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Fukuoka ( Japanese: 福岡市, Fukuoka-shi, [ɸɯ̥kɯokaꜜɕi] ⓘ) 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.
Fukuoka (福岡) is Kyushu's largest and one of Japan's ten most populated cities. Because of its closeness to the Asian mainland (closer to Seoul than to Tokyo), Fukuoka has been an important harbor city for many centuries and was chosen by the Mongol invasion forces as their landing point in the 13th century.
Fukuoka, city and port, capital of Fukuoka ken (prefecture), northern Kyushu, Japan. It is located on the southern coast of Hakata Bay, about 40 miles (65 km) southwest of Kitakyūshū, and incorporates the former city of Hakata.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Discover the top attractions in Fukuoka, the gateway to the Kyushu region in south-western Japan. Shop at Canal City, eat ramen at a yatai stall, visit the Hakata Gion Yamakasa Festival in summer or the plum blossoms of Daizaifu Tenmangu in spring.
Sunny, friendly Fukuoka (福岡) is Kyūshū's largest city and Japan's eighth-largest population centre. It's made up of two former towns: the castle town of Fukuoka on the west bank of the Naka-gawa and the merchant town of Hakata on the east bank.
Fukuoka is the capital of the eponymous prefecture, and also the main large city of Kyushu, the fourth main island of Japan in the south. More than 1,5 million people live here under a mild climate and enjoying a relaxed lifestyle.
How to Get There. Fukuoka is well connected by both rail and air. The prefecture has multiple stops on both the JR Kyushu Shinkansen and the JR Sanyo Shinkansen, which links to Hiroshima, Osaka, Kyoto and Tokyo. Fukuoka Airport is extremely close to the city center.
