Prefecture Japanese transcription(s) • Japanese 福 岡県 • Rōmaji Fukuoka-ken Flag Symbol Coordinates: 33°36′N 130°35′E Country Japan Region Kyushu Island Kyushu Capital Fukuoka City Government • Governor Hiroshi Ogawa (since April 2011) Area • Total 4,971.01 km 2 (1,919.32 sq mi) Area rank 29th Population (June 1, 2013) • Total 5,088,483 • Rank 9th • Density 1,020.26/km 2 (2,642.5/sq mi) ISO 3166 code JP-40 Districts 12 Municipalities 60 Flower Ume blossom (Prunus mume) Tree Azalea (Rhododendron tsutsusi) Bird Japanese bush warbler (Cettia diphone) Website www.pref.fukuoka.lg.jp/somu/ multilingual/english/top.html (http://www.pref.fukuoka.lg.j p/somu/multilingual/english/ top.html) Fukuoka Prefecture Fukuoka Prefecture ( Japanese: 福岡県 Hepburn: Fukuoka-ken) is a prefecture of Japan on Kyūshū Island. [1] The capital is the city of Fukuoka. [2] History Shrines and temples Geography Cities Towns and villages Mergers Economy Universities Demographics Culture Major events and festivals Sports Crime and safety Tourism Transportation Rail Air Sister regions Notes References External links Fukuoka Prefecture includes the former provinces of Chikugo, Chikuzen, and Buzen. [3] Kōra taisha, Sumiyoshi-jinja, and Hakosagi-gū are the chief Shinto shrines ( ichinomiya) in the prefecture. [4] Fukuoka Prefecture faces the sea on three sides, bordering Saga, Ōita, and Kumamoto prefectures and facing Yamaguchi Prefecture across the Kanmon Straits. As of 1 April 2012, 18% of the land area of the prefecture was designated as natural parks: Setonaikai National Park, Genkai, Kitakyūshū, and Yaba-Hita- Hikosan quasi-national parks, and Chikugogawa, Chikuhō, Dazaifu, Sefuri Raizan, and Yabegawa Prefectural Natural Parks. [5] Fukuoka includes the two largest cities on Kyūshū, Fukuoka and Kitakyushu, and much of Kyūshū's industry. It also includes a number of small islands near the north coast of Kyūshū. Twenty-eight cities are in Fukuoka Prefecture: Asakura Buzen Chikugo Chikushino Dazaifu Fukuoka (capital) Fukutsu Iizuka Itoshima Kama Kasuga Kitakyūshū Koga Kurume Miyama Miyawaka Munakata Nakama Nōgata Ogōri Ōkawa Ōmuta Ōnojō Tagawa Ukiha Yame Yanagaw Yukuhas Fukuoka Prefecture 福 岡県 Coordinates: 33°36′N 130°35′E Contents History Shrines and temples Geography Map of Fukuoka Prefecture. Government Ordinance Designated City City Town Village Cities
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Prefecture
Japanese transcription(s)
bull Japanese福
岡県
bull Rōmaji Fukuoka-ken
Flag Symbol
Coordinates 33deg36primeN 130deg35primeE
Country Japan
Region Kyushu
Island Kyushu
Capital Fukuoka City
Government
bull Governor Hiroshi Ogawa (since April2011)
Area
bull Total 497101 km2 (191932 sq mi)
Area rank 29th
Population (June 1 2013)
bull Total 5088483
bull Rank 9th
bull Density 102026km2 (26425sq mi)
ISO 3166code
JP-40
Districts 12
Municipalities 60
Flower Ume blossom (Prunus mume)
Tree Azalea(Rhododendron tsutsusi)
Bird Japanese bush warbler(Cettia diphone)
Website wwwpreffukuokalgjpsomumultilingualenglishtophtml(httpwwwpreffukuokalgjpsomumultilingualenglishtophtml)
Fukuoka PrefectureFukuoka Prefecture (Japanese 福岡県 Hepburn Fukuoka-ken) is a prefecture of Japan on Kyūshū Island[1] The
capital is the city of Fukuoka[2]
HistoryShrines and temples
GeographyCities
Towns and villages
Mergers
Economy
Universit ies
Demographics
Culture
Major events and fest ivals
Sports
Crime and safety
Tour ism
Transportat ionRail
Air
Sister regions
Notes
References
External l inks
Fukuoka Prefecture includes the former provinces of Chikugo Chikuzen and Buzen[3]
Kōra taisha Sumiyoshi-jinja and Hakosagi-gū are the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) in the prefecture[4]
Fukuoka Prefecture faces the sea on three sides bordering Saga Ōita and
Kumamoto prefectures and facing Y amaguchi Prefecture across the Kanmon
Straits
As of 1 April 2012 18 of the land area of the prefecture was designated as
