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Fukuoka

Southern metropolis and the gateway to Kyushu

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Hakata Gion Yamakasa 2025

Hakata Gion Yamakasa 2025

Jul 1st - Jul 15th

Fukuoka's most exciting festival: it's 5 am, the streets are packed, and the men are running.

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The Kokura Gion Festival 2025

The Kokura Gion Festival 2025

Jul 18th - Jul 20th

The Kokura Gion Festival is a frenzy of mid-summer community drumming in northern Kyushu. Get your taiko on!

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Nogata Summer Festival 2025

Nogata Summer Festival 2025

Sunday - Jul 27th

The Nogata Summer Festival in Fukuoka is a multi-faceted event, with a variety of stage performances, a traditional float display,..

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For an inside look into Fukuoka City's vibrant urban culture, look no further than Canal City Hakata—a multifacility compl..

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About Fukuoka

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Okinawa Nagasaki Fukuoka Saga Kumamoto Kagoshima Miyazaki Oita Ehime Kochi Tokushima Kagawa Yamaguchi Hiroshima Okayama Tottori Shimane Hyogo Kyoto Osaka Wakayama Nara Shiga Mie Fukui Ishikawa Toyama Gifu Aichi Nagano Shizuoka Niigata Yamanashi Kanagawa Tokyo Saitama Gunma Tochigi Chiba Ibaraki Fukushima Miyagi Yamagata Iwate Akita Aomori Hokkaido
Region Kyushu
Island Kyushu
Capital Fukuoka
Population 5,071,968
Area 4,986.40 km²

Home of Kyushu’s largest cities in Fukuoka and Kita-Kyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture (福岡県, Fukuoka-ken) is the southern metropolis of Japan and the gateway to Kyushu. While you’re in the big cities, be sure to try some tonkotsu ramen at one of the many food stalls, as well as seasoned cod roe (mentaiko).

Despite its urbanity, however, Fukuoka is also the location of the first Zen Buddhist temple in Japan, Shofukuji, the renowned Dazaifu Tenmangu shrine, the relaxing hot springs in the Chikushino area, as well as countless picturesque parks and gardens. Or you can take a stroll around the Moji-ko Retro District, where many buildings have been preserved from the Meiji period.

Visit in early May during Golden Week and you can witness the Hakata Dontaku festival.

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