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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 ...
Itazuke Site (板付遺跡, Itazuke iseki) is an archeological site with a late Jōmon period to late Yayoi period settlement located in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, Japan.Along with the Nabatake Site in Karatsu, Saga, it is the oldest known rice-growing village site in Japan, and is also the oldest known moated settlement.
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 ]
The ruins of the kōrokan in Fukuoka were discovered on the grounds of Maizuru Castle Park in 1987 and designated a National Historic Site in 2004. [2] The guest house in Fukuoka is called Tsukushi Kōrokan (筑紫の鴻臚館), after the name of Tsukushi Province, which is part of Fukuoka Prefecture today
Kitakyushu (Japanese: 北九州市, Hepburn: Kitakyūshū-shi) is a city located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.As of June 1, 2019, Kitakyushu has an estimated population of 940,978, making it the second-largest city in both Fukuoka Prefecture and the island of Kyushu after the city of Fukuoka.
In 2010, he quit his job as a TV presenter and at the age of 36 ran for and won the Fukuoka City Mayor election. He was the youngest mayor in the history of Fukuoka City government. Fukuoka City is the economic center of Kyushu, located in the west of Japan. It has the fifth largest population in the country.
Hideaki Tokunaga (德永 英明, Tokunaga Hideaki, born February 27, 1961 in Yanagawa, Fukuoka) is a Japanese pop singer-songwriter and actor.. Although Tokunaga failed to pass the test of Star Tanjō! in 1982, he debuted as a recording singer in 1986.
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.