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Fukuoka

Southern metropolis and the gateway to Kyushu

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Kawachi Wisteria Tunnels
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Kawachi Wisteria Tunnels
Yanagibashi Rengo Fish Market
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Yanagibashi Rengo Fish Market
Starbucks Dazaifu by Kengo Kuma
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Starbucks Dazaifu by Kengo Kuma
Canal City Hakata
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Canal City Hakata
Yanagibashi Rengo Market
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Yanagibashi Rengo Market
Daimyo: Fukuoka's Hip District
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Daimyo: Fukuoka's Hip District
Fukuoka Prefecture
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Fukuoka Prefecture
Sumiyoshi Shrine - Hakata City
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Sumiyoshi Shrine - Hakata City
Hakata Gion Yamakasa
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Hakata Gion Yamakasa
Senbutsu Limestone Cave
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Senbutsu Limestone Cave
Discover Kyushu
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Discover Kyushu
Kyushu Superlatives
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Kyushu Superlatives
Kyushu Travel
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Kyushu Travel
Islands Of Goddesses
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Islands Of Goddesses
The Mysterious Wonder Museum
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The Mysterious Wonder Museum
Hiraodai Karst Plateau
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Hiraodai Karst Plateau
Senbutsu Limestone Cave
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Senbutsu Limestone Cave
Mojiko Retro
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Mojiko Retro
Kitakyushu's "Journey of Life"
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Kitakyushu's "Journey of Life"
Kokura Castle Complex
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Kokura Castle Complex

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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
RegionKyushu
IslandKyushu
CapitalFukuoka
Population5,071,968
Area4,986.40 sq. km

Home of Kyushu’s largest cities in Fukuoka and Kita-Kyushu, Fukuoka 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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