ku</a><br />(administrative center) </td> <td>中央区 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Japan_WardColour_0x40x100.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Japan_WardColour_0x40x100.png/16px-Japan_WardColour_0x40x100.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Japan_WardColour_0x40x100.png/24px-Japan_WardColour_0x40x100.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/27/Japan_WardColour_0x40x100.png 2x" data-file-width="32" data-file-height="32" /></a></span> blue </td> <td>176 739 </td> <td>15.16 </td> <td>11,658.24 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;">4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minami-ku,_Fukuoka" title="Minami-ku, Fukuoka">Minami-ku</a> </td> <td>南区 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Japan_WardColour_100x80x0.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Japan_WardColour_100x80x0.png/16px-Japan_WardColour_100x80x0.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Japan_WardColour_100x80x0.png/24px-Japan_WardColour_100x80x0.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ee/Japan_WardColour_100x80x0.png 2x" data-file-width="32" data-file-height="32" /></a></span> yellow </td> <td>248 901 </td> <td>30.98 </td> <td>8 034.25 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;">5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/J%C5%8Dnan-ku,_Fukuoka" title="Jōnan-ku, Fukuoka">Jōnan-ku</a> </td> <td>城南区 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Japan_WardColour_100x40x0.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Japan_WardColour_100x40x0.svg/16px-Japan_WardColour_100x40x0.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Japan_WardColour_100x40x0.svg/24px-Japan_WardColour_100x40x0.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Japan_WardColour_100x40x0.svg/32px-Japan_WardColour_100x40x0.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="32" data-file-height="32" /></a></span> orange </td> <td>128 883 </td> <td>16.02 </td> <td>8 045.13 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;">6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sawara-ku,_Fukuoka" title="Sawara-ku, Fukuoka">Sawara-ku</a> </td> <td>早良区 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Japan_WardColour_20x80x40.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Japan_WardColour_20x80x40.png/16px-Japan_WardColour_20x80x40.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Japan_WardColour_20x80x40.png/24px-Japan_WardColour_20x80x40.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/35/Japan_WardColour_20x80x40.png 2x" data-file-width="32" data-file-height="32" /></a></span> green </td> <td>211 889 </td> <td>95.88 </td> <td>2 209.42 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;">7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nishi-ku,_Fukuoka" title="Nishi-ku, Fukuoka">Nishi-ku</a> </td> <td>西区 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Japan_WardColour_100x40x100.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Japan_WardColour_100x40x100.png/16px-Japan_WardColour_100x40x100.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Japan_WardColour_100x40x100.png/24px-Japan_WardColour_100x40x100.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9b/Japan_WardColour_100x40x100.png 2x" data-file-width="32" data-file-height="32" /></a></span> pink </td> <td>190 288 </td> <td>83.81 </td> <td>2 270.47 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cityscape">Cityscape</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fukuoka&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Cityscape"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-packed" style="text-align: center;"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 167.33333333333px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 165.33333333333px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Fukuoka_night_view.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Skyline of Fukuoka"><img alt="Skyline of Fukuoka" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Fukuoka_night_view.jpg/248px-Fukuoka_night_view.jpg" decoding="async" width="166" height="110" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Fukuoka_night_view.jpg/372px-Fukuoka_night_view.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Fukuoka_night_view.jpg/495px-Fukuoka_night_view.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1365" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Skyline" title="Skyline">Skyline</a> of Fukuoka</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 167.33333333333px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 165.33333333333px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:View_from_Fukuoka_Tower_at_Blue_Hour.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="View from Fukuoka Tower"><img alt="View from Fukuoka Tower" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/View_from_Fukuoka_Tower_at_Blue_Hour.jpg/248px-View_from_Fukuoka_Tower_at_Blue_Hour.jpg" decoding="async" width="166" height="110" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/View_from_Fukuoka_Tower_at_Blue_Hour.jpg/372px-View_from_Fukuoka_Tower_at_Blue_Hour.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/View_from_Fukuoka_Tower_at_Blue_Hour.jpg/495px-View_from_Fukuoka_Tower_at_Blue_Hour.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5136" data-file-height="3424" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">View from Fukuoka Tower</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 168px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 166px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Fukuoka_Seaside_Momochi_Aerial_Shoot.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Seaside Momochi aerial view"><img alt="Seaside Momochi aerial view" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Fukuoka_Seaside_Momochi_Aerial_Shoot.jpg/249px-Fukuoka_Seaside_Momochi_Aerial_Shoot.jpg" decoding="async" width="166" height="110" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Fukuoka_Seaside_Momochi_Aerial_Shoot.jpg/374px-Fukuoka_Seaside_Momochi_Aerial_Shoot.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Fukuoka_Seaside_Momochi_Aerial_Shoot.jpg/497px-Fukuoka_Seaside_Momochi_Aerial_Shoot.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3988" data-file-height="2648" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Seaside Momochi aerial view</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 166.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 164.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Fukuoka_City_-_Watanabe-dori_Avenue_-_01.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Tenjin area"><img alt="Tenjin area" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Fukuoka_City_-_Watanabe-dori_Avenue_-_01.JPG/247px-Fukuoka_City_-_Watanabe-dori_Avenue_-_01.JPG" decoding="async" width="165" height="110" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Fukuoka_City_-_Watanabe-dori_Avenue_-_01.JPG/371px-Fukuoka_City_-_Watanabe-dori_Avenue_-_01.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Fukuoka_City_-_Watanabe-dori_Avenue_-_01.JPG/494px-Fukuoka_City_-_Watanabe-dori_Avenue_-_01.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2896" data-file-height="1936" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Tenjin area</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 148.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 146.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seaside-momochi.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Fukuoka Tower"><img alt="Fukuoka Tower" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Seaside-momochi.JPG/220px-Seaside-momochi.JPG" decoding="async" width="147" height="110" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Seaside-momochi.JPG/331px-Seaside-momochi.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Seaside-momochi.JPG/440px-Seaside-momochi.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="1944" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Fukuoka_Tower" title="Fukuoka Tower">Fukuoka Tower</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 167.33333333333px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 165.33333333333px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:JR_Hakata_City_2011_Jan.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="JR Kyushu's Hakata Station"><img alt="JR Kyushu's Hakata Station" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/JR_Hakata_City_2011_Jan.jpg/248px-JR_Hakata_City_2011_Jan.jpg" decoding="async" width="166" height="110" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/JR_Hakata_City_2011_Jan.jpg/372px-JR_Hakata_City_2011_Jan.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/JR_Hakata_City_2011_Jan.jpg/495px-JR_Hakata_City_2011_Jan.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1067" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/JR_Kyushu" class="mw-redirect" title="JR Kyushu">JR Kyushu</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Hakata_Station" title="Hakata Station">Hakata Station</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 148.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 146.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ukimido_Hall_of_Ohori_Park.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Ōhori Park"><img alt="Ōhori Park" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Ukimido_Hall_of_Ohori_Park.JPG/220px-Ukimido_Hall_of_Ohori_Park.JPG" decoding="async" width="147" height="110" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Ukimido_Hall_of_Ohori_Park.JPG/331px-Ukimido_Hall_of_Ohori_Park.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Ukimido_Hall_of_Ohori_Park.JPG/440px-Ukimido_Hall_of_Ohori_Park.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3239" data-file-height="2429" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/%C5%8Chori_Park" title="Ōhori Park">Ōhori Park</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 167.33333333333px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 165.33333333333px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Tenjin_Chikagai(Tenjin_Underground_City)_-_01.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Tenjin Underground City"><img alt="Tenjin Underground City" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Tenjin_Chikagai%28Tenjin_Underground_City%29_-_01.JPG/248px-Tenjin_Chikagai%28Tenjin_Underground_City%29_-_01.JPG" decoding="async" width="166" height="110" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Tenjin_Chikagai%28Tenjin_Underground_City%29_-_01.JPG/372px-Tenjin_Chikagai%28Tenjin_Underground_City%29_-_01.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Tenjin_Chikagai%28Tenjin_Underground_City%29_-_01.JPG/495px-Tenjin_Chikagai%28Tenjin_Underground_City%29_-_01.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1920" data-file-height="1280" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Tenjin Underground City</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fukuoka&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236656977">.mw-parser-output .abbr-header{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .caption-purple{border:1px #a2a9b1 solid;border-bottom:none;background-color:lavender}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .caption-purple{background:inherit!important}}.mw-parser-output .table-pale{border:1px #a2a9b1 solid;border-top:none;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:5px}@media screen and (max-width:640px){.mw-parser-output .table-pale{border-top:1px #a2a9b1 solid!important}.mw-parser-output .caption-purple{border:none}}</style><table class="table-pale" style="width:15em;border-top-width:0;border-spacing: 0;float:right;clear:right;margin:0.5em 0 1em 0.5em;"><caption class="caption-purple" style="padding:0.25em;font-weight:bold">Historical population</caption><tbody><tr style="font-size:95%"><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;width:3em">Year</th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px 2px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Population" class="abbr-header">Pop.