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1885 - Fukuoka Prefectural Shuyukan (school) active. 1887 - Population: 50,442. 1889 - Hakata becomes part of Fukuoka city. 1899 - Foreign commerce begins. 20th century. 1901 - Population: about 72,000. 1909 - Population: 82,106. 1910 - Kyushu Imperial University established. 1917 - Fukuoka Prefectural Fukuoka High School established.
Avispa Fukuoka, a Japanese professional football (soccer) club in Hakata, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. Fukuoka Marathon, an international marathon race established in 1947 held in Fukuoka, Japan. Fukuoka Red Warblers, a semi-professional baseball team in the Shikoku-Kyūshū Island League of Japan. Fukuoka Sanix Blues, a Japanese rugby union team ...
Tagawa, Fukuoka. / 33.63889°N 130.80611°E / 33.63889; 130.80611. Tagawa (田川市, Tagawa-shi) is a city located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. [1] As of 1 January 2024, the city had an estimated population of 45,389 in 24248 households, and a population density of 830 persons per km². [2] The total area of the city is 54.55 km 2 (21 ...
Hakata-ku is a ward of Fukuoka City located on its eastern edge. It is 31.47 km 2 with a population of 206,629 (current January 1, 2009). Much of the ward consists of low-lying plains beside the Mikasa River (御笠川, Mikasagawa). The northwestern end of the ward faces Hakata Bay, which includes both ferry and international cruise ship ...
Fukutsu (福津市, Fukutsu-shi) is a city located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. [1] As of 29 February 2024, the city had an estimated population of 68,834 in 31114 households, and a population density of 1300 persons per km 2. [2] The total area of the city is 52.76 km 2 (20.37 sq mi).
Fukuoka Airport (福岡空港, Fukuoka Kūkō) (IATA: FUK, ICAO: RJFF), formerly known as Itazuke Air Base, is an international and domestic airport located 1.6 NM (3.0 km; 1.8 mi) east of Hakata Station in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, Japan. The facility has one 2,800 m (9,186 ft) runway and covers 355 hectares (877 acres) of land.
Fukuoka Castle (福岡城, Fukuoka-jō) is a Japanese castle located in Chūō-ku, Fukuoka, Japan. It is also known as Maizuru Castle (舞鶴城 Maizuru-jō) or Seki Castle (石城 Seki-jō). Completed in the early Edo period for tozama daimyō Kuroda Nagamasa, it has been decreed a historic site by the Japanese government. The castle lies in ...
