Fukuoka Prefecture
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| Fukuoka Prefecture | |||||||||
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| Capital | Fukuoka (city) | ||||||||
| Region | Kyūshū | ||||||||
| Island | Kyūshū | ||||||||
| Governor | Wataru Aso | ||||||||
| Area (rank) | 4,971.01 km² (29th) | ||||||||
| - % water | 2.3% | ||||||||
| Population (July 1, 2004) | |||||||||
| - Population | 5,057,932 (9th) | ||||||||
| - Density | 1,017 /km² | ||||||||
| Districts | 13 | ||||||||
| Municipalities | 65 | ||||||||
| ISO 3166-2 | JP-40 | ||||||||
| Website | www.pref.fukuoka.lg.jp/somu/ multilingual/english/top.html |
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| Prefectural Symbols | |||||||||
| - Flower | Ume blossom (Prunus mume) | ||||||||
| - Tree | Azalea (Rhododendron tsutsusi) | ||||||||
| - Bird | Japanese Bush Warbler (Cettia diphone) | ||||||||
| - Fish | {{{Fish}}} | ||||||||
 Symbol of Fukuoka Prefecture |
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Fukuoka Prefecture (福岡県 Fukuoka-ken) is a prefecture of Japan located on Kyūshū Island. The capital is the city of Fukuoka.
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[edit] History
Fukuoka Prefecture includes the former provinces of Chikugo, Chikuzen, and Buzen.
Fukuoka Prefecture has signed Friendship Agreements with Bangkok, Thailand, Delhi, India, and Hanoi, Vietnam.
[edit] Geography
Fukuoka Prefecture faces the sea on three sides, bordering on Saga, Ōita, and Kumamoto prefectures and facing Yamaguchi Prefecture across the Kanmon Straits.
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.
[edit] Cities
Twenty-eight cities are located in Fukuoka Prefecture:
[edit] Towns and villages
These are the towns and villages in each district.
[edit] Mergers
[edit] 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.
[edit] Universities
| Institution | Location |
| Fukuoka University | Fukuoka |
| Kurume University | Kurume |
| Kyushu Institute of Technology | Kitakyushu and Iizuka |
| Kyushu University | Fukuoka |
| Seinan Gakuin University | Fukuoka |
| Kyūshū Institute of Information Sciences | Dazaifu |
| Kyūshū Sangyo University | Fukuoka |
[edit] Demographics
[edit] 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 various countries of Asia.
- Fukuoka City Museum - displays a broad range of items from the region's history, including a spectacular gold seal.
- Genko Historical Museum (Museum of the Mongol Invasion) - In Higashi Koen (East Park); displays Japanese and Mongolian arms and armor from the 13th century as well as paintings on historical subjects.
- Hakata Machiya Folk Museum - Dedicated to displaying the traditional ways of life, speech, and culture of the Fukuoka region.
[edit] Sports
The sports teams listed below are based in Fukuoka.
Football (soccer)
Baseball
Basketball
Rugby
- Coca Cola West Red Sparks (Fukuoka city)
- Fukuoka Sanix Blues (Munakata)
- Kyuden Voltex
- Sanix World Rugby Youth Tournament
[edit] Tourism
The most popular place for tourism is Fukuoka City, especially at the time of the Dontaku festival, and Dazaifu, although Kitakyushu has also tried to attract tourists.
[edit] Transporation
Train
- JR Kyushu
- Nishi-Nippon Railroad
- Amagi Railway
- Heisei Chikuhō Railway
- Fukuoka City Subway
- Kitakyushu Monorail
[edit] Sister regions
[edit] Miscellaneous topics
Since 2003, Fukuoka Prefecture has had the highest frequency of youth crime among all of the prefectures of Japan. [1]
[edit] References
- ^ 非行防げ、捜査員奮闘…少年犯罪全国ワースト１の福岡 - Yomiuri Shimbun(Japanese)
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Fukuoka Prefecture |
- Fukuoka Prefecture travel guide from Wikitravel
- Official Fukuoka Prefecture website (English)
- Official website of the Fukuoka 2016 Olympic Bid Committee (English)
- Official Fukuoka Tourism Association website (English)
- Fukuoka information homepage (English)
- Fukuoka Talk (English)
- English labelled map of Fukuoka Prefecture (English)
- National Archives of Japan ... Fukuoka map (1891)
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