</abbr></th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Percent change" class="abbr-header">±%</abbr></th></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1920</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">239,956</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">—    </td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1925</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">274,414</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+14.4%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1930</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">321,276</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+17.1%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1935</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">372,500</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+15.9%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">1940</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">398,478</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">+7.0%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1945</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">416,332</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+4.5%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1950</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">487,885</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+17.2%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1955</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">591,868</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+21.3%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1960</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">632,365</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+6.8%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">1965</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">769,176</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">+21.6%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1970</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">871,717</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+13.3%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1975</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">1,002,201</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+15.0%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1980</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">1,088,588</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+8.6%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1985</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">1,160,440</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+6.6%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">1990</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">1,237,062</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">+6.6%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1995</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">1,284,795</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+3.9%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2000</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">1,341,470</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+4.4%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2005</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">1,401,279</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+4.5%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2010</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">1,463,826</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+4.5%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">2015</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">1,538,681</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">+5.1%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2020</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">1,603,043</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+4.2%</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>As of November 2018<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fukuoka&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>, the city had an estimated population of 1,581,527 and a population density of 4,515.64 inhabitants per square kilometre (11,695.5/sq mi).<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The total area is 343.39 square kilometres (132.58 sq mi). Fukuoka is Japan's youngest major city and has Japan's fastest growing population.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Between December 2012 and December 2017, the proportion of foreign-born residents increased faster than any other major city in Japan, including Tokyo.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>There were 171 homeless residents counted in 2018's annual survey, down from a high of 969 in 2009.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As of March 2023, Fukuoka had a population of 1,632,713 with 770,276 males and 862,437 females.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Economy">Economy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fukuoka&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Economy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Fukuoka_Metropolitan_Employment_Area_2015.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Fukuoka_Metropolitan_Employment_Area_2015.png/220px-Fukuoka_Metropolitan_Employment_Area_2015.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Fukuoka_Metropolitan_Employment_Area_2015.png/330px-Fukuoka_Metropolitan_Employment_Area_2015.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Fukuoka_Metropolitan_Employment_Area_2015.png/440px-Fukuoka_Metropolitan_Employment_Area_2015.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="800" /></a><figcaption>Fukuoka <a href="/wiki/Urban_Employment_Area" title="Urban Employment Area">MEA</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Fukuoka is the economic center of the Kyushu region, with an economy largely focused on the service sector. It is also the largest startup city in Japan, and is the only economic zone for startups.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They have various services for startups like startup visa, tax reduction, and free business consultations. Fukuoka has the highest business-opening rate in Japan.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Large companies headquartered in the city include <a href="/wiki/Iwataya" title="Iwataya">Iwataya</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kyushu_Electric_Power" title="Kyushu Electric Power">Kyushu Electric Power</a>. Fukuoka is also the home of many small firms playing a supportive role in the logistics, IT, and high-tech manufacturing sectors. Most of the region's heavy manufacturing takes place in the nearby city of <a href="/wiki/Kitakyushu" title="Kitakyushu">Kitakyushu</a>. </p><p>The GDP in Greater Fukuoka, Fukuoka <a href="/wiki/Urban_Employment_Area" title="Urban Employment Area">Metropolitan Employment Area</a>, was US$101.6 billion in 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Fukuoka is the primary economic center of the Fukuoka-Kitakyushu <a href="/wiki/List_of_metropolitan_areas_in_Japan" title="List of metropolitan areas in Japan">metropolitan area</a>, which is the 4th largest economy in Japan. As of 2014, the area's <a href="/wiki/Purchasing_power_parity" title="Purchasing power parity">PPP</a>-adjusted GDP is estimated to be larger than those of metropolitan areas such as <a href="/wiki/Melbourne" title="Melbourne">Melbourne</a>, Kuala Lumpur, <a href="/wiki/Lima" title="Lima">Lima</a>, Vienna, <a href="/wiki/Barcelona" title="Barcelona">Barcelona</a> and Rome.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Several regional broadcasters are based in the city, including <a href="/wiki/Fukuoka_Broadcasting_Corporation" title="Fukuoka Broadcasting Corporation">Fukuoka Broadcasting Corporation</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kyushu_Asahi_Broadcasting" title="Kyushu Asahi Broadcasting">Kyushu Asahi Broadcasting</a>, <a href="/wiki/Love_FM_(Japan)" title="Love FM (Japan)">Love FM</a>, <a href="/wiki/RKB_Mainichi_Broadcasting" title="RKB Mainichi Broadcasting">RKB Mainichi Broadcasting</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Television_Nishinippon_Corporation" title="Television Nishinippon Corporation">Television Nishinippon Corporation</a>. </p><p>The port of Hakata and <a href="/wiki/Fukuoka_Airport" title="Fukuoka Airport">Fukuoka Airport</a> also make the city a key regional transportation hub. Fukuoka houses the headquarters of <a href="/wiki/Kyushu_Railway_Company" title="Kyushu Railway Company">Kyushu Railway Company</a> (JR Kyushu) and <a href="/wiki/Nishi-Nippon_Railroad" title="Nishi-Nippon Railroad">Nishi-Nippon Railroad</a>. <a href="/wiki/Air_Next" title="Air Next">Air Next</a>, a subsidiary of <a href="/wiki/All_Nippon_Airways" title="All Nippon Airways">All Nippon Airways</a>, is headquartered in <a href="/wiki/Hakata-ku,_Fukuoka" title="Hakata-ku, Fukuoka">Hakata-ku</a>;<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> prior to its dissolution, <a href="/wiki/Harlequin_Air" title="Harlequin Air">Harlequin Air</a> was also headquartered in Hakata-ku.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Fukuoka has its own <a href="/wiki/Stock_exchange" title="Stock exchange">stock exchange</a>, founded in 1949. It is one of six in Japan.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Fukuoka is one of the most affordable cities in Japan.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Culture">Culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fukuoka&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:%E3%82%A2%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AD%E3%82%B9%E7%A6%8F%E5%B2%A1_(Acros_Fukuoka)_-_panoramio.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Cultureal Center building" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/%E3%82%A2%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AD%E3%82%B9%E7%A6%8F%E5%B2%A1_%28Acros_Fukuoka%29_-_panoramio.jpg/220px-%E3%82%A2%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AD%E3%82%B9%E7%A6%8F%E5%B2%A1_%28Acros_Fukuoka%29_-_panoramio.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/%E3%82%A2%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AD%E3%82%B9%E7%A6%8F%E5%B2%A1_%28Acros_Fukuoka%29_-_panoramio.jpg/330px-%E3%82%A2%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AD%E3%82%B9%E7%A6%8F%E5%B2%A1_%28Acros_Fukuoka%29_-_panoramio.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/%E3%82%A2%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AD%E3%82%B9%E7%A6%8F%E5%B2%A1_%28Acros_Fukuoka%29_-_panoramio.jpg/440px-%E3%82%A2%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AD%E3%82%B9%E7%A6%8F%E5%B2%A1_%28Acros_Fukuoka%29_-_panoramio.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="1944" /></a><figcaption>ACROS Fukuoka</figcaption></figure> <p>Fukuoka was selected as one of <i><a href="/wiki/Newsweek" title="Newsweek">Newsweek</a></i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s 10 "Most Dynamic Cities" in its July 2006 issue.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was chosen for its central Asian location, increasing tourism and trade, and a large increase in volume at its sea and airport. Fukuoka has a diverse culture and a wide range of cultural attractions. </p><p>In its July/August 2008 issue, <i><a href="/wiki/Monocle_(lifestyle_magazine)" class="mw-redirect" title="Monocle (lifestyle magazine)">Monocle</a></i> selected Fukuoka as number 17 of the "Top 25 liveable cities".<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was chosen for excellent shopping, outstanding food, good transport links, good museums, "a feeling of openness in its sea air", green spaces and because it is friendly, safe, clean and close to the rest of East Asia.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The same survey in 2018 ranked Fukuoka at number 22.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>ACROS (Asian Cross Road Over the Sea) is a cultural center located at the Tenjin Central Park. Part of it is the Fukuoka Symphony Hall and it hosts several other cultural events in a green building. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Fukuoka_Asian_Culture_Prize" class="mw-redirect" title="Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize">Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize</a> was established to honor the outstanding work of individuals or organizations in Asia. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tourism">Tourism</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fukuoka&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Tourism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Hakata-ku,_Fukuoka#Economy#Cruise_ship_tourism" title="Hakata-ku, Fukuoka">Hakata-ku, Fukuoka § Economy#Cruise ship tourism</a></div> <p>Fukuoka hosts more than 2 million foreign visitors annually, with the majority coming from neighboring South Korea, Taiwan and China.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> From the early 2010s Hakata became the beneficiary of significant growth in cruise ship tourism; particularly with visitors from China. After expansion and redevelopment of the Hakata Port international passenger ship terminal, the number of cruise ship port calls in 2016 was expected to exceed 400.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Nearly ten thousand international students attend universities in or near the Fukuoka prefecture each year.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Nearly 200 international conferences are held each year in Fukuoka.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Attractions">Attractions</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fukuoka&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Attractions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Canalcityhakatainner.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Canalcityhakatainner.jpg/220px-Canalcityhakatainner.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="330" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Canalcityhakatainner.jpg/330px-Canalcityhakatainner.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Canalcityhakatainner.jpg/440px-Canalcityhakatainner.