natural parks Setonaikai National Park Genkai Kitakyūshū and Y aba-Hita-
Hikosan quasi-national parks and Chikugogawa Chikuhō Dazaifu Sefuri
Raizan and Y abegawa Prefectural Natural Parks[5]
Fukuoka includes the two largest cities on Kyūshū Fukuoka and Kitakyushu
and much of Kyūshūs industry It also includes a number of small islands near
the north coast of Kyūshū
Twenty-eight cities are in Fukuoka Prefecture
Asakura
Buzen
Chikugo
Chikushino
Dazaifu
Fukuoka (capital)
Fukutsu
Iizuka
Itoshima
Kama
Kasuga
Kitakyūshū
Koga
Kurume
Miyama
Miyawaka
Munakata
Nakama
Nōgata
Ogōri
Ōkawa
Ōmuta
Ōnojō
Tagawa
Ukiha
Yame
Yanagawa
Yukuhashi
Fukuoka Prefecture福 岡県
Coordinates 33deg36primeN 130deg35primeE
Contents
History
Shrines and temples
Geography
Map of Fukuoka Prefecture
Government Ordinance Designated
City City Town VillageCities
Fukuoka City
Kitakyushu
Kurume
Omuta
These are the towns and villages in each district
Asakura District
Chikuzen
Tōhō
Chikujō District
Chikujō
Kōge
Yoshitomi
Chikushi District
Nakagawa (to gain city status from 1 October 2018)
Kaho District
Keisen
Kasuya District
Hisayama
Kasuya
Sasaguri
Shime
Shingū
Sue
Umi
Kurate District
Kotake
Kurate
Mii District
Tachiarai
Miyako District
Kanda
Miyako
Mizuma District
Ōki
Onga District
Ashiya
Mizumaki
Okagaki
Onga
Tagawa District
Aka
Fukuchi
Itoda
Kawara
Kawasaki
Ōtō
Soeda
Yame District
Hirokawa
Fukuoka prefectures main cities form one of Japans main industrial centers accounting for nearly 40 of the economy of Kyūshū Major industries include automobiles
semiconductors and steel Fukuoka prefecture is where tire manufacturer Bridgestone[6] and consumer electronics chain Best Denki were founded
Institution Location
Fukuoka University Fukuoka
Kurume University Kurume
Kyushu Institute of Technology Kitakyūshū and Iizuka
Kyushu University Fukuoka and Kasuga
Seinan Gakuin University Fukuoka
Kyushu Institute of Information Sciences Dazaifu
Kyushu Sangyo University Fukuoka
Fukuoka Womens University Fukuoka
Fukuoka University of Education Munakata Fukuoka
[7]
According to 1 June 2013 Japanese estimates the population in Fukuoka Prefecture reached 5088483 inhabitants making the prefecture the 9th most populated of
Japans 47 prefectures
Fukuoka Art Museum ndash In Ohori Park contains a wide selection of contemporary and other art from around the world
Fukuoka Asian Art Museum ndash contains art from Asia
Fukuoka City Museum ndash displays a broad range of items from the regions history including a spectacular gold seal
Towns and vil lages
Mergers
Economy
Universities
Demographics
Culture
Genko Historical Museum (元寇史料館 Museum of the Mongol Invasion) in Higashi Koen (East Park) displays Japanese and Mongolian arms and armor from the 13th century as well aspaintings on historical subjects open on weekends
Hakata Machiya Folk Museum ndash Dedicated to displaying the traditional ways of life speech and culture of the Fukuoka region
Fukuoka Castle ndash a castle in Chūō-ku Fukuoka
Hakata Gion Yamakasa ndash Japanese festival celebrated 1ndash15 July
Ōhori Park ndash a registered Place of Scenic Beauty
Kyushu National Museum ndash The collections cover the history of Kyūshū from prehistory to the Meiji era with particular emphasis on the rich history of cultural exchange betweenKyūshū and neighboring China and Korea
HKT48 Theater ndash where the idol group HKT48 performs every day
LinQ ndash the Kyushu idol group meaning Love in Kyushu local theater where the LinQ performs weekly on Saturday and Sunday in Tenjin Best Hall
Hakata Dontaku Harbour Festival Tenjin Fukuoka on May 3 and 4
Hakata Gion Yamagasa Kushida Shrine Fukuoka in July
Kokura Gion Yamagasa Kitakyushu in July
Tobata Gion Yamagasa Kitakyushu in July
Kurosaki Gion Yamagasa Kitakyushu in July
Kitahara Hakushu Festival Yanagawa on November 1 to 3
The sports teams listed below are based in Fukuoka
Football (soccer)
Avispa Fukuoka (Fukuoka City)
