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Fukuoka Prefecture (Japanese: 福岡県, Hepburn: Fukuoka-ken) is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. 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).
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.
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.
Escape to a shoreline made for watersports, a mountainous interior full of trails, and world-class seafood and ramen. Fukuoka Prefecture's most famous attraction is Dazaifu Tenmangu, a shrine dedicated to the historical scholar and politician Michizane Sugawara and home to over 6,000 plum trees that blossom spectacularly each spring.
Gateway to Kyushu, Japan’s third largest island. Connecting the world to a region rich in ancient culture and stunning natural beauty. Fukuoka is a crossroads between cultures, cultivating diversity and cosmopolitan citizens who extend their warm welcome to those near and far.
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 Prefecture (福岡県, Fukuoka-ken) is by far the most populous prefecture on the island of Kyushu, and home to the island's two largest cities, Fukuoka and Kitakyushu. One of its most famous tourist attractions is Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine in Dazaifu.