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="900" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Canal_City_Hakata" title="Canal City Hakata">Canal City Hakata</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Gojunoto_Tower_of_Tochoji_Temple_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Gojunoto_Tower_of_Tochoji_Temple_2.jpg/220px-Gojunoto_Tower_of_Tochoji_Temple_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Gojunoto_Tower_of_Tochoji_Temple_2.jpg/330px-Gojunoto_Tower_of_Tochoji_Temple_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Gojunoto_Tower_of_Tochoji_Temple_2.jpg/440px-Gojunoto_Tower_of_Tochoji_Temple_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2944" data-file-height="3925" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/T%C5%8Dch%C5%8D-ji" title="Tōchō-ji">Tōchō-ji</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Hakata-style_ramen.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Hakata-style_ramen.jpg/220px-Hakata-style_ramen.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Hakata-style_ramen.jpg/330px-Hakata-style_ramen.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Hakata-style_ramen.jpg/440px-Hakata-style_ramen.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1900" data-file-height="1425" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Hakata_ramen" class="mw-redirect" title="Hakata ramen">Hakata ramen</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Fukuoka Castle, located adjacent to Ohori Park in Maizuru Park, features the remaining stone walls and ramparts<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> left after a devastating fire during the upheaval of the <a href="/wiki/Meiji_Restoration" title="Meiji Restoration">Meiji Restoration</a>. It has now been preserved along with some reconstructed prefabricate concrete towers constructed during the 1950s and 1960s, when there was a trend across Japan to rebuild damaged castles as tourist attractions. <a href="/wiki/%C5%8Chori_Park" title="Ōhori Park">Ōhori Park</a> is also the location of one of Fukuoka City's major <a href="/wiki/Fukuoka_Art_Museum" title="Fukuoka Art Museum">art galleries</a>. </p><p>There are many temples with long histories including <a href="/wiki/T%C5%8Dch%C5%8D-ji" title="Tōchō-ji">Tōchō-ji</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hakozaki_Shrine" title="Hakozaki Shrine">Hakozaki Shrine</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kashii-g%C5%AB" title="Kashii-gū">Kashii shrine</a>, and <a href="/wiki/J%C5%8Dten-ji" title="Jōten-ji">Jōten-ji</a>. The Buddhist <a href="/wiki/Nanzo-in" title="Nanzo-in">Nanzoin temple</a> is located in <a href="/wiki/Sasaguri,_Fukuoka" title="Sasaguri, Fukuoka">Sasaguri</a>, just east of Fukuoka. It is claimed to be the largest statue of a <a href="/wiki/Reclining_Buddha" title="Reclining Buddha">reclining Buddha</a> in the world. It has to be mentioned though that in Thailand there are three, and in Myanmar six reclining Buddha statues that are larger than the Sasaguri statue, one of them being 180 meters long as opposed to the 42 meters of the one in Fukuoka prefecture. It is possible though that the Sasaguri reclining Buddha is the largest plastic reclining Buddha statue in the world. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Sky_Dream_Fukuoka" title="Sky Dream Fukuoka">Sky Dream Fukuoka</a>, in Fukuoka's western ward, was a <a href="/wiki/Ferris_wheel" title="Ferris wheel">Ferris wheel</a> with a height of 120 meters and was closed in September 2009. The surrounding shopping center, Marinoa City Fukuoka, still attracts millions of visitors each year. Other shopping centers that attract tourists include Canal City, JR Hakata City, and Hakata Riverain.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Marine Park Uminonakamichi is located on a narrow cape on the northern side of the Bay of Hakata. The park has an amusement park, petting zoo, gardens, beaches, a hotel, and a large marine aquarium which opened in 1989.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>For tourists from other parts of Japan, local foods such as <a href="/wiki/Mentaiko" class="mw-redirect" title="Mentaiko">mentaiko</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hakata_ramen" class="mw-redirect" title="Hakata ramen">Hakata (tonkotsu) ramen</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Motsunabe" title="Motsunabe">motsunabe</a> are associated with Fukuoka. <a href="/wiki/Yatai_(retail)" class="mw-redirect" title="Yatai (retail)">Yatai</a> (street stalls) serving ramen can be found in Tenjin and <a href="/wiki/Nakasu" title="Nakasu">Nakasu</a> most evenings. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Fukuoka_Tower" title="Fukuoka Tower">Fukuoka Tower</a> is near the beach in Seaside Momochi, a development built for the 1989 Asia-Pacific Exhibition. The older symbol of the city, <a href="/wiki/Hakata_Port_Tower" title="Hakata Port Tower">Hakata Port Tower</a>, is next to the international ferry terminal and is free to enter. </p><p>Itoshima, to the west of Fukuoka city, has recently become a very popular tourist destination. There are many beaches along the coast, notably Futamigaura beach, where there is a famous Shinto shrine in the ocean, and Keya beach, which hosts the annual Sunset Live festival every September. Inland, there is the Shingon Buddhist temple called Raizan Sennyoji, where there are many Buddhist statues and stunning autumn foliage.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Museums">Museums</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fukuoka&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Museums"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Fukuoka_City_Museum_2.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Fukuoka_City_Museum_2.JPG/220px-Fukuoka_City_Museum_2.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Fukuoka_City_Museum_2.JPG/330px-Fukuoka_City_Museum_2.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Fukuoka_City_Museum_2.JPG/440px-Fukuoka_City_Museum_2.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448" /></a><figcaption>Fukuoka City Museum</figcaption></figure> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fukuoka_Art_Museum" title="Fukuoka Art Museum">Fukuoka Art Museum</a> – In Ohori Park; contains a wide selection of contemporary and other art from around the world, including works by <a href="/wiki/Mark_Rothko" title="Mark Rothko">Mark Rothko</a>, <a href="/wiki/Roy_Lichtenstein" title="Roy Lichtenstein">Roy Lichtenstein</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Salvador_Dal%C3%AD" title="Salvador Dalí">Salvador Dalí</a>.</li> <li>Fukuoka Asian Art Museum – contains art from various countries of Asia.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fukuoka_City_Museum" title="Fukuoka City Museum">Fukuoka City Museum</a> – displays a broad range of items from the region's history, including a spectacular gold seal.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fukuoka_Oriental_Ceramics_Museum" title="Fukuoka Oriental Ceramics Museum">Fukuoka Oriental Ceramics Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fukuoka_Prefectural_Museum_of_Art" title="Fukuoka Prefectural Museum of Art">Fukuoka Prefectural Museum of Art</a></li> <li>Genko Historical Museum (元寇史料館, Museum of the Mongol Invasion) – In Higashi Koen (Eastern Park); displays Japanese and Mongolian arms and armor from the 13th century as well as paintings on historical subjects. Open on weekends.</li> <li>Hakata Machiya Folk Museum – Dedicated to displaying the traditional ways of life, speech, and culture of the Fukuoka region.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kyushu_National_Museum" title="Kyushu National Museum">Kyushu National Museum</a> in nearby <a href="/wiki/Dazaifu,_Fukuoka" title="Dazaifu, Fukuoka">Dazaifu</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Festivals">Festivals</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fukuoka&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Festivals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Hakata_gion_yamakasa_2006_02.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Hakata_gion_yamakasa_2006_02.jpg/220px-Hakata_gion_yamakasa_2006_02.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Hakata_gion_yamakasa_2006_02.jpg/330px-Hakata_gion_yamakasa_2006_02.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Hakata_gion_yamakasa_2006_02.jpg/440px-Hakata_gion_yamakasa_2006_02.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="1200" /></a><figcaption>Hakata Gion Yamakasa</figcaption></figure> <p>Fukuoka is home to many festivals (<a href="/wiki/Japanese_festivals" title="Japanese festivals">matsuri</a>) that are held throughout the year. Of these, the most famous are <i><a href="/wiki/Hakata_Dontaku" title="Hakata Dontaku">Hakata Dontaku</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Hakata_Gion_Yamakasa" title="Hakata Gion Yamakasa">Hakata Gion Yamakasa</a></i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Yamakasa">Yamakasa</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fukuoka&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Yamakasa"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Yamakasa</i></span><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">山笠</span></span>)</span>, held for two weeks each July,<sup id="cite_ref-yamak_54-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-yamak-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is Fukuoka's oldest festival with a history of over 700 years. The festival dates back to 1241 when a priest called Shioichu Kokushi saved Hakata from a terrible plague by being carried around the city on a movable shrine and throwing water.<sup id="cite_ref-cog_55-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cog-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-web_56-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-web-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Teams of men (no women, except small girls, are allowed), representing different districts in the city, commemorate the priest's route by racing against the clock around a set course carrying on their shoulders floats weighing several thousand pounds. Participants all wear <i>shimekomi</i> (called <i><a href="/wiki/Fundoshi" title="Fundoshi">fundoshi</a></i> in other parts of Japan), which are traditional loincloths. </p><p>Each day of the two-week festival is marked by special events and practice runs, culminating in the official race that takes place the last morning before dawn. Tens of thousands line the streets to cheer on the teams. During the festival, men can be seen walking around many parts of Fukuoka in long <i><a href="/wiki/Happi" title="Happi">happi</a></i> coats bearing the distinctive mark of their team affiliation and traditional <i><a href="/wiki/Geta_(footwear)" title="Geta (footwear)">geta</a></i> sandals. The costumes are worn with pride and are considered appropriate wear for even formal occasions, such as weddings and cocktail parties, during the festival. </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional center"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Yamagasa_uniform_1.png" class="mw-file-description" title="The uniform used during the ceremonies and preparation"><img alt="The uniform used during the ceremonies and preparation" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Yamagasa_uniform_1.png/65px-Yamagasa_uniform_1.png" decoding="async" width="65" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Yamagasa_uniform_1.png/97px-Yamagasa_uniform_1.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Yamagasa_uniform_1.png/130px-Yamagasa_uniform_1.png 2x" data-file-width="380" data-file-height="700" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">The uniform used during the ceremonies and preparation</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Yamagasa_uniform_2.png" class="mw-file-description" title="The uniform used during the competition"><img alt="The uniform used during the competition" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Yamagasa_uniform_2.png/99px-Yamagasa_uniform_2.png" decoding="async" width="99" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Yamagasa_uniform_2.png/148px-Yamagasa_uniform_2.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Yamagasa_uniform_2.png/198px-Yamagasa_uniform_2.png 2x" data-file-width="700" data-file-height="850" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">The uniform used during the competition</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Hakata_Dontaku">Hakata Dontaku</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fukuoka&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Hakata Dontaku"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Hakata Dontaku</i></span><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">博多どんたく</span></span>)</span> is held in Fukuoka City on May 3 and 4. Boasting over 800 years of history, Dontaku is attended by more than 2 million people, making it the festival with the highest attendance during Japan's <a href="/wiki/Golden_Week_(Japan)" title="Golden Week (Japan)">Golden Week</a> holidays. During the festival, stages are erected throughout downtown for traditional performances and a parade of floats is held. The full name is <i>Hakata Dontaku Minato Matsuri</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-dontaku_57-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dontaku-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The festival was stopped for seven years during the <a href="/wiki/Meiji_era" title="Meiji era">Meiji era</a>. Since it was restarted in the 12th year of the Meiji era it has been known as <i>Hakata Dontaku</i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Music">Music</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fukuoka&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Music"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Notable musical names in <a href="/wiki/J-pop" title="J-pop">J-pop</a> include <a href="/wiki/Ayumi_Hamasaki" title="Ayumi Hamasaki">Ayumi Hamasaki</a> (allegedly Japan's richest woman), hugely popular singer-songwriter duo <a href="/wiki/Chage_and_Aska" title="Chage and Aska">Chage & Aska</a>, singer-songwriter <a href="/wiki/Eri_Nobuchika" title="Eri Nobuchika">Eri Nobuchika</a>, <a href="/wiki/Misia" title="Misia">Misia</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Yui_(singer)" title="Yui (singer)">Yui</a>. During the 1970s, local musicians prided themselves on their origins and dubbed their sound, <a href="/wiki/Mentai_Rock" class="mw-redirect" title="Mentai Rock">Mentai Rock</a>. