Fukuoka
Sign in to saveis a designated city in the Kyushu region of Japan and the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture. The city is built along the shores of Hakata Bay, and has been a center of international commerce since ancient times. The area has long been considered the gateway to the country, as it is the nearest point among Japan's main islands to the Asian mainland. Although humans have occupied the area since the Jomon period, some of the earliest settlers of the Yayoi period arrived in the Fukuoka area. The city rose to prominence during the Yamato period, and because of the cross-cultural exposure, and rel
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Fukuoka is a major city in Japan's Kyushu region that has served as a center of international trade and a gateway to Asia since ancient times due to its location on Hakata Bay closest to the Asian mainland. The city's long history of human settlement and cross-cultural exposure have made it an important hub of commerce and cultural exchange throughout Japan's development.
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Key facts
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Japan
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Kyushu
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Prefecture
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Fukuoka Prefecture
- Settlement.image_map
- Fukuoka City in Fukuoka Prefecture Ja.svg
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location of Fukuoka in Fukuoka Prefecture
- Settlement.established_title
- First official recorded
- Settlement.established_date
- 57 AD
- Settlement.name
- Fukuoka
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- ja
Article
37 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Pre-Tokugawa period
- Contact with China
- Heian & Kamakura Periods
- Mongol invasions (1274–1281)
- Formation of the modern city (1300-1889)
- 20th century
- 1945-1989
- Partnership with Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- 21st century
- Geography
- Climate
- Disaster
- Earthquakes
- Wards
- Demographics
- Economy
- Culture
- Tourism
- Attractions
- Temples
- Other attractions
- Museums
- Festivals
- Yamakasa
- Hakata Dontaku
- Music
- Transport
- Sports
- Sports teams and facilities
- Education
- International relations
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- External links
is a designated city in the Kyushu region of Japan and the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture. The city is built along the shores of Hakata Bay, and has been a center of international commerce since ancient times. The area has long been considered the gateway to the country, as it is the nearest point among Japan's main islands to the Asian mainland. Although humans have occupied the area since the Jomon period, some of the earliest settlers of the Yayoi period arrived in the Fukuoka area. The city rose to prominence during the Yamato period, and because of the cross-cultural exposure, and relatively great distance from the social and political centers of Kyoto, Osaka, and later, Edo (Tokyo), Fukuoka gained a distinctive local culture and dialect that has persisted to the present day.
Fukuoka is the most populous city on Kyūshū island, followed by Kitakyushu. It is the largest city and metropolitan area west of Keihanshin. The city was designated by government ordinance on April 1, 1972. Greater Fukuoka, with a population of 2.5 million people (2005 census), is part of the heavily industrialized Fukuoka–Kitakyushu zone.