Giravanz Kitakyushu (Kitakyūshū City)
Baseball
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (Fukuoka City)
Basketball
Fukuoka Rizing (Fukuoka City)
Rugby
Coca-Cola Red Sparks (Fukuoka City)
Fukuoka Sanix Blues (Munakata)
Kyuden Voltex
Sanix World Rugby Youth Tournament
The prefecture has two significant annual athletics events the Fukuoka International Cross Country and the Fukuoka International Open Marathon Championship The
marathon has been held in Fukuoka since 1959 and has seen world records broken[8]
Fukuoka Prefecture has the most designated yakuza groups among all of the prefectures at five the Kudo-kai the Taishu-kai the Fukuhaku-kai the Dojin-kai and the
Kyushu Seido-kai[9] Between 2004 and 2009 and in early 2011[10] Fukuoka Prefecture lead the nation in gun-related incidents[11] These incidents were mostly related to
the local yakuza syndicates specifically the Kudo-kai the Dojin-kai and the Kyushu Seido-kai[10]
Fukuoka Prefecture has had the highest frequency of youth crime among the prefectures of Japan since 2003[12]
The most popular place for tourism is Fukuoka City especially at the time of the Dontaku festival and Dazaifu although
Kitakyūshū has tried to attract tourists
West Japan Railway Company(=JR Nishinihon)
Sanyō Shinkansen
Hakata Minami Line
JR Kyushu
Kyūshū Shinkansen Kagoshima Main Line Chikuhō Main Line Nippō Main Line Kyudai Main Line
Chikuhi Line Gotōji Line Kashii Line Hitahikosan Line Sasaguri Line
Nishi-Nippon Railroad
Tenjin Ōmuta Line Dazaifu Line Nishitetsu Amagi Line Kaizuka Line
Amagi Railway
Amagi Railway Amagi Line
Heisei Chikuhō Railway
Ita Line Itota Line Tagawa Line
Fukuoka City Subway
Kūkō Line Hakozaki Line Nanakuma Line
Kitakyushu Monorail
Fukuoka Airport
Major events and festivals
Sports
Crime and safety
Tourism
A sightseeing boat in Yanagawa Canal
Dazaifu Tenman-gū
Transportation
Rail
Air
New Kitakyushu airport
Hawaii United States
Jiangsu Province Peoples Republic of China
Delhi India
Bangkok Thailand
Hanoi Vietnam
Nussbaum Louis-Freacutedeacuteric and Kaumlthe Roth 2005 Japan encyclopedia (httpsbooksgooglecombooksid=p2QnPijAEmECampclient=firefox-a) Cambridge Harvard University PressISBN 978-0-674-01753-5 OCLC 58053128 (httpwwwworldcatorgoclc58053128referer=diampht=edition)
Official website (httpwwwpreffukuokalgjpsomumultilingualenglishtophtml)
Official Fukuoka Tourism Association website (httpwwwfukuoka-tourismneteindexhtml)
Fukuoka information homepage (httpwwwkyushucomfukuoka)
Fukuoka map (1891) (httpjpimgdigitalarchivesgojpjpg_prgjgmWebTmpFileDispenv=jpeg2k_imagesezufukenchizu029_fukuoka_eenv) ndash National Archives of Japan
Retrieved from httpsenwikipediaorgwindexphptitle=Fukuoka_Prefectureampoldid=849450304
This page was last edited on 9 July 2018 at 0315 (UTC)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License additional terms may apply By using this site you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy Wikipediaregis a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation Inc a non-profit organization
1 Nussbaum Louis-Freacutedeacuteric (2005) Fukuoka-ken in (httpsbooksgooglecombook
sid=p2QnPijAEmECamppg=PA218)Japan Encyclopedia p 218 (httpsbooksgooglecomb
ooksid=p2QnPijAEmECamppg=PA218) p 218 at Google Books
2 Nussbaum Fukuoka in p 218 (httpsbooksgooglecombooksid=p2QnPijAEmECamppg
=PA218) p 218 at Google Books
3 Nussbaum Provinces and prefectures in p 780 (httpsbooksgooglecombooksid=
p2QnPijAEmECamppg=PA780) p 780 at Google Books
4 Nationwide List of Ichinomiya p 3 (httpeoskokugakuinacjpmodulesxwordsimag
esuploadsEOS070712Abpdf) Archived (httpswebarchiveorgweb2013051706144
0httpeoskokugakuinacjpmodulesxwordsimagesuploadsEOS070712Abpdf) May
17 2013 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 2012-10-26
5 General overview of area figures for Natural Parks by prefecture (httpwwwenvgoj
pennaturenpsparkdocfilesnp_6pdf) (PDF) Ministry of the Environment 1 April