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Morning_Musume" title="Morning Musume">Morning Musume</a> 6th generation member <a href="/wiki/Reina_Tanaka" title="Reina Tanaka">Reina Tanaka</a> was also born here in 1989 along with 9th generation member <a href="/wiki/Erina_Ikuta" title="Erina Ikuta">Erina Ikuta</a> in 1997. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Dominican_Republic" title="Dominican Republic">Dominican</a> songwriter and singer <a href="/wiki/Juan_Luis_Guerra" title="Juan Luis Guerra">Juan Luis Guerra</a> pays homage to the city in his <a href="/wiki/Bachata_(music)" title="Bachata (music)">bachata</a> song <i><a href="/wiki/Bachata_en_Fukuoka" title="Bachata en Fukuoka">Bachata en Fukuoka</a></i> (2010). </p><p><a href="/wiki/HKT_48" class="mw-redirect" title="HKT 48">HKT 48</a> have their own Theater at Nishitetsu Hall. </p><p>Ezaki Hikaru of the <a href="/wiki/K-pop" title="K-pop">k-pop</a> group <a href="/wiki/Kep1er" title="Kep1er">Kep1er</a> was born in Fukuoka.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Transport">Transport</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fukuoka&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Transport"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Transport_in_Fukuoka-Kitakyushu" title="Transport in Fukuoka-Kitakyushu">Transport in Fukuoka-Kitakyushu</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Fukuoka_Airport_international_terminal.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Fukuoka_Airport_international_terminal.jpg/220px-Fukuoka_Airport_international_terminal.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Fukuoka_Airport_international_terminal.jpg/330px-Fukuoka_Airport_international_terminal.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Fukuoka_Airport_international_terminal.jpg/440px-Fukuoka_Airport_international_terminal.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a><figcaption>International terminal of <a href="/wiki/Fukuoka_Airport" title="Fukuoka Airport">Fukuoka Airport</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Baysideplace001.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Baysideplace001.jpg/220px-Baysideplace001.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Baysideplace001.jpg/330px-Baysideplace001.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Baysideplace001.jpg/440px-Baysideplace001.jpg 2x" data-file-width="701" data-file-height="467" /></a><figcaption>Bayside Place Hakata Port</figcaption></figure> <p>Fukuoka is served by <a href="/wiki/Fukuoka_Airport" title="Fukuoka Airport">Fukuoka Airport</a>, the <a href="/wiki/San%27y%C5%8D_Shinkansen" title="San'yō Shinkansen">San'yō Shinkansen</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Kyushu_Shinkansen" title="Kyushu Shinkansen">Kyushu Shinkansen</a> high-speed rail line and other <a href="/wiki/Kyushu_Railway_Company" title="Kyushu Railway Company">JR Kyushu</a> trains at <a href="/wiki/Hakata_Station" title="Hakata Station">Hakata Station</a> and by ferry. JR Kyushu and a Korean company operate <a href="/wiki/Hydrofoil" title="Hydrofoil">hydrofoil</a> ferries (named <i><a href="/wiki/Beetle_(JR_Kyushu)" title="Beetle (JR Kyushu)">Beetle</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Kobee" title="Kobee">Kobee</a></i>) between Hakata and <a href="/wiki/Busan" title="Busan">Busan</a>, South Korea. The city has three <a href="/wiki/Fukuoka_City_Subway" title="Fukuoka City Subway">subway</a> lines: the <a href="/wiki/K%C5%ABk%C5%8D_Line_(Fukuoka_City_Subway)" title="Kūkō Line (Fukuoka City Subway)">Kūkō Line</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Hakozaki_Line" title="Hakozaki Line">Hakozaki Line</a>, and the newest one, Subway <a href="/wiki/Nanakuma_Line" title="Nanakuma Line">Nanakuma Line</a>, opened on February 2, 2005. A private railway line, run by <a href="/wiki/Nishitetsu" class="mw-redirect" title="Nishitetsu">Nishitetsu</a> is also heavily used and connects the downtown area of Tenjin to the city of <a href="/wiki/%C5%8Cmuta,_Fukuoka" title="Ōmuta, Fukuoka">Ōmuta</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sports">Sports</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fukuoka&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Sports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:FUKUOKA_DOME.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/FUKUOKA_DOME.JPG/220px-FUKUOKA_DOME.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/FUKUOKA_DOME.JPG/330px-FUKUOKA_DOME.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/FUKUOKA_DOME.JPG/440px-FUKUOKA_DOME.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1944" data-file-height="2592" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Fukuoka_PayPay_Dome" class="mw-redirect" title="Fukuoka PayPay Dome">Fukuoka PayPay Dome</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Level5_Stadium_02.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Level5_Stadium_02.JPG/220px-Level5_Stadium_02.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="143" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Level5_Stadium_02.JPG/330px-Level5_Stadium_02.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Level5_Stadium_02.JPG/440px-Level5_Stadium_02.JPG 2x" data-file-width="5059" data-file-height="3278" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Level-5_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Level-5 Stadium">Level-5 Stadium</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Fukuoka is the home of the <a href="/wiki/Fukuoka_SoftBank_Hawks" title="Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks">Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks</a>, one of Japan's top professional <a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">baseball</a> teams. Threatened with bankruptcy and forced by its creditors to restructure, former owner <a href="/wiki/Daiei" title="Daiei">Daiei</a> sold the Hawks to <a href="/wiki/Softbank_Capital" class="mw-redirect" title="Softbank Capital">Softbank Capital</a> in 2004. After the sale to Softbank, the Hawks have become one of the most successful teams in <a href="/wiki/Nippon_Professional_Baseball" title="Nippon Professional Baseball">NPB</a>, winning 6 <a href="/wiki/Japan_Series" title="Japan Series">Japan Series</a> title in 8 years. Their home stadium is the <a href="/wiki/Fukuoka_PayPay_Dome" class="mw-redirect" title="Fukuoka PayPay Dome">Fukuoka PayPay Dome</a>. </p><p>Fukuoka is home to a professional <a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">football</a> team, <a href="/wiki/Avispa_Fukuoka" title="Avispa Fukuoka">Avispa Fukuoka</a>. </p><p>Annual sporting events include: </p> <ul><li>The All Japan Judo Category Championships are held in early April.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Kyushu_ekiden" class="mw-redirect" title="Kyushu ekiden">Kyushu ekiden</a>, beginning in <a href="/wiki/Nagasaki" title="Nagasaki">Nagasaki</a> and ending in Fukuoka, the world's longest <a href="/wiki/Relay_race" title="Relay race">relay race</a>, held in October. (Defunct)</li> <li>The November <a href="/wiki/Honbasho" title="Honbasho">tournament</a> of professional <a href="/wiki/Sumo" title="Sumo">Sumo</a> is held at the <a href="/wiki/Fukuoka_Convention_Center" title="Fukuoka Convention Center">Fukuoka Kokusai Center</a>.</li></ul> <p>Fukuoka has hosted the following sporting events: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fukuoka_Marathon" title="Fukuoka Marathon">Fukuoka Marathon</a> from 1947 through 2021.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_Asian_Volleyball_Championship_for_Women" class="mw-redirect" title="1983 Asian Volleyball Championship for Women">1983 Asian Volleyball Championship for Women</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Summer_Universiade" title="1995 Summer Universiade">1995 Summer Universiade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Pan_Pacific_Swimming_Championships" title="1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships">1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_Women%27s_Volleyball_World_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="1998 Women's Volleyball World Championship">1998 Women's Volleyball World Championship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Asian_Basketball_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="1999 Asian Basketball Championship">1999 Asian Basketball Championship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_World_Aquatics_Championships" title="2001 World Aquatics Championships">2001 World Aquatics Championships</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_IAAF_World_Cross_Country_Championships" title="2006 IAAF World Cross Country Championships">2006 IAAF World Cross Country Championships</a>.</li> <li>Fukuoka International Women's <a href="/wiki/Judo" title="Judo">Judo</a> Championships from 1983 to 2006.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_Grand_Prix_of_Figure_Skating_Final" title="2013–14 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final">2013–14 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_World_Aquatics_Championships" title="2023 World Aquatics Championships">2023 World Aquatics Championships</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sports_teams_and_facilities">Sports teams and facilities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fukuoka&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Sports teams and facilities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Club </th> <th scope="col">Sports </th> <th scope="col">League </th> <th scope="col">Venue </th> <th scope="col">Established </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kyuden_Voltex" title="Kyuden Voltex">Kyuden Voltex</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rugby_union" title="Rugby union">Rugby</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Top_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Top League">Top League</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Level-5_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Level-5 Stadium">Level-5 Stadium</a> </td> <td>1951 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Coca-Cola_Red_Sparks" title="Coca-Cola Red Sparks">Coca-Cola Red Sparks</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rugby_union" title="Rugby union">Rugby</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Top_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Top League">Top League</a> </td> <td>Sawayaka Sports Park </td> <td>1966 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Fukuoka_SoftBank_Hawks" title="Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks">Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">Baseball</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pacific_League" title="Pacific League">Pacific League</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fukuoka_PayPay_Dome" class="mw-redirect" title="Fukuoka PayPay Dome">Fukuoka PayPay Dome</a> </td> <td>1989 (year of relocation from <a href="/wiki/%C5%8Csaka" class="mw-redirect" title="Ōsaka">Ōsaka</a> as Daiei Hawks, changed to current name from 2005) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Avispa_Fukuoka" title="Avispa Fukuoka">Avispa Fukuoka</a> </td> <td>Association football </td> <td><a href="/wiki/J._League" class="mw-redirect" title="J. League">J. League</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hakata_no_mori_stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Hakata no mori stadium">Level-5 Stadium</a> </td> <td>1995 (year of relocation from <a href="/wiki/Fujieda,_Shizuoka" title="Fujieda, Shizuoka">Fujieda, Shizuoka</a> as Fukuoka Blux, changed to current name from 1996) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Fukuoka J-Anclas </td> <td>Association football </td> <td><a href="/wiki/L._League" class="mw-redirect" title="L. League">Nadeshiko League</a> </td> <td>Level-5 Stadium </td> <td>1986 (as Fukuoka Jogakuin High School football club, changed to a senior club team and participated Nadeshiko League Div. 2 from 