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Fukuoka. / 33.59000°N 130.40167°E / 33.59000; 130.40167. Fukuoka ( Japanese: 福岡市, Fukuoka-shi, [ɸɯ̥kɯokaꜜɕi] ⓘ) is the sixth-largest city in Japan and the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The city is built along the shores of Hakata Bay, and has been a center of international commerce since ancient times.
Fukuoka Prefecture ( Japanese: 福岡県, Hepburn: Fukuoka-ken) is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. [3] Fukuoka Prefecture has a population of 5,109,323 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,986 km 2 (1,925 sq mi ). [4] Fukuoka Prefecture borders Saga Prefecture to the southwest, Kumamoto Prefecture to the south ...
1601 - Fukuoka Castle construction begins. [1] 1868 - The temple of Yeiyas was destroyed by fire. [2] 1877 - Tsukushi Shimbun [ ja] (newspaper) begins publication. [3] 1880 - Fukuoka Nichinichi Shimbun (newspaper) in publication. [1] 1881 - Genyōsha political group founded.
Fukuoka Airport (福岡空港, Fukuoka Kūkō) ( IATA: FUK, ICAO: RJFF ), formerly known as Itazuke Air Base, is an international and domestic airport located 1.6 NM (3.0 km; 1.8 mi) east of Hakata Station [4] in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, Japan. The facility has one 2,800 m (9,186 ft) runway and covers 355 hectares (877 acres) of land. [5]
Hakata-ku is a ward of Fukuoka City located on its eastern edge. It is 31.47 km 2 with a population of 206,629 (current January 1, 2009). Much of the ward consists of low-lying plains beside the Mikasa River (御笠川, Mikasagawa). The northwestern end of the ward faces Hakata Bay, which includes both ferry and international cruise ship ...
Fukuoka Castle (福岡城, Fukuoka-jō) is a Japanese castle located in Chūō-ku, Fukuoka, Japan. It is also known as Maizuru Castle (舞鶴城 Maizuru-jō) or Seki Castle (石城 Seki-jō). Completed in the early Edo period for tozama daimyō Kuroda Nagamasa, it has been decreed a historic site by the Japanese government. The castle lies in ...
Fukuoka-Kitakyushu Greater Metropolitan Region (福岡・北九州大都市圏, Fukuoka Kitakyūshū Daitoshiken) is the most common name given to the region comprising the metropolitan areas of the cities of Fukuoka and Kitakyushu in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan and in between. [1] Alternate names are many, including Kitakyushu-Fukuoka Greater ...
Chūō-ku, Fukuoka. Chūō-ku (中央区) is one of the seven wards of Fukuoka city in Japan. The ward is located in the center of the city. It includes Tenjin and Daimyō which are among the largest downtown areas in Kyūshū, Nagahama, which is known for its fish market, and Ōhori Park .
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