Fukuoka Prefecture

Fukuoka Prefecture (福岡県 Fukuoka-ken) is located on Kyushu Island, Japan. The capital is the city of Fukuoka.

Contents

1 History 2 Geography 2.1 Cities 2.2 Districts 2.3 Mergers 2.3.1 Kurume expansion 2.3.2 Fukutsu merger 3 Economy 4 Universities 5 Demographics 6 Culture 7 Tourism 8 Prefectural symbols 9 Miscellaneous topics 10 External links

History

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

Geography

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

Fukuoka includes the two largest cities on Kyushu, Fukuoka and Kitakyushu, and much of Kyushu's industry. It also includes a number of small islands near the north coast of Kyushu.

Cities

Amagi Buzen Chikugo Chikushino Dazaifu Fukuoka (capital) Chuo-ku Hakata-ku Higashi-ku Jonan-ku Minami-ku Nishi-ku Sawara-ku Fukutsu Iizuka Kasuga Kitakyushu Kokurakita-ku Kokuraminami-ku Moji-ku Tobata-ku Wakamatsu-ku Yahatahigashi-ku Yahatanishi-ku

Koga Kurume Maebaru Munakata Nakama Nogata Ogori Okawa Omuta Onojo Tagawa Yamada Yame Yanagawa Yukuhashi

Districts

Asakura Asakura Haki Hoshuyama Koishiwara Miwa Yasu Chikujo Shiida Shinyoshitomi Taihei Tsuiki Yoshitomi Chikushi Nakagawa Itoshima Nijo Shima Kaho Chikuho Honami Inatsuki Kaho Kaita Keisen Shonai Usui

Kasuya Hisayama Kasuya Sasaguri Shime Shingu Sue Umi Kurate Kotake Kurate Miyata Wakamiya Mii Tachiarai Miike Takata Miyako Kanda Katsuyama Saigawa Toyotsu Mizuma Oki Munakata Oshima

Onga Ashiya Mizumaki Okagaki Onga Tagawa Aka Akaike Hojo Itoda Kanada Kawara Kawasaki Oto Soeda Ukiha Ukiha Yoshii Yamato Mitsuhashi Setaka Yamakawa Yamato Yame Hirokawa Hoshino Joyo Kurogi Tachibana Yabe

Mergers

Kurume expansion

On February 5, 2005 the former towns of Kitano (from Mii District), Jojima and Mizuma (from Mizuma District), and Tanushimaru (from Ukiha District) merged into the city of Kurume.

Fukutsu merger

On January 24, 2005 the former towns of Fukuma and Tsuyazaki (from Munakata District) merged, forming the city of Fukutsu.

Economy

Fukuoka prefecture's main cities form one of Japan's main industrial centers, accounting for nearly 40% of the economy of Kyushu. Major industries include automobiles, semiconductors, and steel.

Universities

• Kurume University (Kurume)
• Fukuoka University (Fukuoka) etc.

Demographics

Culture

Tourism

Prefectural symbols

Miscellaneous topics

External links

• Official Fukuoka Prefecture homepage
• Fukuoka information homepage
• Fukuoka Weather Forecast
• Fukuoka Guide, get more out of Fukuoka, Japan's mini-metro
• Fukuoka Guide Mobile