2012 Retrieved 8 December 2013
6 [1] (httpwwwbridgestonecomcorporatenews2009080401html)
7 httpwwwfukuoka-eduacjp
8 Nakamura Ken Marathon - A history of the Fukuoka International Marathon
Championships by K Ken Nakamura - Part 1 1947-1966 (httpwwwiaaforgcommunit
yathleticstrackfieldnewsid=9476html) IAAF Retrieved on 2010-02-28
9 Retrospection and Outlook of Crime Measure p15 (httpwwwnpagojpkeidaikeid
aifilestamurakouenpdf) Archived (httpswebarchiveorgweb20110927123804htt
pwwwnpagojpkeidaikeidaifilestamurakouenpdf) 2011-09-27 at the Wayback
Machine Masahiro Tamura 2009 National Police Agency (in Japanese)
10 Gunfire The worst in the nation None has been solved (httpwwwnishinipponcoj
pnnpitem248434) Archived (httpsarchiveis20120905231739httpwwwnishini
pponcojpnnpitem248434) 2012-09-05 at Archiveis 23 June 2011 Nishinippon
Shimbun (in Japanese)
11 Fukuoka yakuza groups tackle police pressure in all-out war (httpwwwtokyoreport
ercom20100504fukuoka-yakuza-groups-tackle-police-pressure-in-all-out-war)
4 May 2010 The Tokyo Reporter from Friday May 14 p22-23 (in Japanese)
12 非行防げ捜査員奮闘hellip少年犯罪全国ワースト１の福岡 (httpkyushuyomiuricojpma
gazinerupo0709ru_709_070913htm) Archived (httpswebarchiveorgweb200902
12201427httpkyushuyomiuricojpmagazinerupo0709ru_709_070913htm)
2009-02-12 at the Wayback Machine Yomiuri Shimbun (in Japanese)
Sister regions
Notes
References
External links
Fukuoka City
Kitakyushu
Kurume
Omuta
These are the towns and villages in each district
Asakura District
Chikuzen
Tōhō
Chikujō District
Chikujō
Kōge
Yoshitomi
Chikushi District
Nakagawa (to gain city status from 1 October 2018)
Kaho District
Keisen
Kasuya District
Hisayama
Kasuya
Sasaguri
Shime
Shingū
Sue
Umi
Kurate District
Kotake
Kurate
Mii District
Tachiarai
Miyako District
Kanda
Miyako
Mizuma District
Ōki
Onga District
Ashiya
Mizumaki
Okagaki
Onga
Tagawa District
Aka
Fukuchi
Itoda
Kawara
Kawasaki
Ōtō
Soeda
Yame District
Hirokawa
Fukuoka prefectures main cities form one of Japans main industrial centers accounting for nearly 40 of the economy of Kyūshū Major industries include automobiles
semiconductors and steel Fukuoka prefecture is where tire manufacturer Bridgestone[6] and consumer electronics chain Best Denki were founded
Institution Location
Fukuoka University Fukuoka
Kurume University Kurume
Kyushu Institute of Technology Kitakyūshū and Iizuka
Kyushu University Fukuoka and Kasuga
Seinan Gakuin University Fukuoka
Kyushu Institute of Information Sciences Dazaifu
Kyushu Sangyo University Fukuoka
Fukuoka Womens University Fukuoka
Fukuoka University of Education Munakata Fukuoka
[7]
According to 1 June 2013 Japanese estimates the population in Fukuoka Prefecture reached 5088483 inhabitants making the prefecture the 9th most populated of
Japans 47 prefectures
Fukuoka Art Museum ndash In Ohori Park contains a wide selection of contemporary and other art from around the world
Fukuoka Asian Art Museum ndash contains art from Asia
Fukuoka City Museum ndash displays a broad range of items from the regions history including a spectacular gold seal
Towns and vil lages
Mergers
Economy
Universities
Demographics
Culture
Genko Historical Museum (元寇史料館 Museum of the Mongol Invasion) in Higashi Koen (East Park) displays Japanese and Mongolian arms and armor from the 13th century as well aspaintings on historical subjects open on weekends
Hakata Machiya Folk Museum ndash Dedicated to displaying the traditional ways of life speech and culture of the Fukuoka region
Fukuoka Castle ndash a castle in Chūō-ku Fukuoka
Hakata Gion Yamakasa ndash Japanese festival celebrated 1ndash15 July
Ōhori Park ndash a registered Place of Scenic Beauty
Kyushu National Museum ndash The collections cover the history of Kyūshū from prehistory to the Meiji era with particular emphasis on the rich history of cultural exchange betweenKyūshū and neighboring China and Korea
HKT48 Theater ndash where the idol group HKT48 performs every day
