Fukuoka Prefecture

Fukuoka Prefecture (福岡県, Fukuoka-ken) is a prefecture in the Kyūshū region of Japan on the island of Kyūshū.[1] The capital city is Fukuoka.[2]

Fukuoka
福岡県
Prefecture
Japanese transcription(s)
 • RomajiFukuoka-ken
Flag of Fukuoka
Flag
Official seal of Fukuoka
Symbol
Location of Fukuoka in Japan
Location of Fukuoka in Japan
Coordinates: 33°36′N 130°35′E
Country Japan
RegionKyūshū (Saikaidō)
IslandKyūshū
CapitalFukuoka
Government
 • GovernorHiroshi Ogawa (since April 2011)
Area
 • Total4,971.01 km2 (1,919.32 sq mi)
 • Rank29th
Population
 (September 1, 2010)
 • Total5,071,732
 • Rank9th
 • Density1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeJP-40
Prefectural flowerUme blossom (Prunus mume)
Prefectural treeAzalea (Rhododendron tsutsusi)
Prefectural birdJapanese Bush Warbler (Cettia diphone)
Number of districts12
Number of municipalities60
Websitewww.pref.fukuoka.lg.jp/somu/
multilingual/english/top.html

History

The area of Fukuoka Prefecture includes the old provinces of Chikugo, Chikuzen, and Buzen.[3]

Timeline
  • November 19, 1274 (Bun'ei 11, 20th day of the 10th month): Battle of Bun'ei[4]
  • August 15, 1281 (Kōan 4, 30th day of the 7th month): Battle of Kōan[5]

Geography

Fukuoka Prefecture faces the sea on three sides. The prefecture borders Saga, Ōita, and Kumamoto prefectures. Fukuoka is near Yamaguchi Prefecture across the Kanmon Straits.

Fukuoka includes the two largest cities on Kyūshū, Fukuoka and Kitakyūshū. Small islands are near the north coast of the prefecture.

Cities

There are 28 cities in the prefecture:

  • Fukuoka (capital)
    • Chūō-ku
    • Hakata-ku
    • Higashi-ku
    • Jonan-ku
    • Minami-ku
    • Nishi-ku
    • Sawara-ku
  • Kitakyūshū
    • Kokurakita-ku
    • Kokuraminami-ku
    • Moji-ku
    • Tobata-ku
    • Wakamatsu-ku
    • Yahatahigashi-ku
    • Yahatanishi-ku

Towns and villages

These are the towns and villages in each district of the prefecture

  • Asakura District
  • Chikujō District
  • Chikushi District
    • Nakagawa
  • Kaho District
    • Keisen
  • Kasuya District
    • Hisayama
    • Kasuya
    • Sasaguri
    • Shime
    • Shingū
    • Sue
    • Umi
  • Kurate District
    • Kotake
    • Kurate
  • Mii District
    • Tachiarai
  • Miyako District
    • Kanda
    • Miyako
  • Mizuma District
    • Ōki
  • Onga District
    • Ashiya
    • Mizumaki
    • Okagaki
    • Onga
  • Tagawa District
    • Aka
    • Fukuchi
    • Itoda
    • Kawara
    • Kawasaki
    • Ōtō
    • Soeda
  • Yame District
    • Hirokawa

National Parks

National Parks are established in about 18% of the total land area of the prefecture.[6]

Shrines and Temples

Kōra taisha, Sumiyoshi-jinja, Hakosagi-gū and Usa-jinjū are the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) in the prefecture. [7]

References
  1. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2002). "Fukuoka-ken" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 218; Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), Fukuoka Prefecture, Regional Information Archived 2012-12-31 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-4-6.
  2. Nussbaum, "Fukuoka" at p. 218.
  3. Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" at p. 780.
  4. Davis, Paul K. (2001). 100 decisive battles: from ancient times to the present, pp. 145-147; the noun "Bun'ei" means the Japanese era name (nengō) for a time period started in February 1264 and ended in April 1275
  5. Davis, p. 147; the noun "Kōan" means the Japanese era name for a time period which started in February 1278 and ended in April 1288.
  6. Japan Ministry of the Environment, "General overview of area figures for Natural Parks by prefecture"; retrieved 2012-3-13.
  7. "Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 3 Archived 2013-05-17 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-2-4.

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