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Fukuoka Prefecture (Japanese: 福岡県, Hepburn: Fukuoka-ken) is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū.[2] Fukuoka Prefecture has a population of 5,109,323 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,986 km² (1,925 sq mi).[3] Fukuoka Prefecture borders Saga Prefecture to the southwest, Kumamoto Prefecture to the south, and Ōita Prefecture to the southeast.

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Fukuoka Prefecture 福岡県
Prefecture
Japanese transcription(s)
• Japanese	福岡県
• Rōmaji	Fukuoka-ken
Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture at night, seen from the top of Sarakura
Flag Symbol
Anthem: Kibō no Hikari
Coordinates: 33°36′N 130°35′E
Country	Japan
Region	Kyushu
Island	Kyushu
Capital	Fukuoka
Subdivisions	Districts: 12, Municipalities: 60
Government
• Governor	Seitaro Hattori[1] (since April 2021)
Area
• Total	4,986.52 km2 (1,925.31 sq mi)
• Rank	29th
Population  (June 1, 2019)
• Total	5,109,323
• Rank	9th
• Density	1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
• Dialects	Chikuzen・Buzen・Chikuho
ISO 3166 code	JP-40
Website	www.pref.fukuoka.lg.jp/somu/ multilingual/english/top.html
Symbols
Bird	Japanese bush warbler (Cettia diphone)
Flower	Ume blossom (Prunus mume)
Tree	Azalea (Rhododendron tsutsusi)

Fukuoka is the capital and largest city of Fukuoka Prefecture, and the largest city on Kyūshū, with other major cities including Kitakyushu, Kurume, and Ōmuta.[4] Fukuoka Prefecture is located at the northernmost point of Kyūshū on the Kanmon Straits, connecting the Tsushima Strait and Seto Inland Sea across from Yamaguchi Prefecture on the island of Honshu, and extends south towards the Ariake Sea.

History

Fukuoka Prefecture includes the former provinces of Chikugo, Chikuzen, and Buzen.[5]

Shrines and temples

Kōra taisha, Sumiyoshi-jinja, and Hakozaki-gū are the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) in the prefecture.[6]

Geography

Fukuoka Prefecture faces the sea on three sides, bordering Saga, Ōita, and Kumamoto prefectures and facing Yamaguchi Prefecture across the Kanmon Straits.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1890	1,236,015	—
1903	1,571,158	+1.86%
1913	1,926,417	+2.06%
1920	2,188,249	+1.84%
1925	2,301,668	+1.02%
1930	2,527,119	+1.89%
1935	2,755,804	+1.75%
1940	3,094,132	+2.34%
1945	2,746,855	−2.35%
1950	3,530,169	+5.15%
1955	3,859,764	+1.80%
1960	4,006,679	+0.75%
1965	3,964,611	−0.21%
1970	4,027,416	+0.31%
1975	4,292,963	+1.29%
1980	4,553,461	+1.19%
1985	4,719,259	+0.72%
1990	4,811,050	+0.39%
1995	4,933,393	+0.50%
2000	5,015,699	+0.33%
2005	5,049,908	+0.14%
2010	5,071,968	+0.09%
2015	5,101,556	+0.12%
source:[7]

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.[8]

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.

Cities

Twenty-nine cities are in Fukuoka Prefecture:

• 
  Fukuoka City
• 
  Tobata, Kitakyushu
• 
  Kurume
• 
  Omuta

Towns and villages

These are the towns and villages in each district:

Mergers

Economy

Fukuoka prefecture's main cities form one of Japan's 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[9] and consumer electronics chain Best Denki were founded.

Universities

One of Japan's top 5 universities, Kyushu University, is located in Fukuoka.

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 Women's University	Fukuoka
Fukuoka University of Education	Munakata

Demographics

According to October 2018 estimates, the population in Fukuoka Prefecture reached 5,111,494 inhabitants, making the prefecture the 9th most populated of Japan's 47 prefectures. It is one of the few prefectures with a steadily increasing population.[10]

Culture

• Fukuoka Art Museum – In Ohori Park; contains a wide selection of contemporary and other art from around the world
• Fukuoka Asian Art Museum – contains art from Asia
• Fukuoka City Museum – displays a broad range of items from the region's history, including a spectacular gold seal
• Genko Historical Museum [ja] (元寇史料館, Museum of the Mongol Invasion) in Higashi Koen [ja] (East Park) displays Japanese and Mongolian arms and armor from the 13th century as well as paintings on historical subjects; open on weekends
• Hakata Machiya Folk Museum – Dedicated to displaying the traditional ways of life, speech, and culture of the Fukuoka region
• Fukuoka Castle – a castle in Chūō-ku, Fukuoka
• Hakata Gion Yamakasa – Japanese festival celebrated 1–15 July
• Ōhori Park – a registered Place of Scenic Beauty
• Kyushu National Museum – The collections cover the history of Kyūshū from prehistory to the Meiji era with particular emphasis on the rich history of cultural exchange between Kyūshū and neighboring China and Korea
• HKT48 Theater – where the idol group HKT48 performs every day
• LinQ – the Kyushu idol group meaning "Love in Kyushu", local theater where the LinQ performs weekly on Saturday and Sunday in Tenjin Best Hall
• Bairin-ji – Rinzai temple and garden in Kurume