LinQ ndash the Kyushu idol group meaning Love in Kyushu local theater where the LinQ performs weekly on Saturday and Sunday in Tenjin Best Hall
Hakata Dontaku Harbour Festival Tenjin Fukuoka on May 3 and 4
Hakata Gion Yamagasa Kushida Shrine Fukuoka in July
Kokura Gion Yamagasa Kitakyushu in July
Tobata Gion Yamagasa Kitakyushu in July
Kurosaki Gion Yamagasa Kitakyushu in July
Kitahara Hakushu Festival Yanagawa on November 1 to 3
The sports teams listed below are based in Fukuoka
Football (soccer)
Avispa Fukuoka (Fukuoka City)
Giravanz Kitakyushu (Kitakyūshū City)
Baseball
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (Fukuoka City)
Basketball
Fukuoka Rizing (Fukuoka City)
Rugby
Coca-Cola Red Sparks (Fukuoka City)
Fukuoka Sanix Blues (Munakata)
Kyuden Voltex
Sanix World Rugby Youth Tournament
The prefecture has two significant annual athletics events the Fukuoka International Cross Country and the Fukuoka International Open Marathon Championship The
marathon has been held in Fukuoka since 1959 and has seen world records broken[8]
Fukuoka Prefecture has the most designated yakuza groups among all of the prefectures at five the Kudo-kai the Taishu-kai the Fukuhaku-kai the Dojin-kai and the
Kyushu Seido-kai[9] Between 2004 and 2009 and in early 2011[10] Fukuoka Prefecture lead the nation in gun-related incidents[11] These incidents were mostly related to
the local yakuza syndicates specifically the Kudo-kai the Dojin-kai and the Kyushu Seido-kai[10]
Fukuoka Prefecture has had the highest frequency of youth crime among the prefectures of Japan since 2003[12]
The most popular place for tourism is Fukuoka City especially at the time of the Dontaku festival and Dazaifu although
Kitakyūshū has tried to attract tourists
West Japan Railway Company(=JR Nishinihon)
Sanyō Shinkansen
Hakata Minami Line
JR Kyushu
Kyūshū Shinkansen Kagoshima Main Line Chikuhō Main Line Nippō Main Line Kyudai Main Line
Chikuhi Line Gotōji Line Kashii Line Hitahikosan Line Sasaguri Line
Nishi-Nippon Railroad
Tenjin Ōmuta Line Dazaifu Line Nishitetsu Amagi Line Kaizuka Line
Amagi Railway
Amagi Railway Amagi Line
Heisei Chikuhō Railway
Ita Line Itota Line Tagawa Line
Fukuoka City Subway
Kūkō Line Hakozaki Line Nanakuma Line
Kitakyushu Monorail
Fukuoka Airport
Major events and festivals
Sports
Crime and safety
Tourism
A sightseeing boat in Yanagawa Canal
Dazaifu Tenman-gū
Transportation
Rail
Air
New Kitakyushu airport
Hawaii United States
Jiangsu Province Peoples Republic of China
Delhi India
Bangkok Thailand
Hanoi Vietnam
Nussbaum Louis-Freacutedeacuteric and Kaumlthe Roth 2005 Japan encyclopedia (httpsbooksgooglecombooksid=p2QnPijAEmECampclient=firefox-a) Cambridge Harvard University PressISBN 978-0-674-01753-5 OCLC 58053128 (httpwwwworldcatorgoclc58053128referer=diampht=edition)
Official website (httpwwwpreffukuokalgjpsomumultilingualenglishtophtml)
Official Fukuoka Tourism Association website (httpwwwfukuoka-tourismneteindexhtml)
Fukuoka information homepage (httpwwwkyushucomfukuoka)
Fukuoka map (1891) (httpjpimgdigitalarchivesgojpjpg_prgjgmWebTmpFileDispenv=jpeg2k_imagesezufukenchizu029_fukuoka_eenv) ndash National Archives of Japan
Retrieved from httpsenwikipediaorgwindexphptitle=Fukuoka_Prefectureampoldid=849450304
This page was last edited on 9 July 2018 at 0315 (UTC)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License additional terms may apply By using this site you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy Wikipediaregis a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation Inc a non-profit organization
1 Nussbaum Louis-Freacutedeacuteric (2005) Fukuoka-ken in (httpsbooksgooglecombook
sid=p2QnPijAEmECamppg=PA218)Japan Encyclopedia p 218 (httpsbooksgooglecomb
ooksid=p2QnPijAEmECamppg=PA218) p 218 at Google Books
2 Nussbaum Fukuoka in p 218 (httpsbooksgooglecombooksid=p2QnPijAEmECamppg
=PA218) p 218 at Google Books