2006) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Rizing_Zephyr_Fukuoka" title="Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka">Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Basketball" title="Basketball">Basketball</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/B.League" title="B.League">B.League</a> </td> <td>Accion Fukuoka </td> <td>2007 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Otonari_Fukuoka_Suns" title="Otonari Fukuoka Suns">Fukuoka Suns</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/American_Football" class="mw-redirect" title="American Football">American Football</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/X-League_(Japan)" title="X-League (Japan)">X-League</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hakata-ku,_Fukuoka" title="Hakata-ku, Fukuoka">Hakata-ku, Fukuoka</a> </td> <td>2017 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fukuoka&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Fukuoka City operates all public elementary and junior high schools, while the prefecture operates the high schools. </p> <dl><dt>National universities</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kyushu_University" title="Kyushu University">Kyushu University</a><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">九州大学</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Kyushu Daigaku</i></span>)</span> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kyushu_Institute_of_Design" title="Kyushu Institute of Design">Kyushu Institute of Design</a><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">九州芸術工科大学</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Kyushu Geijutsu Kōka Daigaku</i></span>)</span> – merged with Kyushu University in October 2003</li></ul></li></ul> <dl><dt>Prefectural university</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fukuoka_Women%27s_University" title="Fukuoka Women's University">Fukuoka Women's University</a><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">福岡女子大学</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Fukuoka Joshi Daigaku</i></span>)</span></li></ul> <dl><dt>Private universities</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Daiichi_University,_College_of_Pharmaceutical_Sciences" title="Daiichi University, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences">Daiichi University, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences</a><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">第一薬科大学</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Daiichi Yakka Daigaku</i></span>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fukuoka_Institute_of_Technology" title="Fukuoka Institute of Technology">Fukuoka Institute of Technology</a><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">福岡工業大学</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Fukuoka Kōgyō Daigaku</i></span>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fukuoka_Jo_Gakuin_University" title="Fukuoka Jo Gakuin University">Fukuoka Jo Gakuin University</a><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">福岡女学院大学</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Fukuoka Jogakuin Daigaku</i></span>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fukuoka_University" title="Fukuoka University">Fukuoka University</a><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">福岡大学</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Fukuoka Daigaku</i></span>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kyushu_Sangyo_University" title="Kyushu Sangyo University">Kyushu Sangyo University</a><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">九州産業大学</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Kyushu Sangyō Daigaku</i></span>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nakamura_Gakuen_University" title="Nakamura Gakuen University">Nakamura Gakuen University</a><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">中村学園大学</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Nakamura Gakuen Daigaku</i></span>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seinan_Gakuin_University" title="Seinan Gakuin University">Seinan Gakuin University</a><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">西南学院大学</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Seinan Gakuin Daigaku</i></span>)</span></li></ul> <dl><dt>Colleges</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fukuoka_College_of_Health_Sciences" title="Fukuoka College of Health Sciences">Fukuoka College of Health Sciences</a><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">福岡医療短期大学</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Fukuoka Iryō Tanki Daigaku</i></span>)</span></li> <li>Fukuoka Institute of Technology, <a href="/wiki/Junior_college" title="Junior college">Junior college</a> (福岡工業大学短期大学部|Fukuoka Kōgyō Daigaku Tanki Daigakubu)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Junshin_Junior_College" title="Junshin Junior College">Junshin Junior College</a><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">純真短期大学</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Junshin Tanki Daigaku</i></span>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Koran_Women%27s_Junior_College" title="Koran Women's Junior College">Koran Women's Junior College</a><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">香蘭女子短期大学</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Kōran Joshi Tanki Daigaku</i></span>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kyushu_Zokei_Art_College" title="Kyushu Zokei Art College">Kyushu Zokei Art College</a><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">九州造形短期大学</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Kyushu Zōkei Tanki Daigaku</i></span>)</span></li> <li>Nakamura Gakuen Junior College<span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">中村学園大学短期大学部</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Nakamura Gakuen Daigaku Tanki Daigakubu</i></span>)</span></li> <li>Nishinihon Junior College<span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">西日本短期大学</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Nishi Nihon Tanki Daigaku</i></span>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seika_Women%27s_Junior_College" title="Seika Women's Junior College">Seika Women's Junior College</a><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">精華女子短期大学</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Seika Joshi Tanki Daigaku</i></span>)</span></li></ul> <dl><dt>Catholic schools</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sophia_Fukuoka_Junior_and_Senior_High_School" title="Sophia Fukuoka Junior and Senior High School">Sophia Fukuoka Junior and Senior High School</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="International_relations">International relations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fukuoka&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: International relations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Fukuoka has ten <a href="/wiki/Sister_cities" class="mw-redirect" title="Sister cities">sister cities</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Oakland,_California" title="Oakland, California">Oakland</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">CA</a>, United States, since October 1962</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/China" title="China"><img alt="China" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Guangzhou" title="Guangzhou">Guangzhou</a>, China, since February 1979<sup id="cite_ref-Guangzhou_twinnings_60-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Guangzhou_twinnings-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/France" title="France"><img alt="France" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Bordeaux" title="Bordeaux">Bordeaux</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nouvelle-Aquitaine" title="Nouvelle-Aquitaine">Nouvelle-Aquitaine</a>, France , since November 1982<sup id="cite_ref-Bordeaux_twinnings_61-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bordeaux_twinnings-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Bordeaux_twinnings_2_62-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bordeaux_twinnings_2-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy"><img alt="Italy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Naples" title="Naples">Naples</a>, <a href="/wiki/Campania" title="Campania">Campania</a>, Italy, since October 1983</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand"><img alt="New Zealand" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/23px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/35px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/46px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Auckland" title="Auckland">Auckland</a>, New Zealand, since June 1986</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Malaysia" title="Malaysia"><img alt="Malaysia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Flag_of_Malaysia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Malaysia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Flag_of_Malaysia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Malaysia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Flag_of_Malaysia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Malaysia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Ipoh" title="Ipoh">Ipoh</a>, <a href="/wiki/Perak" title="Perak">Perak</a>, Malaysia, since March 1989</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/China" title="China"><img alt="China" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Qingdao" title="Qingdao">Qingdao</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shandong" title="Shandong">Shandong</a>, China, since February 2003</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Atlanta" title="Atlanta">Atlanta</a>, <a href="/wiki/Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="Georgia (U.S. state)">GA</a>, United States, since February 2005</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/South_Korea" title="South Korea"><img alt="South Korea" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Busan" title="Busan">Busan</a>, South Korea, since February 2007</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/India" title="India"><img alt="India" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/23px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/35px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/45px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Delhi" title="Delhi">Delhi</a>, India, friendship city since November 2007<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Myanmar" title="Myanmar"><img alt="Myanmar" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Flag_of_Myanmar.svg/23px-Flag_of_Myanmar.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Flag_of_Myanmar.svg/35px-Flag_of_Myanmar.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Flag_of_Myanmar.svg/45px-Flag_of_Myanmar.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Yangon" title="Yangon">Yangon</a>, Myanmar, since December 2016</li></ul> <p>The city established the Asian Pacific City Summit in 1994. It consists of 26 Asia-Pacific cities. The <a href="/wiki/Asian_Pacific_Children%27s_Convention" title="Asian Pacific Children's Convention">Asian Pacific Children's Convention</a> was established in Fukuoka in 1988.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_people">Notable people</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fukuoka&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Notable people"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 26em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jir%C5%8D_Akagawa" title="Jirō Akagawa">Jirō Akagawa</a>, novelist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aska_(singer)" title="Aska (singer)">Aska (singer)</a> (<a href="/wiki/Chage_and_Aska" title="Chage and Aska">Chage and Aska</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sonny_Chiba" title="Sonny Chiba">Sonny Chiba</a>, actor, singer, film producer, film director and <a href="/wiki/Martial_artist" class="mw-redirect" title="Martial artist">martial artist</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaibara_Ekken" title="Kaibara Ekken">Kaibara Ekken</a>, <a href="/wiki/Neo-Confucianism" title="Neo-Confucianism">Neo-Confucianist</a> philosopher</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chiya_Fujino" title="Chiya Fujino">Chiya Fujino</a>, writer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Noriko_Fukuda" title="Noriko Fukuda">Noriko Fukuda</a>, TV announcer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenji_Hamada" title="Kenji Hamada">Kenji Hamada</a>, voice actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ayumi_Hamasaki" title="Ayumi Hamasaki">Ayumi Hamasaki</a>, Japan's best selling solo artist in history</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Angela_Harry" title="Angela Harry">Angela Harry</a>, model and actress</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kanna_Hashimoto" title="Kanna Hashimoto">Kanna Hashimoto</a>, actress, singer and former idol</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hazuki_(wrestler)" title="Hazuki (wrestler)">Hazuki</a>, professional joshi wrestler</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Riko_Higashio" title="Riko Higashio">Riko Higashio</a>, <a