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Kasuya (糟屋郡, Kasuya-gun) is a district located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, east of Fukuoka City. As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 200,503 and a density of 1,218.05 persons per km 2. The total area is 164.61 km 2. It has four stations on the Sasaguri Line, seven on the Kashii Line. Chojabaru Station serves both ...
Kasuya (粕屋町, Kasuya-machi) is a town located in Kasuya District, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 March 2024, the town had an estimated population of 48,731 in 21931 households, and a population density of 250 persons per km². The total area of the town is 14.13 km 2 (5.46 sq mi)
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Sue (須恵町, Sue-machi) is a town located in Kasuya District, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 29 February 2024, the town had an estimated population of 29,248 in 12810 households, and a population density of 1800 persons per km². The total area of the town is 16.31 km 2 (6.30 sq mi)
Kasuya (粕屋町, Kasuya-machi) is a town located in Kasuya District, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of April 30, 2017, the town has an estimated population of 46,709 and a density of 3,300 persons per km². The total area is 14.12 km². The district is served by the Kashii Line and the Sasaguri Line.
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Early history
Exchanges from the continent and the Northern Kyushu area date as far back as Old Stone Age. It has been thought that waves of immigrants arrived in Northern Kyushu from mainland Asia. Several Kofunexist. Fukuoka was sometimes called the Port of Dazaifu(大宰府), a reference to the town of Dazaifu 15 km (9 mi) southeast of Fukuoka. Dazaifu was an administrative capital in 663 A.D., and it has been suggested that a prehistoric capital was in the area. Ancient texts, such as the Kojiki, Kanyen (fou...
Mongol invasions
Kublai Khan of the Mongol Empire turned his attention towards Japan starting in 1268, exerting a new external pressure on Japan with which it had no experience. Kublai Khan first sent an envoy to Japan to make the Shogunate acknowledge Khan's suzerainty. The Kamakura shogunate refused. Mongoliarepeatedly sent envoys thereafter, each time urging the Shogunate to accept their proposal, but to no avail. In 1274, Kublai Khan mounted an invasion of the northern part of Kyushu with a fleet of 900 s...
Formation of the modern city
Fukuoka was formerly the residence of the powerful daimyō of Chikuzen Province, and played an important part in the medieval history of Japan. The renowned temple of Tokugawa Ieyasu in the district was destroyed by fire during the Boshin Warof 1868. The modern city was formed on April 1, 1889, with the merger of the former cities of Hakata and Fukuoka. Historically, Hakata was the port and merchant district, and was more associated with the area's culture and remains the main commercial area...
Fukuoka is bordered on three sides by mountains, surrounds Hakata Bay and opens on the north to the Genkai Sea. It is located 1,100 km (684 mi) from Tokyo. The nearest overseas region is Busan Metropolitan City in Gyeongsang-do, South Korea, and the distance from Busanis about 180 km (112 miles). Fukuoka and Busan are sister cities.
As of November 2018[update], the city had an estimated population of 1,581,527 and a population density of 4,515.64 inhabitants per square kilometre (11,695.5/sq mi). The total area is 343.39 square kilometres (132.58 sq mi). Fukuoka is Japan's youngest major city and has Japan's fastest growing population.Between December 2012 and December 2017, t...
Fukuoka is the economic center of the Kyushu region, with an economy largely focused on the service sector. It is also the largest startup city in Japan, and is the only economic zone for startups. They have various services for startups like startup visa, tax reduction, and free business consultations. Fukuoka has the highest business-opening rate...
Fukuoka was selected as one of Newsweek's 10 "Most Dynamic Cities" in its July 2006 issue.It was chosen for its central Asian location, increasing tourism and trade, and a large increase in volume at its sea and airport. Fukuoka has a diverse culture and a wide range of cultural attractions. In its July/August 2008 issue, Monocle selected Fukuoka a...
Fukuoka is served by Fukuoka Airport, the San'yō Shinkansen and the Kyushu Shinkansen high-speed rail line and other JR Kyushu trains at Hakata Station and by ferry. JR Kyushu and a Korean company operate hydrofoil ferries (named Beetle and Kobee) between Hakata and Busan, South Korea. The city has three subway lines: the Kūkō Line, the Hakozaki Li...
Fukuoka is the home of the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, one of Japan's top professional baseball teams. Threatened with bankruptcy and forced by its creditors to restructure, former owner Daiei sold the Hawks to Softbank Capital in 2004. After the sale to Softbank, the Hawks have become one of the most successful teams in NPB, winning 6 Japan Series tit...
Fukuoka City operates all public elementary and junior high schools, while the prefecture operates the high schools. National universities 1. Kyushu University(九州大学, Kyushu Daigaku) 1.1. Kyushu Institute of Design(九州芸術工科大学, Kyushu Geijutsu Kōka Daigaku)– merged with Kyushu University in October 2003 Prefectural university 1. Fukuoka Women's Univers...
Fukuoka has ten sister cities. 1. Atlanta, GA, United States (since February 2005) 2. Auckland, New Zealand (since June 1986) 3. Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France (since November 1982) 4. Busan, South Korea (since February 2007) 5. Delhi, India (since November 2007, friendship city) 6. Guangzhou, China (since February 1979) 7. Ipoh, Perak, Malay...
Kasuga (春日市, Kasuga-shi) is a city located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. [1] [2] As of 31 March 2024, the city had an estimated population of 111,840 in 50874 households, and a population density of 260 persons per km². [3] The total area of the city is 14.145 km 2 (5.461 sq mi).
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