3 Nussbaum Provinces and prefectures in p 780 (httpsbooksgooglecombooksid=
p2QnPijAEmECamppg=PA780) p 780 at Google Books
4 Nationwide List of Ichinomiya p 3 (httpeoskokugakuinacjpmodulesxwordsimag
esuploadsEOS070712Abpdf) Archived (httpswebarchiveorgweb2013051706144
0httpeoskokugakuinacjpmodulesxwordsimagesuploadsEOS070712Abpdf) May
17 2013 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 2012-10-26
5 General overview of area figures for Natural Parks by prefecture (httpwwwenvgoj
pennaturenpsparkdocfilesnp_6pdf) (PDF) Ministry of the Environment 1 April
2012 Retrieved 8 December 2013
6 [1] (httpwwwbridgestonecomcorporatenews2009080401html)
7 httpwwwfukuoka-eduacjp
8 Nakamura Ken Marathon - A history of the Fukuoka International Marathon
Championships by K Ken Nakamura - Part 1 1947-1966 (httpwwwiaaforgcommunit
yathleticstrackfieldnewsid=9476html) IAAF Retrieved on 2010-02-28
9 Retrospection and Outlook of Crime Measure p15 (httpwwwnpagojpkeidaikeid
aifilestamurakouenpdf) Archived (httpswebarchiveorgweb20110927123804htt
pwwwnpagojpkeidaikeidaifilestamurakouenpdf) 2011-09-27 at the Wayback
Machine Masahiro Tamura 2009 National Police Agency (in Japanese)
10 Gunfire The worst in the nation None has been solved (httpwwwnishinipponcoj
pnnpitem248434) Archived (httpsarchiveis20120905231739httpwwwnishini
pponcojpnnpitem248434) 2012-09-05 at Archiveis 23 June 2011 Nishinippon
Shimbun (in Japanese)
11 Fukuoka yakuza groups tackle police pressure in all-out war (httpwwwtokyoreport
ercom20100504fukuoka-yakuza-groups-tackle-police-pressure-in-all-out-war)
4 May 2010 The Tokyo Reporter from Friday May 14 p22-23 (in Japanese)
12 非行防げ捜査員奮闘hellip少年犯罪全国ワースト１の福岡 (httpkyushuyomiuricojpma
gazinerupo0709ru_709_070913htm) Archived (httpswebarchiveorgweb200902
12201427httpkyushuyomiuricojpmagazinerupo0709ru_709_070913htm)
2009-02-12 at the Wayback Machine Yomiuri Shimbun (in Japanese)
Sister regions
Notes
References
External links
Genko Historical Museum (元寇史料館 Museum of the Mongol Invasion) in Higashi Koen (East Park) displays Japanese and Mongolian arms and armor from the 13th century as well aspaintings on historical subjects open on weekends
Hakata Machiya Folk Museum ndash Dedicated to displaying the traditional ways of life speech and culture of the Fukuoka region
Fukuoka Castle ndash a castle in Chūō-ku Fukuoka
Hakata Gion Yamakasa ndash Japanese festival celebrated 1ndash15 July
Ōhori Park ndash a registered Place of Scenic Beauty
Kyushu National Museum ndash The collections cover the history of Kyūshū from prehistory to the Meiji era with particular emphasis on the rich history of cultural exchange betweenKyūshū and neighboring China and Korea
HKT48 Theater ndash where the idol group HKT48 performs every day
LinQ ndash the Kyushu idol group meaning Love in Kyushu local theater where the LinQ performs weekly on Saturday and Sunday in Tenjin Best Hall
Hakata Dontaku Harbour Festival Tenjin Fukuoka on May 3 and 4
Hakata Gion Yamagasa Kushida Shrine Fukuoka in July
Kokura Gion Yamagasa Kitakyushu in July
Tobata Gion Yamagasa Kitakyushu in July
Kurosaki Gion Yamagasa Kitakyushu in July
Kitahara Hakushu Festival Yanagawa on November 1 to 3
The sports teams listed below are based in Fukuoka
Football (soccer)
Avispa Fukuoka (Fukuoka City)
Giravanz Kitakyushu (Kitakyūshū City)
Baseball
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (Fukuoka City)
Basketball
Fukuoka Rizing (Fukuoka City)
Rugby
Coca-Cola Red Sparks (Fukuoka City)
Fukuoka Sanix Blues (Munakata)
Kyuden Voltex
Sanix World Rugby Youth Tournament
The prefecture has two significant annual athletics events the Fukuoka International Cross Country and the Fukuoka International Open Marathon Championship The
marathon has been held in Fukuoka since 1959 and has seen world records broken[8]
Fukuoka Prefecture has the most designated yakuza groups among all of the prefectures at five the Kudo-kai the Taishu-kai the Fukuhaku-kai the Dojin-kai and the
