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Fukuoka (Japanese: 福岡市, Fukuoka-shi, [ɸɯ̥kɯoka ꜜɕi] ⓘ) 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. The area has long been considered the gateway to the country, as it is ...
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 Kokusai Center opens. 1982 Subway Hakozaki Line begins operating. Fukuoka City Archaeology Center established. 1983 - Subway Gion Station opens. 1989 Fukuoka Tower built. Fukuoka Hawks baseball team active. [18] 1990 Fukuoka City Museum established. Population: 1,221,600. [7] 1993 - Fukuoka Dome (stadium) opens.
Download QR code; Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikimedia Commons; ... Fukuoka is the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.
Fukuoka Kitakyūshū Iizuka. The following table lists the 51 cities, towns and villages in Fukuoka with a population of at least 10,000 on October 1, 2020, according to the 2020 Census. The table also gives an overview of the evolution of the population since the 1995 census. [1] [2]
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. [3]
Fukuoka City Museum (福岡市博物館, Fukuoka-shi hakubutsukan) opened in Fukuoka, Japan, in 1990. The permanent exhibition, which tells the history of Fukuoka , is arranged in eleven sections, including those focussing upon the King of Na gold seal ( National Treasure ), the Kuroda clan , and the Hakata Gion Yamakasa .
The last team to call Heiwadai home was the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks (now Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks) for their first 3 years from 1989-1992. The stadium was eventually replaced with the Fukuoka PayPay Dome. During a renovation to Heiwadai in 1987, underneath the bleachers of the stadium, ruins of an ancient facility were found.