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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 ]
1979 - Fukuoka Art Museum established. [17] 1981 Kūkō Line (Fukuoka City Subway) begins operating. 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 is the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. Subcategories. ... Pages in category "Fukuoka" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total.
The following list sorts all cities (including towns and villages) in the Japanese prefecture of Fukuoka with a population of more than 10,000 according to the 2020 Census. As of October 1, 2020, 51 places fulfill this criterion and are listed here.
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]
inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining; [19] designation includes the sites of Miyahara Pit (宮原坑跡) and Manda Pit (万田坑跡) and an area of Arao in Kumamoto Prefecture
Hakata was the traditional center for the manufacture of Hakata ningyō, which are traditional Japanese dolls that are famous throughout Japan. Today, almost all Hakata ningyō makers (Hakata ningyō shi) have their factories in the Old Hakata Area, a part of modern Hakata-ku. Hakata-ori is a textile used for obi of kimono. [14]