Place:Fukuoka, Japan

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NameFukuoka
Alt namesChikuzensource: NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (2000-2003)
Chikuzen Provincesource: NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (2000-2003)
Fukuokasource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Fukuoka-kensource: Wikipedia
TypePrefecture
Coordinates33.75°N 130.5°E
Located inJapan
Contained Places
District
Asakura
Chikujo
Chikushi
Itoshima
Kaho
Kasuya
Kurate
Mii
Miike
Miyako
Mizuma
Munakata
Onga
Tagawa
Ukiha
Usui
Yamato
Yame
Inhabited place
Akizuki
Amagi
Buzen
Chikugo
Chikushino
Dazaifu
Fukuoka
Genkai
Hasuike
Iizuka
Kasuga
Kitakyushu
Koga
Kokura
Maebaru
Nakama
Nogata
Ogori
Okawa
Omuta
Onojo
Wakamatsu
Yamada
Yanagawa
Yukuhashi
Unknown
Amagi-shi
Amaki-shi
Asakura-gun
Asakura-shi
Fukuoka-shi
Kaho-gun
Kama-gun
Kasuya-gun
Kyōto-gun
Miike-gun
Mizuma-gun
Munakata-gun
Onga-gun
Tagawa-gun
Yamada-shi
Yukuhashi-shi
Īzuka-shi
Ōkawa-shi
Ōmuta-shi
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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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 km2 (1,925 sq mi). Fukuoka Prefecture borders Saga Prefecture to the southwest, Kumamoto Prefecture to the south, and Ōita Prefecture to the southeast.

Fukuoka is the capital and largest city of Fukuoka Prefecture, and the largest city on Kyūshū, with other major cities including Kitakyushu, Kurume, and Ōmuta. Fukuoka Prefecture is located at the northernmost point of Kyūshū on the Kanmon Straits, connecting the Tsushima Strait and Seto Inland Sea across from Yamaguchi Prefecture on the island of Honshu, and extends south towards the Ariake Sea.

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History

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

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Shrines and temples

Kōra taisha, Sumiyoshi-jinja, and Hakozaki-gū are the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) in the prefecture.

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