Kyushu Seido-kai[9] Between 2004 and 2009 and in early 2011[10] Fukuoka Prefecture lead the nation in gun-related incidents[11] These incidents were mostly related to
the local yakuza syndicates specifically the Kudo-kai the Dojin-kai and the Kyushu Seido-kai[10]
Fukuoka Prefecture has had the highest frequency of youth crime among the prefectures of Japan since 2003[12]
The most popular place for tourism is Fukuoka City especially at the time of the Dontaku festival and Dazaifu although
Kitakyūshū has tried to attract tourists
West Japan Railway Company(=JR Nishinihon)
Sanyō Shinkansen
Hakata Minami Line
JR Kyushu
Kyūshū Shinkansen Kagoshima Main Line Chikuhō Main Line Nippō Main Line Kyudai Main Line
Chikuhi Line Gotōji Line Kashii Line Hitahikosan Line Sasaguri Line
Nishi-Nippon Railroad
Tenjin Ōmuta Line Dazaifu Line Nishitetsu Amagi Line Kaizuka Line
Amagi Railway
Amagi Railway Amagi Line
Heisei Chikuhō Railway
Ita Line Itota Line Tagawa Line
Fukuoka City Subway
Kūkō Line Hakozaki Line Nanakuma Line
Kitakyushu Monorail
Fukuoka Airport
Major events and festivals
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A sightseeing boat in Yanagawa Canal
Dazaifu Tenman-gū
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New Kitakyushu airport
Hawaii United States
Jiangsu Province Peoples Republic of China
Delhi India
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Nussbaum Louis-Freacutedeacuteric and Kaumlthe Roth 2005 Japan encyclopedia (httpsbooksgooglecombooksid=p2QnPijAEmECampclient=firefox-a) Cambridge Harvard University PressISBN 978-0-674-01753-5 OCLC 58053128 (httpwwwworldcatorgoclc58053128referer=diampht=edition)
Official website (httpwwwpreffukuokalgjpsomumultilingualenglishtophtml)
Official Fukuoka Tourism Association website (httpwwwfukuoka-tourismneteindexhtml)
Fukuoka information homepage (httpwwwkyushucomfukuoka)
Fukuoka map (1891) (httpjpimgdigitalarchivesgojpjpg_prgjgmWebTmpFileDispenv=jpeg2k_imagesezufukenchizu029_fukuoka_eenv) ndash National Archives of Japan
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1 Nussbaum Louis-Freacutedeacuteric (2005) Fukuoka-ken in (httpsbooksgooglecombook
sid=p2QnPijAEmECamppg=PA218)Japan Encyclopedia p 218 (httpsbooksgooglecomb
ooksid=p2QnPijAEmECamppg=PA218) p 218 at Google Books
2 Nussbaum Fukuoka in p 218 (httpsbooksgooglecombooksid=p2QnPijAEmECamppg
=PA218) p 218 at Google Books
3 Nussbaum Provinces and prefectures in p 780 (httpsbooksgooglecombooksid=
p2QnPijAEmECamppg=PA780) p 780 at Google Books
4 Nationwide List of Ichinomiya p 3 (httpeoskokugakuinacjpmodulesxwordsimag
esuploadsEOS070712Abpdf) Archived (httpswebarchiveorgweb2013051706144
0httpeoskokugakuinacjpmodulesxwordsimagesuploadsEOS070712Abpdf) May
17 2013 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 2012-10-26
5 General overview of area figures for Natural Parks by prefecture (httpwwwenvgoj
pennaturenpsparkdocfilesnp_6pdf) (PDF) Ministry of the Environment 1 April
2012 Retrieved 8 December 2013
6 [1] (httpwwwbridgestonecomcorporatenews2009080401html)
7 httpwwwfukuoka-eduacjp
8 Nakamura Ken Marathon - A history of the Fukuoka International Marathon
Championships by K Ken Nakamura - Part 1 1947-1966 (httpwwwiaaforgcommunit
yathleticstrackfieldnewsid=9476html) IAAF Retrieved on 2010-02-28
9 Retrospection and Outlook of Crime Measure p15 (httpwwwnpagojpkeidaikeid
aifilestamurakouenpdf) Archived (httpswebarchiveorgweb20110927123804htt
pwwwnpagojpkeidaikeidaifilestamurakouenpdf) 2011-09-27 at the Wayback
Machine Masahiro Tamura 2009 National Police Agency (in Japanese)
10 Gunfire The worst in the nation None has been solved (httpwwwnishinipponcoj
pnnpitem248434) Archived (httpsarchiveis20120905231739httpwwwnishini
pponcojpnnpitem248434) 2012-09-05 at Archiveis 23 June 2011 Nishinippon
Shimbun (in Japanese)
11 Fukuoka yakuza groups tackle police pressure in all-out war (httpwwwtokyoreport
