Fukuoka

Fukuoka most often refers to the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture.

It can also refer to:

Locations

• Fukuoka, Gifu, a town in Gifu Prefecture, Japan
• Fukuoka, Toyama, a town in Toyama Prefecture, Japan
• Fukuoka 17, a World War II-era Japanese POW camp at the Mitsui Kozan Miike Kogyo-Sho coal mine and Mitsui Zinc Foundry in Shinminato, Omuta, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
• Fukuoka Domain, a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Hizen Province (in modern-day Fukuoka Prefecture)
• Fukuoka Prefecture, one of the 47 prefectures in Japan
• Fukuoka-Kitakyūshū, a metropolitan area encompassing the cities of Fukuoka and Kitakyūshū in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
• The village of Fukuoka, in Osafune, Setouchi City, Okayama Prefecture from which Fukuoka City and Fukuoka Prefecture take their names. ^{[1] [2]}

Buildings and attractions

• Fukuoka Castle, Edo age castle on Fukuzaki Hill in Fukuoka, Japan
• Fukuoka Convention Center, a convention center complex in Fukuoka, Japan
  • Fukuoka Kokusai Center, an indoor arena, one of four venues which have Sumo Tounaments.
  • Marine Messe Fukuoka, an indoor arena, which was the main venue for 2001 World Aquatics Championships
• Fukuoka Dome, currently named as Fukuoka Yahoo! Japan Dome by naming rights, a baseball field located in Fukuoka, Japan, the home stadiam of Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
• Fukuoka Japan Temple, a temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Fukuoka, Japan
• Fukuoka Kokusai Center
• Fukuoka Municipal Zoo and Botanical Garden, a zoo and botanical garden in Fukuoka, Japan
• Fukuoka Tower, a 234 metre tall tower located in the Momochihama area of Fukuoka, Japan

Business

• Fukuoka Broadcasting System, a TV station broadcasting in Fukuoka Prefecture
• Fukuoka Futures Exchange, a former futures exchange based in Fukuoka, Japan

Education

• Fukuoka College of Health Sciences, a private junior college in Fukuoka, Japan
• Fukuoka Dental College, a private university in Fukuoka, Japan
• Fukuoka Institute of Technology, a private university in Fukuoka, Japan
• Fukuoka International University, a private university in Dazaifu, Fukuoka, Japan
• Fukuoka Jo Gakuin University, a private women's college in Fukuoka, Japan
• Fukuoka Junior College for Kindergarten Teachers, a private junior college in Dazaifu, Fukuoka, Japan
• Fukuoka Prefectural Fukuoka High School, a public senior high school located in Fukuoka, Japan
• Fukuoka Prefectural University, a public university in Tagawa, Fukuoka, Japan
• Fukuoka Social Medical Welfare University, a private university in Dazaifu, Fukuoka, Japan
• Fukuoka University, a private university in Fukuoka, Japan
• Fukuoka University of Economics, a private university in Dazaifu, Fukuoka, Japan
• Fukuoka University of Education, a national university in Munakata, Fukuoka, Japan
• Fukuoka Women's University, a public women's university in Fukuoka, Japan

Entertainment and sports

• 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 based in Munakata, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
• Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, a Japanese baseball team based in Fukuoka, Japan
• Sky Dream Fukuoka (or Fukuoka Ferris Wheel), a ferris wheel in Fukuoka, Japan

Transportation

• Fukuoka Airport, an international airport in Fukuoka, Japan
• Fukuoka City Subway, a subway line in Fukuoka, Japan consisting of the Kūkō (Airport) Line, the Hakozaki Line, and the Nanakuma Line
  • Fukuoka Subway 1000 series, an electric multiple unit operated by the Fukuoka City Subway on the Hakozaki Kūkō Lines in Fukuoka, Japan
  • Fukuoka Subway 2000 series, an electric multiple unit operated by the Fukuoka City Subway on the Hakozaki Kūkō Lines in Fukuoka, Japan
  • Fukuoka Subway 3000 series, an electric multiple unit operated by the Fukuoka City Subway on the Hakozaki Kūkō Lines in Fukuoka, Japan
• Fukuokakūkō Station, a Fukuoka City Subway station serving Fukuoka Airport in Fukuoka, Japan
• Fukuoka Station, a train station in Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture, Japan
• Kami-Fukuoka Station, a railway station on the Tōbu Tōjō Line in Fujimino, Saitama, Japan
• Minami-Fukuoka Station, a train station on the Kagoshima Main Line in Hakata, Fukuoka, Japan
• Nishitetsu Fukuoka (Tenjin) Station, a train station located in Chūō-ku, Fukuoka, Japan

People

• Fukuoka clan, the feudal clan who owned the Chikuzen country
• Haruna Fukuoka (b.1984), a female Japanese table tennis player
• Masanobu Fukuoka (1913-2008), author of The One Straw Revolution, pioneer of no-till farming
• Fukuoka Takachika (1835-1919), a Japanese statesman of the Meiji period

Other

• 8159 Fukuoka, a Main-belt Asteroid discovered in 1990
• FM Fukuoka, a FM radio station broadcasting in Fukuoka Prefecture
• Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize, a series of prizes established in 1990 by Fukuoka, Japan and the Yokatopia Foundation
• Roman Catholic Diocese of Fukuoka, a diocese located in Fukuoka, Japan

References

Notes

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