href="/wiki/Professional_golfer" title="Professional golfer">professional golfer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kiyoshi_Hikawa" title="Kiyoshi Hikawa">Kiyoshi Hikawa</a>, enka singer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K%C5%8Dki_Hirota" title="Kōki Hirota">Kōki Hirota</a>, politician: 32nd <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Japan" title="Prime Minister of Japan">Prime Minister of Japan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HKT48" title="HKT48">HKT48</a>, idol group</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Y%C5%8Dsuke_Ideguchi" class="mw-redirect" title="Yōsuke Ideguchi">Yōsuke Ideguchi</a>, Footballer for <a href="/wiki/Avispa_Fukuoka" title="Avispa Fukuoka">Avispa Fukuoka</a>, on loan from <a href="/wiki/Celtic_F.C." title="Celtic F.C.">Celtic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hiroe_Igeta" title="Hiroe Igeta">Hiroe Igeta</a>, model, actress and tarento</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elaiza_Ikeda" title="Elaiza Ikeda">Elaiza Ikeda</a>, model and actress</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erina_Ikuta" title="Erina Ikuta">Erina Ikuta</a>, J-pop singer and member of <a href="/wiki/Morning_Musume" title="Morning Musume">Morning Musume</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mio_Imada" title="Mio Imada">Mio Imada</a>, actress and model</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tomo_Inouye" title="Tomo Inouye">Tomo Inouye</a>, medical doctor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ryo_Ishibashi" title="Ryo Ishibashi">Ryo Ishibashi</a>, actor and musician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sui_Ishida" title="Sui Ishida">Sui Ishida</a>, manga artist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gakury%C5%AB_Ishii" title="Gakuryū Ishii">Gakuryū Ishii</a>, film director</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kanikapila" title="Kanikapila">Kanikapila</a>, rock band</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ai_Kawashima" title="Ai Kawashima">Ai Kawashima</a>, singer-songwriter</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoshinori_Kobayashi" title="Yoshinori Kobayashi">Yoshinori Kobayashi</a>, manga artist</li> <li>Masamune Kusano, vocalist of <a href="/wiki/Spitz_(band)" title="Spitz (band)">Spitz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yumeno_Ky%C5%ABsaku" title="Yumeno Kyūsaku">Yumeno Kyūsaku</a>, novelist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maika_(wrestler)" title="Maika (wrestler)">Maika</a>, professional joshi</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Misia" title="Misia">Misia</a>, J-pop singer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kento_Miyahara" title="Kento Miyahara">Kento Miyahara</a>, professional wrestler</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yume_Miyamoto" title="Yume Miyamoto">Yume Miyamoto</a>, actress and voice actress</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ryutaro_Nakahara" title="Ryutaro Nakahara">Ryutaro Nakahara</a>, DJ, musician, composer and arranger</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenzo_Nakamura" title="Kenzo Nakamura">Kenzo Nakamura</a>, Judo athlete</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Katsuhiko_Nakajima" title="Katsuhiko Nakajima">Katsuhiko Nakajima</a>, professional wrestler</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ai_Nonaka" title="Ai Nonaka">Ai Nonaka</a>, voice actress</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kensh%C5%8D_Ono" class="mw-redirect" title="Kenshō Ono">Kenshō Ono</a>, voice actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yukari_Oshima" title="Yukari Oshima">Yukari Oshima</a>, actress</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Victoria_Principal" title="Victoria Principal">Victoria Principal</a>, American actress</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Noriko_Sakai" title="Noriko Sakai">Noriko Sakai</a>, singer and actress</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nao_Sakuma" class="mw-redirect" title="Nao Sakuma">Nao Sakuma</a>, <a href="/wiki/Principal_dancer" title="Principal dancer">principal dancer</a> with <a href="/wiki/Birmingham_Royal_Ballet" title="Birmingham Royal Ballet">Birmingham Royal Ballet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kensuke_Sasaki" title="Kensuke Sasaki">Kensuke Sasaki</a>, professional wrestler</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kohei_Uchimura" class="mw-redirect" title="Kohei Uchimura">Kohei Uchimura</a>, artistic gymnast</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sayuri_(musician)" title="Sayuri (musician)">Sayuri</a>, singer-songwriter</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K%C5%8Dji_Seto" title="Kōji Seto">Kōji Seto</a>, actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eihi_Shiina" title="Eihi Shiina">Eihi Shiina</a>, model and actress</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ringo_Shiina" class="mw-redirect" title="Ringo Shiina">Ringo Shiina</a>, J-pop singer born in <a href="/wiki/Saitama_Prefecture" title="Saitama Prefecture">Saitama Prefecture</a> and raised in Fukuoka</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polkadot_Stingray" title="Polkadot Stingray">Polkadot Stingray</a>, rock band</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keita_Tachibana" title="Keita Tachibana">Keita Tachibana</a>, J-pop singer and member of <a href="/wiki/W-inds" title="W-inds">W-inds</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Takehiro_Tomiyasu" title="Takehiro Tomiyasu">Takehiro Tomiyasu</a>, footballer for <a href="/wiki/Arsenal_F.C." title="Arsenal F.C.">Arsenal F.C.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akitomo_Takeno" title="Akitomo Takeno">Akitomo Takeno</a>, basketball player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Takuma" title="Dan Takuma">Dan Takuma</a>, businessman</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamori" title="Tamori">Tamori</a>, TV presenter</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kane_Tanaka" title="Kane Tanaka">Kane Tanaka</a>, oldest verified Japanese person ever and second oldest verified person ever</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reina_Tanaka" title="Reina Tanaka">Reina Tanaka</a>, J-pop singer and a member of <a href="/wiki/Morning_Musume" title="Morning Musume">Morning Musume</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lovendor" title="Lovendor">Lovendor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ryoko_Tani" title="Ryoko Tani">Ryoko Tani</a>, judo athlete</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rintaro_Tokunaga" title="Rintaro Tokunaga">Rintaro Tokunaga</a>, basketball player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Misa_Uehara" title="Misa Uehara">Misa Uehara</a> (1937–2003), actress</li> <li>Ren Kawashiri, J-pop singer/dancer, member of <a href="/wiki/JO1" title="JO1">JO1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ryutaro_Umeno" title="Ryutaro Umeno">Ryutaro Umeno</a>, baseball player for the <a href="/wiki/Hanshin_Tigers" title="Hanshin Tigers">Hanshin Tigers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Masaaki_Yuasa" title="Masaaki Yuasa">Masaaki Yuasa</a>, director</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yui_(singer)" title="Yui (singer)">Yui</a>, singer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Takumi_Iroha" title="Takumi Iroha">Takumi Iroha</a>, <a href="/wiki/Joshi_puroresu" class="mw-redirect" title="Joshi puroresu">Japanese professional wrestler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sosuke_Ikematsu" title="Sosuke Ikematsu">Sosuke Ikematsu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Movie_actor" class="mw-redirect" title="Movie actor">movie actor</a>, <a href="/wiki/Television_actor" class="mw-redirect" title="Television actor">television actor</a> and <a href="/wiki/Theatre_actor" class="mw-redirect" title="Theatre actor">theatre actor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haruto_Watanabe" class="mw-redirect" title="Haruto Watanabe">Haruto Watanabe</a>, K-pop Idol, boy group <a href="/wiki/Treasure_(band)" title="Treasure (band)">Treasure (band)</a></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fukuoka&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2006_Fukuoka_mayoral_election" title="2006 Fukuoka mayoral election">2006 Fukuoka mayoral election</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Places_of_Scenic_Beauty_of_Japan_(Fukuoka)" title="List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Fukuoka)">List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Fukuoka)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Historic_Sites_of_Japan_(Fukuoka)" title="List of Historic Sites of Japan (Fukuoka)">List of Historic Sites of Japan (Fukuoka)</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fukuoka&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output 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District</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ashiya,_Fukuoka" title="Ashiya, Fukuoka">Ashiya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mizumaki,_Fukuoka" title="Mizumaki, Fukuoka">Mizumaki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Okagaki,_Fukuoka" title="Okagaki, Fukuoka">Okagaki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Onga,_Fukuoka" title="Onga, Fukuoka">Onga</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tagawa_District,_Fukuoka" title="Tagawa District, Fukuoka">Tagawa District</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aka,_Fukuoka" title="Aka, Fukuoka">Aka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fukuchi,_Fukuoka" title="Fukuchi, Fukuoka">Fukuchi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Itoda,_Fukuoka" title="Itoda, Fukuoka">Itoda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kawara,_Fukuoka" title="Kawara, Fukuoka">Kawara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kawasaki,_Fukuoka" title="Kawasaki, Fukuoka">Kawasaki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C5%8Ct%C5%8D,_Fukuoka" title="Ōtō, Fukuoka">Ōtō</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soeda,_Fukuoka" title="Soeda, Fukuoka">Soeda</a></li></ul></li> <li><a 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href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Metropolitan_cities_of_Japan" title="Template:Metropolitan cities of Japan"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Metropolitan_cities_of_Japan" title="Template talk:Metropolitan cities of Japan"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Metropolitan_cities_of_Japan" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Metropolitan cities of Japan"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Metropolitan_cities_of_Japan" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Japan" title="List of cities in Japan">Metropolitan cities</a> of <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Tokyo" title="Tokyo">Tokyo Metropolis</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Special_wards_of_Tokyo" title="Special wards of Tokyo">Special wards of Tokyo</a><sup>※</sup> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Adachi,_Tokyo" title="Adachi, Tokyo">Adachi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arakawa,_Tokyo" title="Arakawa, Tokyo">Arakawa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bunky%C5%8D" title="Bunkyō">Bunkyō</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chiyoda,_Tokyo" title="Chiyoda, Tokyo">Chiyoda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ch%C5%AB%C5%8D,_Tokyo" title="Chūō, Tokyo">Chūō</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edogawa,_Tokyo" title="Edogawa, Tokyo">Edogawa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Itabashi" title="Itabashi">Itabashi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Katsushika" title="Katsushika">Katsushika</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kita,_Tokyo" title="Kita, Tokyo">Kita</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K%C5%8Dt%C5%8D" title="Kōtō">Kōtō</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meguro" title="Meguro">Meguro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minato,_Tokyo" title="Minato, Tokyo">Minato</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nakano,_Tokyo" title="Nakano, Tokyo">Nakano</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nerima" title="Nerima">Nerima</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C5%8Cta,_Tokyo" title="Ōta, Tokyo">Ōta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Setagaya" title="Setagaya">Setagaya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shibuya" title="Shibuya">Shibuya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shinagawa" title="Shinagawa">Shinagawa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shinjuku" title="Shinjuku">Shinjuku</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suginami" title="Suginami">Suginami</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sumida,_Tokyo" title="Sumida, Tokyo">Sumida</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toshima" title="Toshima">Toshima</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tait%C5%8D" title="Taitō">Taitō</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Cities_designated_by_government_ordinance_of_Japan" title="Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan">Designated