ercom20100504fukuoka-yakuza-groups-tackle-police-pressure-in-all-out-war)
4 May 2010 The Tokyo Reporter from Friday May 14 p22-23 (in Japanese)
12 非行防げ捜査員奮闘hellip少年犯罪全国ワースト１の福岡 (httpkyushuyomiuricojpma
gazinerupo0709ru_709_070913htm) Archived (httpswebarchiveorgweb200902
12201427httpkyushuyomiuricojpmagazinerupo0709ru_709_070913htm)
2009-02-12 at the Wayback Machine Yomiuri Shimbun (in Japanese)
Sister regions
Notes
References
External links
New Kitakyushu airport
Hawaii United States
Jiangsu Province Peoples Republic of China
Delhi India
Bangkok Thailand
Hanoi Vietnam
Nussbaum Louis-Freacutedeacuteric and Kaumlthe Roth 2005 Japan encyclopedia (httpsbooksgooglecombooksid=p2QnPijAEmECampclient=firefox-a) Cambridge Harvard University PressISBN 978-0-674-01753-5 OCLC 58053128 (httpwwwworldcatorgoclc58053128referer=diampht=edition)
Official website (httpwwwpreffukuokalgjpsomumultilingualenglishtophtml)
Official Fukuoka Tourism Association website (httpwwwfukuoka-tourismneteindexhtml)
Fukuoka information homepage (httpwwwkyushucomfukuoka)
Fukuoka map (1891) (httpjpimgdigitalarchivesgojpjpg_prgjgmWebTmpFileDispenv=jpeg2k_imagesezufukenchizu029_fukuoka_eenv) ndash National Archives of Japan
Retrieved from httpsenwikipediaorgwindexphptitle=Fukuoka_Prefectureampoldid=849450304
This page was last edited on 9 July 2018 at 0315 (UTC)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License additional terms may apply By using this site you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy Wikipediaregis a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation Inc a non-profit organization
1 Nussbaum Louis-Freacutedeacuteric (2005) Fukuoka-ken in (httpsbooksgooglecombook
sid=p2QnPijAEmECamppg=PA218)Japan Encyclopedia p 218 (httpsbooksgooglecomb
ooksid=p2QnPijAEmECamppg=PA218) p 218 at Google Books
2 Nussbaum Fukuoka in p 218 (httpsbooksgooglecombooksid=p2QnPijAEmECamppg
=PA218) p 218 at Google Books
3 Nussbaum Provinces and prefectures in p 780 (httpsbooksgooglecombooksid=
p2QnPijAEmECamppg=PA780) p 780 at Google Books
4 Nationwide List of Ichinomiya p 3 (httpeoskokugakuinacjpmodulesxwordsimag
esuploadsEOS070712Abpdf) Archived (httpswebarchiveorgweb2013051706144
0httpeoskokugakuinacjpmodulesxwordsimagesuploadsEOS070712Abpdf) May
17 2013 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 2012-10-26
5 General overview of area figures for Natural Parks by prefecture (httpwwwenvgoj
pennaturenpsparkdocfilesnp_6pdf) (PDF) Ministry of the Environment 1 April
2012 Retrieved 8 December 2013
6 [1] (httpwwwbridgestonecomcorporatenews2009080401html)
7 httpwwwfukuoka-eduacjp
8 Nakamura Ken Marathon - A history of the Fukuoka International Marathon
Championships by K Ken Nakamura - Part 1 1947-1966 (httpwwwiaaforgcommunit
yathleticstrackfieldnewsid=9476html) IAAF Retrieved on 2010-02-28
9 Retrospection and Outlook of Crime Measure p15 (httpwwwnpagojpkeidaikeid
aifilestamurakouenpdf) Archived (httpswebarchiveorgweb20110927123804htt
pwwwnpagojpkeidaikeidaifilestamurakouenpdf) 2011-09-27 at the Wayback
Machine Masahiro Tamura 2009 National Police Agency (in Japanese)
10 Gunfire The worst in the nation None has been solved (httpwwwnishinipponcoj
pnnpitem248434) Archived (httpsarchiveis20120905231739httpwwwnishini
pponcojpnnpitem248434) 2012-09-05 at Archiveis 23 June 2011 Nishinippon
Shimbun (in Japanese)
11 Fukuoka yakuza groups tackle police pressure in all-out war (httpwwwtokyoreport
ercom20100504fukuoka-yakuza-groups-tackle-police-pressure-in-all-out-war)
4 May 2010 The Tokyo Reporter from Friday May 14 p22-23 (in Japanese)
12 非行防げ捜査員奮闘hellip少年犯罪全国ワースト１の福岡 (httpkyushuyomiuricojpma
gazinerupo0709ru_709_070913htm) Archived (httpswebarchiveorgweb200902
12201427httpkyushuyomiuricojpmagazinerupo0709ru_709_070913htm)
2009-02-12 at the Wayback Machine Yomiuri Shimbun (in Japanese)
Sister regions
Notes
References
External links
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