Fukuoka (prefecture) - Fukuoka (Präfektur)

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Fukuoka Prefecture
CapitalFukuoka
Residents
5.108.038 (2020)
surface
4,971.01 km²
websitewww.pref.fukuoka.lg.jp/
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location
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Fukuoka(Japanese: 福岡 県, Fukuoka-ken) is a prefecture in the region Kyushu, Japan. It is located in the northeast of the island and with 5 million inhabitants is the most densely populated prefecture of Kyushu.

background

The coast of the prefecture is only around 200 km from mainland Korea. That is why there have always been contacts with the neighbors on the other side of Koreastrasse throughout history. This is where tea came to Japan, and Buddhism also found its entrance here. The invasion attempts of the Mongols, whose fleet was destroyed by a typhoon, were called less peaceful kamikaze(Holy wind). The Japanese also provided shelter Toyotomi Hideyoshi paid an unfriendly visit to their Korean neighbors in the 17th century.

Regions

The north of Fukuoka Prefecture is on the coast of Tsushima Strait, and the west is adjacent to the prefecture saga. Lying in the south Kumamoto and Ōita, to the east separate Kammon Strait and Seto Inland Sea from the prefecture Yamaguchi and the island Honshu.

places

Map of Fukuoka (Prefecture)
  • 1 Fukuoka(福岡)Website of this institutionFukuoka in the travel guide Wikivoyage in a different languageFukuoka in the Wikipedia encyclopediaFukuoka in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsFukuoka (Q26600) in the Wikidata database - Capital of the prefecture and castle town. Grown together with the merchant town Hakatawhose name the train station still bears.
  • 2 KitakyushuWebsite of this institutionKitakyushu in the travel guide Wikivoyage in another languageKitakyushu in the Wikipedia encyclopediaKitakyushu in the Wikimedia Commons media directoryKitakyushu (Q188806) in the Wikidata database - Industrial city in the northeast of the island, it borders with the Kammon Street to the neighboring island Honshu.
  • 3 DazaifuWebsite of this institutionDazaifu in the travel guide Wikivoyage in another languageDazaifu in the Wikipedia encyclopediaDazaifu in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsDazaifu (Q728218) in the Wikidata database - Former capital of Kyushu, worth seeing is the Tenmangu Shrine
  • 4 KurumeWebsite of this institutionKurume in the travel guide Wikivoyage in another languageKurume in the Wikipedia encyclopediaKurume in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsKurume (Q320934) in the Wikidata database - the third largest city in the prefecture, known for its annual flower festival
  • 5 YanagawaWebsite of this institutionYanagawa in the Wikipedia encyclopediaYanagawa in the Wikimedia Commons media directoryYanagawa (Q585630) in the Wikidata database - because of its channels as Japanese Venice designated
  • 6 YameWebsite of this institutionYame in the travel guide Wikivoyage in a different languageYame in the Wikipedia encyclopediaYame in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsYame (Q850492) in the Wikidata database - traditional handicrafts, lanterns and Japanese paper; Green tea

Other goals

language

getting there

By plane

  • 1  Kitakyushu airport (IATA: KKJ) Kitakyushu Airport in the Wikipedia encyclopediaKitakyushu Airport in the Wikimedia Commons media directoryKitakyushu Airport (Q594223) in the Wikidata database
  • 2  Fukuoka Airport (IATA: FUK) Fukuoka Airport in the Wikipedia encyclopediaFukuoka Airport in the Wikimedia Commons media directoryFukuoka Airport (Q1137465) in the Wikidata database

By train

  • Sanyō Shinkansen by Shin-Osaka to Hakata station in Fukuoka

By car

  • The 1 Kammon BridgeKammon Bridge in the Wikipedia encyclopediaKammon Bridge in the Wikimedia Commons media directoryKammon Bridge (Q1196470) in the Wikidata database Kammon Bridge connects Shimonoseki on Honshu and Kitakyushu on Kyushu with the six-lane Kammon motorway

mobility

Tourist Attractions

  • Fukuoka

  • Kitakyushu

  • Dazaifu

  • Kurume

  • Yanagawa

  • Yame

activities

kitchen

nightlife

security

climate

trips

literature

Web links

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