cities</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chiba_(city)" title="Chiba (city)">Chiba</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Fukuoka</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hamamatsu" title="Hamamatsu">Hamamatsu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hiroshima" title="Hiroshima">Hiroshima</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kawasaki,_Kanagawa" title="Kawasaki, Kanagawa">Kawasaki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kitakyushu" title="Kitakyushu">Kitakyushu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kobe" title="Kobe">Kobe</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kumamoto" title="Kumamoto">Kumamoto</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kyoto" title="Kyoto">Kyoto</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nagoya" title="Nagoya">Nagoya</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Niigata_(city)" title="Niigata (city)">Niigata</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Okayama" title="Okayama">Okayama</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka">Osaka</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sagamihara" title="Sagamihara">Sagamihara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saitama_(city)" title="Saitama (city)">Saitama</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sakai" title="Sakai">Sakai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sapporo" title="Sapporo">Sapporo</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sendai" title="Sendai">Sendai</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shizuoka_(city)" title="Shizuoka (city)">Shizuoka</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yokohama" title="Yokohama">Yokohama</a><sup>※</sup></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Core_cities_of_Japan" title="Core cities of Japan">Core cities</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Akashi,_Hy%C5%8Dgo" title="Akashi, Hyōgo">Akashi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akita_(city)" title="Akita (city)">Akita</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amagasaki" title="Amagasaki">Amagasaki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aomori" title="Aomori">Aomori</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asahikawa" title="Asahikawa">Asahikawa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fukui_(city)" title="Fukui (city)">Fukui</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fukushima_(city)" title="Fukushima (city)">Fukushima</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fukuyama,_Hiroshima" title="Fukuyama, Hiroshima">Fukuyama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Funabashi" title="Funabashi">Funabashi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gifu" title="Gifu">Gifu</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hachinohe" title="Hachinohe">Hachinohe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hachi%C5%8Dji" title="Hachiōji">Hachiōji</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hakodate" title="Hakodate">Hakodate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Higashi%C5%8Dsaka" title="Higashiōsaka">Higashiōsaka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Himeji" title="Himeji">Himeji</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hirakata" title="Hirakata">Hirakata</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ichinomiya,_Aichi" title="Ichinomiya, Aichi">Ichinomiya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iwaki,_Fukushima" title="Iwaki, Fukushima">Iwaki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kagoshima" title="Kagoshima">Kagoshima</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kanazawa" title="Kanazawa">Kanazawa</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kashiwa" title="Kashiwa">Kashiwa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kawagoe,_Saitama" title="Kawagoe, Saitama">Kawagoe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kawaguchi,_Saitama" title="Kawaguchi, Saitama">Kawaguchi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K%C5%8Dchi,_K%C5%8Dchi" title="Kōchi, Kōchi">Kōchi</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K%C5%8Dfu" title="Kōfu">Kōfu</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K%C5%8Driyama" title="Kōriyama">Kōriyama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Koshigaya" title="Koshigaya">Koshigaya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kurashiki" title="Kurashiki">Kurashiki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kure,_Hiroshima" title="Kure, Hiroshima">Kure</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kurume" title="Kurume">Kurume</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maebashi" title="Maebashi">Maebashi</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matsue" title="Matsue">Matsue</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matsumoto,_Nagano" title="Matsumoto, Nagano">Matsumoto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matsuyama" title="Matsuyama">Matsuyama</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miyazaki_(city)" title="Miyazaki (city)">Miyazaki</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mito,_Ibaraki" title="Mito, Ibaraki">Mito</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morioka" title="Morioka">Morioka</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naha" title="Naha">Naha</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nagano_(city)" title="Nagano (city)">Nagano</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nagasaki" title="Nagasaki">Nagasaki</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nara_(city)" title="Nara (city)">Nara</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neyagawa,_Osaka" title="Neyagawa, Osaka">Neyagawa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nishinomiya" title="Nishinomiya">Nishinomiya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C5%8Cita_(city)" title="Ōita (city)">Ōita</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Okazaki,_Aichi" title="Okazaki, Aichi">Okazaki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C5%8Ctsu" title="Ōtsu">Ōtsu</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sasebo" title="Sasebo">Sasebo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shimonoseki" title="Shimonoseki">Shimonoseki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suita" title="Suita">Suita</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Takamatsu" title="Takamatsu">Takamatsu</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Takasaki" title="Takasaki">Takasaki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Takatsuki" title="Takatsuki">Takatsuki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tottori_(city)" title="Tottori (city)">Tottori</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toyama_(city)" title="Toyama (city)">Toyama</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toyohashi" title="Toyohashi">Toyohashi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toyonaka" title="Toyonaka">Toyonaka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toyota,_Aichi" title="Toyota, Aichi">Toyota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Utsunomiya" title="Utsunomiya">Utsunomiya</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wakayama_(city)" title="Wakayama (city)">Wakayama</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yao,_Osaka" title="Yao, Osaka">Yao</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yamagata_(city)" title="Yamagata (city)">Yamagata</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yokosuka" title="Yokosuka">Yokosuka</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Special_cities_of_Japan" title="Special cities of Japan">Special cities</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Atsugi" title="Atsugi">Atsugi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chigasaki,_Kanagawa" title="Chigasaki, Kanagawa">Chigasaki</a><sup>☆</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fuji,_Shizuoka" title="Fuji, Shizuoka">Fuji</a><sup>☆</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hiratsuka" title="Hiratsuka">Hiratsuka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ibaraki,_Osaka" title="Ibaraki, Osaka">Ibaraki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Isesaki" title="Isesaki">Isesaki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/J%C5%8Detsu,_Niigata" title="Jōetsu, Niigata">Jōetsu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kakogawa,_Hy%C5%8Dgo" title="Kakogawa, Hyōgo">Kakogawa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kasugai,_Aichi" title="Kasugai, Aichi">Kasugai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kasukabe,_Saitama" title="Kasukabe, Saitama">Kasukabe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kishiwada,_Osaka" title="Kishiwada, Osaka">Kishiwada</a><sup>☆</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kumagaya" title="Kumagaya">Kumagaya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nagaoka,_Niigata" title="Nagaoka, Niigata">Nagaoka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Numazu" title="Numazu">Numazu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Odawara" title="Odawara">Odawara</a><sup>☆</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C5%8Cta,_Gunma" title="Ōta, Gunma">Ōta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saga_(city)" title="Saga (city)">Saga</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S%C5%8Dka" title="Sōka">Sōka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Takarazuka,_Hy%C5%8Dgo" title="Takarazuka, Hyōgo">Takarazuka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tokorozawa,_Saitama" title="Tokorozawa, Saitama">Tokorozawa</a><sup>☆</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tsukuba" title="Tsukuba">Tsukuba</a><sup>☆</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yamato,_Kanagawa" title="Yamato, Kanagawa">Yamato</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yokkaichi" title="Yokkaichi">Yokkaichi</a><sup>☆</sup></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" 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href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a> with a population of over a million</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Hokkaido" title="Hokkaido">Hokkaido region</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sapporo_metropolitan_area" class="mw-redirect" title="Sapporo metropolitan area">Sapporo</a><span style="font-size:85%;"> (<a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11249471" class="extiw" title="d:Q11249471">Wikidata</a>)</span> <ul><li><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Ishikari_Subprefecture" title="Ishikari Subprefecture">Ishikari</a></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Shiribeshi_Subprefecture" title="Shiribeshi Subprefecture">Shiribeshi</a></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Sorachi_Subprefecture" title="Sorachi Subprefecture">Sorachi</a></span></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/T%C5%8Dhoku_region" title="Tōhoku region">Tōhoku region</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sendai_metropolitan_area" class="mw-redirect" title="Sendai metropolitan area">Sendai</a><span style="font-size:85%;"> (<a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11251512" class="extiw" title="d:Q11251512">Wikidata</a>)</span> <ul><li><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Miyagi_Prefecture" title="Miyagi Prefecture">Miyagi</a></span></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Kant%C5%8D_region" title="Kantō region">Kantō region</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Utsunomiya_metropolitan_area" class="mw-redirect" title="Utsunomiya metropolitan area">Utsunomiya</a><span style="font-size:85%;"> (<a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11449830" class="extiw" title="d:Q11449830">Wikidata</a>)</span> <ul><li><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Tochigi_Prefecture" title="Tochigi Prefecture">Tochigi</a></span></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maebashi_metropolitan_area" class="mw-redirect" title="Maebashi metropolitan area">Maebashi</a><span style="font-size:85%;"> (<a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11397332" class="extiw" title="d:Q11397332">Wikidata</a>)</span> <ul><li><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Gunma_Prefecture" title="Gunma Prefecture">Gunma</a></span></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tokyo_metropolitan_area" class="mw-redirect" title="Tokyo metropolitan area">Tokyo</a> <ul><li><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Saitama_Prefecture" title="Saitama Prefecture">Saitama</a></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Chiba_Prefecture" title="Chiba Prefecture">Chiba</a></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Tokyo_Prefecture" class="mw-redirect" title="Tokyo Prefecture">Tokyo</a></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Kanagawa_Prefecture" title="Kanagawa