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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.
This is a list of cities in Asia that have several names in different languages, including former names.Many cities have different names in different languages. Some cities have also undergone name changes for political or other reasons.
In 1876, Hakata, then also known as Dai-Ni-Dai-ku, and Fukuoka, or Dai-Ichi-Dai-ku, were merged. In 1878 the settlement was renamed Fukuoka-ku (福岡区) by the Fukuoka prefectural government, though the population of Hakata was 25,677 and that of Fukuoka was 20,410. At that time, the name Hakata vanished from the administration.
City (Special Ward) Japanese Prefecture Population Area (km 2) Density (per km 2) Founded Website Nagoya: 名古屋市 Aichi 2,327,557: 326.45: 6,860: 1889-10-01: Toyohashi
The name was derived from an [which?] ancient Chinese poem. The first character comes from Qishan (岐山), a legendary mountain, capital of the Zhou Kingdom, from which most of China was unified; the second character comes from Qufu (曲阜), the birthplace of Confucius. Gifu (岐阜)→ can be read as forked road-mound. Gunma
a Chinese character meaning "fortune" (福), also transliterated Fook, Fuku, or Fu; FUK, IATA code of Fukuoka Airport in Japan; a Chinese given name: Fuk Li (Chinese: 李復國), physicist at NASA; a misspelling, internet spelling, or phonetic spelling of fuck; Fukuchilite, a copper iron sulfide mineral (IMA symbol)
Osaka and Kyoto Prefectures are referred to as fu (府, pronounced when a separate word but when part of the full name of a prefecture, e.g. [kʲoꜜːto] and become [kʲoːtoꜜɸɯ]). The Classical Chinese character from which this is derived implies a core urban zone of national importance.
Fukuyama. City of Roses (Rose City) [1] City of Geta (Japanese footwear), mostly referred to the Matsunaga area of the city [2]Fuchū. Home of Oomurasaki (great purple, the national butterfly of Japan)