Major events and festivals

• 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^{[citation needed]}

Sports

The sports teams listed below are based in Fukuoka.

Football (soccer)

• Avispa Fukuoka (Fukuoka City)
• Giravanz Kitakyushu (Kitakyūshū City)
• Fukuoka J. Anclas

Baseball

• Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (Fukuoka City)

Basketball

• Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka (Fukuoka City)

Rugby

• Coca-Cola Red Sparks (Fukuoka City)
• Fukuoka Sanix Blues (Munakata)
• Kyuden Voltex
• Sanix World Rugby Youth Tournament

The prefecture hosts the Fukuoka International Cross Country competition. The prefecture also hosted the Fukuoka Marathon, which was an elite marathon in which marathon world records were established twice during its 75 year existence.[11] Its final race took place in 2021.[12]

Crime and safety

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.[13] Between 2004 and 2009, and in early 2011,[14] Fukuoka Prefecture led the nation in gun-related incidents.[15] These incidents were mostly related to the local yakuza syndicates, specifically the Kudo-kai, the Dojin-kai, and the Kyushu Seido-kai.[14]

Fukuoka Prefecture had the highest frequency of youth crime among the prefectures of Japan from 2003 to 2007.[16]

According to statistics from the national police, the crime rate in Fukuoka was the eighth-highest in 2017, lower than in Osaka, Tokyo, Hyogo, Aichi, Saitama, Chiba and Ibaraki.[17]

Tourism

The most popular place for tourism is Fukuoka City, especially during the Dontaku festival, which attracts millions of visitors from across Japan during Golden Week.[18] Fukuoka is the main shopping, dining, transportation and entertainment hub in Kyushu.

Dazaifu is popular for its many temples and historical sites, as well as the Kyushu National Museum.

Yanagawa is sometimes called "the Venice of Japan" for its boat tours on the abundant, calm rivers that wind through the city.[19]

Kitakyushu features one of the famous night views of Japan from atop Mt. Sarakura, accessible via cablecar. The Mojiko area features waterfront dining, a market, and several preserved historical buildings. The Kanmon Kaikyo Tunnel which connects Kyushu (Moji ward, Kitakyushu) and Honshu (Shimonoseki) is free to walk through. The city center in Kokurakita ward contains the Riverwalk and Itsutsuya shopping complexes, Kokura castle, and the Uomachi Gintengai shopping arcade, the oldest shopping arcade in Japan.[20]

Transportation

Railway services

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• 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
  • Coto Coto Train
• Fukuoka City Subway
  • Kūkō Line, Hakozaki Line, Nanakuma Line
• Kitakyushu Monorail

Airports

• Fukuoka Airport
• New Kitakyushu airport

Sister regions

• Hawaii, United States[21]
• Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China
• Delhi, India
• Bangkok, Thailand
• Hanoi, Vietnam

Citations

General references

• Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth (2005). Japan Encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5; OCLC 58053128.

External links

• Official website
• Official Fukuoka Tourism Association website
• Fukuoka information homepage
• Fukuoka map (1891) – National Archives of Japan

На других языках

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[de] Präfektur Fukuoka

Die Präfektur Fukuoka (japanisch 福岡県 .mw-parser-output .Latn{font-family:"Akzidenz Grotesk","Arial","Avant Garde Gothic","Calibri","Futura","Geneva","Gill Sans","Helvetica","Lucida Grande","Lucida Sans Unicode","Lucida Grande","Stone Sans","Tahoma","Trebuchet","Univers","Verdana"}Fukuoka-ken) ist eine der Präfekturen Japans. Sie liegt in der Region Kyūshū auf der Insel Kyūshū. Sitz der Präfekturverwaltung ist die gleichnamige Stadt Fukuoka.

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- [en] Fukuoka Prefecture

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[ru] Фукуока (префектура)

Фукуока (яп. 福岡県 Фукуока-кэн) — префектура в Японии, на северном побережье острова Кюсю. Площадь префектуры составляет 4978,51 км²[1], население — 5 091 547 человек (1 августа 2014)[2], плотность населения — 1022,70 чел./км². Административный центр — город Фукуока.

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