Prefecture">Kanagawa</a></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Ibaraki_Prefecture" title="Ibaraki Prefecture">Ibaraki</a></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Yamanashi_Prefecture" title="Yamanashi Prefecture">Yamanashi</a></span></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Ch%C5%ABbu_region" title="Chūbu region">Chūbu region</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Niigata_metropolitan_area" class="mw-redirect" title="Niigata metropolitan area">Niigata</a><span style="font-size:85%;"> (<a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11503605" class="extiw" title="d:Q11503605">Wikidata</a>)</span> <ul><li><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Niigata_Prefecture" title="Niigata Prefecture">Niigata</a></span></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toyama_metropolitan_area" class="mw-redirect" title="Toyama metropolitan area">Toyama</a><span style="font-size:85%;"> (<a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11456854" class="extiw" title="d:Q11456854">Wikidata</a>)</span> <ul><li><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Toyama_Prefecture" title="Toyama Prefecture">Toyama</a></span></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hamamatsu_metropolitan_area" class="mw-redirect" title="Hamamatsu metropolitan area">Hamamatsu</a><span style="font-size:85%;"> (<a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11557888" class="extiw" title="d:Q11557888">Wikidata</a>)</span> <ul><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Shizuoka</span></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nagoya_metropolitan_area" class="mw-redirect" title="Nagoya metropolitan area">Nagoya</a><span style="font-size:85%;"> (<a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24901650" class="extiw" title="d:Q24901650">Wikidata</a>)</span> <ul><li><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Gifu_Prefecture" title="Gifu Prefecture">Gifu</a></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Aichi_Prefecture" title="Aichi Prefecture">Aichi</a></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Mie_Prefecture" title="Mie Prefecture">Mie</a></span></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Kansai_region" title="Kansai region">Kinki region</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kyoto_metropolitan_area" class="mw-redirect" title="Kyoto metropolitan area">Kyoto</a><span style="font-size:85%;"> (<a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11375711" class="extiw" title="d:Q11375711">Wikidata</a>)</span> <ul><li><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Shiga_Prefecture" title="Shiga Prefecture">Shiga</a></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Kyoto_Prefecture" title="Kyoto Prefecture">Kyoto</a></span></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Osaka_metropolitan_area" class="mw-redirect" title="Osaka metropolitan area">Osaka</a><span style="font-size:85%;"> (<a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11441649" class="extiw" title="d:Q11441649">Wikidata</a>)</span> <ul><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Kyoto</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Osaka_Prefecture" title="Osaka Prefecture">Osaka</a></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Hy%C5%8Dgo_Prefecture" title="Hyōgo Prefecture">Hyogo</a></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Nara_Prefecture" title="Nara Prefecture">Nara</a></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Wakayama_Prefecture" title="Wakayama Prefecture">Wakayama</a></span></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kobe_metropolitan_area" class="mw-redirect" title="Kobe metropolitan area">Kobe</a><span style="font-size:85%;"> (<a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11590230" class="extiw" title="d:Q11590230">Wikidata</a>)</span> <ul><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Hyogo</span></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Ch%C5%ABgoku_region" title="Chūgoku region">Chūgoku region</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Okayama_metropolitan_area" class="mw-redirect" title="Okayama metropolitan area">Okayama</a><span style="font-size:85%;"> (<a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11472765" class="extiw" title="d:Q11472765">Wikidata</a>)</span> <ul><li><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Okayama_Prefecture" title="Okayama Prefecture">Okayama</a></span></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hiroshima_metropolitan_area" class="mw-redirect" title="Hiroshima metropolitan area">Hiroshima</a><span style="font-size:85%;"> (<a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11485286" class="extiw" title="d:Q11485286">Wikidata</a>)</span> <ul><li><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Hiroshima_Prefecture" title="Hiroshima Prefecture">Hiroshima</a></span></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Kyushu" title="Kyushu">Kyushu region</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kitakyushu_metropolitan_area" class="mw-redirect" title="Kitakyushu metropolitan area">Kitakyushu</a><span style="font-size:85%;"> (<a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10855764" class="extiw" title="d:Q10855764">Wikidata</a>)</span> <ul><li><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Fukuoka_Prefecture" title="Fukuoka Prefecture">Fukuoka</a></span></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fukuoka_metropolitan_area" class="mw-redirect" title="Fukuoka metropolitan area">Fukuoka</a><span style="font-size:85%;"> (<a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11288342" class="extiw" title="d:Q11288342">Wikidata</a>)</span> <ul><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Fukuoka</span></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kumamoto_metropolitan_area" class="mw-redirect" title="Kumamoto metropolitan area">Kumamoto</a><span style="font-size:85%;"> (<a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11568614" class="extiw" title="d:Q11568614">Wikidata</a>)</span> <ul><li><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Kumamoto_Prefecture" title="Kumamoto Prefecture">Kumamoto</a></span></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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with a population of 200,000+</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2,000,000 and more</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tokyo" title="Tokyo">Tokyo</a> (capital)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yokohama" title="Yokohama">Yokohama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka">Osaka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nagoya" title="Nagoya">Nagoya</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1,000,000–1,999,999</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sapporo" title="Sapporo">Sapporo</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Fukuoka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kobe" title="Kobe">Kobe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kyoto" title="Kyoto">Kyoto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kawasaki,_Kanagawa" title="Kawasaki, Kanagawa">Kawasaki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saitama_(city)" title="Saitama (city)">Saitama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hiroshima" title="Hiroshima">Hiroshima</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sendai" title="Sendai">Sendai</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">500,000–999,999</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kitakyushu" title="Kitakyushu">Kitakyushu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chiba_(city)" title="Chiba (city)">Chiba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Setagaya" title="Setagaya">Setagaya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sakai" title="Sakai">Sakai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Niigata_(city)" title="Niigata (city)">Niigata</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hamamatsu" title="Hamamatsu">Hamamatsu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shizuoka_(city)" title="Shizuoka (city)">Shizuoka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sagamihara" title="Sagamihara">Sagamihara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nerima" title="Nerima">Nerima</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Okayama" title="Okayama">Okayama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C5%8Cta,_Tokyo" title="Ōta, Tokyo">Ōta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kumamoto" title="Kumamoto">Kumamoto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edogawa,_Tokyo" title="Edogawa, Tokyo">Edogawa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adachi,_Tokyo" title="Adachi, Tokyo">Adachi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kagoshima" title="Kagoshima">Kagoshima</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Funabashi" title="Funabashi">Funabashi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hachi%C5%8Dji" title="Hachiōji">Hachiōji</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kawaguchi,_Saitama" title="Kawaguchi, Saitama">Kawaguchi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Himeji" title="Himeji">Himeji</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suginami" title="Suginami">Suginami</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Itabashi" title="Itabashi">Itabashi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matsuyama" title="Matsuyama">Matsuyama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Higashi%C5%8Dsaka" title="Higashiōsaka">Higashiōsaka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Utsunomiya" title="Utsunomiya">Utsunomiya</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">200,000–499,999</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Matsudo" title="Matsudo">Matsudo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nishinomiya" title="Nishinomiya">Nishinomiya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kurashiki" title="Kurashiki">Kurashiki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ichikawa,_Chiba" title="Ichikawa, Chiba">Ichikawa, Chiba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C5%8Cita_(city)" title="Ōita (city)">Oita</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fukuyama,_Hiroshima" title="Fukuyama, Hiroshima">Fukuyama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amagasaki" title="Amagasaki">Amagasaki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kanazawa" title="Kanazawa">Kanazawa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nagasaki" title="Nagasaki">Nagasaki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K%C5%8Dt%C5%8D" title="Kōtō">Kōtō</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Katsushika" title="Katsushika">Katsushika</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yokosuka" title="Yokosuka">Yokosuka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toyama_(city)" title="Toyama (city)">Toyama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toyota,_Aichi" title="Toyota, Aichi">Toyota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Takamatsu,_Kagawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Takamatsu, Kagawa">Takamatsu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Machida,_Tokyo" title="Machida, Tokyo">Machida</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gifu" title="Gifu">Gifu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hirakata" title="Hirakata">Hirakata</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fujisawa,_Kanagawa" title="Fujisawa, Kanagawa">Fujisawa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kashiwa" title="Kashiwa">Kashiwa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toyonaka" title="Toyonaka">Toyonaka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nagano_(city)" title="Nagano (city)">Nagano</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toyohashi" title="Toyohashi">Toyohashi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ichinomiya,_Aichi" title="Ichinomiya, Aichi">Ichinomiya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wakayama_(city)" title="Wakayama (city)">Wakayama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Okazaki,_Aichi" title="Okazaki, Aichi">Okazaki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miyazaki_(city)" title="Miyazaki (city)">Miyazaki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nara_(city)" title="Nara (city)">Nara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suita" title="Suita">Suita</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Takatsuki" title="Takatsuki">Takatsuki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shinagawa" title="Shinagawa">Shinagawa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asahikawa" title="Asahikawa">Asahikawa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iwaki,_Fukushima" title="Iwaki, Fukushima">Iwaki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K%C5%8Dchi_(city)" class="mw-redirect" title="Kōchi (city)">Kochi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Takasaki" title="Takasaki">Takasaki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K%C5%8Driyama" title="Kōriyama">Kōriyama</a></li> <li><a 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