Fukuoka Prefectur
Fukuoka Prefectur (福岡県 Fukuoka-ken) is a prefectur o Japan locatit on Kyushu Island.[1] The caipital is the ceety o Fukuoka.[2]
Fukuoka Prefecture 福岡県 | |
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| Japanese transcription(s) | |
| • Japanese | 福岡県 |
| • Rōmaji | Fukuoka-ken |
 Seembol | |
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| Coordinates: 33°36′N 130°35′E / 33.600°N 130.583°ECoordinates: 33°36′N 130°35′E / 33.600°N 130.583°E | |
| Kintra | Japan |
| Region | Kyūshū |
| Island | Kyūshū |
| Caipital | Fukuoka |
| Govrenment | |
| • Govrenor | Hiroshi Ogawa (syne Aprile 2011) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,971.01 km2 (1,919.32 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 29t |
| Population (1 September 2010) | |
| • Total | 5,071,732 |
| • Rank | 9th |
| • Density | 1020.26/km2 (2,642.5/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166 code | JP-40 |
| Destricts | 12 |
| Municipalities | 60 |
| Flouer | Ume blossom (Prunus mume) |
| Tree | Azalea (Rhododendron tsutsusi) |
| Bird | Japanese Bush Warbler (Cettia diphone) |
| Website | www.pref.fukuoka.lg.jp/somu/ multilingual/english/top.html |
History
eeditFukuoka Prefecture includes the umwhile provinces of Chikugo, Chikuzen, an Buzen.[3]
Shrines an temples
eeditKōra taisha, Sumiyoshi-jinja, Hakosagi-gū an Usa jinjū are the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) in the prefecture. [4]
Geografie
eeditFukuoka Prefectur faces the sea on three sides, borderin on Saga, Ōita, an Kumamoto prefecturs an facin Yamaguchi Prefectur athort the Kanmon Straits.
Fukuoka includes the twa lairgest ceeties on Kyūshū, Fukuoka an Kitakyushu, an much o Kyūshū's industrie. It includes a nummer o smaw islands near the north coast o Kyūshū.
Ceeties
eeditTwinty-aicht ceeties are locatit in Fukuoka Prefectur:
Touns an veelages
eedit
Thir are the touns an veelages in each destrict.
Mergers
eeditEconomie
eeditFukuoka prefectur's main ceeties form ane o Japan's main industrial centres, accoontin for nearly 40% o the economie o Kyūshū. Major industries include automobiles, semiconductors, an steel. Fukuoka prefectur is notewirthy as the place whaur tire manufacturer Bridgestone[1] Archived 2013-10-27 at the Wayback Machine an consumer electronics chain Best Denki wur foondit.
Universities
eedit| Institution | Location |
| Fukuoka University | Fukuoka |
| Kurume University | Kurume |
| Kyushu Institute of Technology | Kitakyushu an Iizuka |
| Kyushu University | Fukuoka an Kasuga |
| Seinan Gakuin University | Fukuoka |
| Kyushu Institute of Information Sciences | Dazaifu |
| Kyushu Sangyo University | Fukuoka |
| Fukuoka Women's University | Fukuoka |
Cultur
eedit- Fukuoka Art Museum Archived 2012-02-04 at the Wayback Machine – In Ohori Pairk; contains a wide selection o contemporar an ither airt frae aroond the warld.
- Fukuoka Asian Art Museum Archived 2007-01-17 at the Wayback Machine – contains airt frae various kintras o Asie.
- Fukuoka City Museum – displays a broad range o items frae the region's history, includin a spectacular gowd seal.
- Genko Historical Museum (元寇史料館; Museum o the Mongol Invasion) – In Higashi Koen (East Park) Archived 2012-04-06 at the Wayback Machine; displays Japanese an Mongolie airms an armour frae the 13t century as well as paintins on historical subjects. Open on weekends.
- Hakata Machiya Folk Museum Archived 2007-10-12 at the Wayback Machine – Dedicatit tae displayin the tradeetional weys o life, speech, an cultur o the Fukuoka region.
- Fukuoka Masjid Al Nour Islamic Cultur Center, Dedicatit tae share Islamic subjects an cultur.
Major events an festivals
eedit- Hakata Dontaku Harbour Festival, Tenjin, Fukuoka on Mey 3 an 4
- Hakata Gion Yamagasa, Kushida Shrine, Fukuoka on Julie
- Kokura Gion Yamagasa, Kitakyushu on Julie
- Tobata Gion Yamagasa, Kitakyushu on Julie
- Kurosaki Gion Yamagasa, Kitakyushu on Julie
- Kitahara Hakushu Festival, Yanagawa on November 1 tae 3
Sports
eeditThe sports teams leetit belaw are based in Fukuoka.
- Fitbaa (soccer)
- Basebaa
- Basketbaa
- Rugby
- Coca Cola West Red Sparks (Fukuoka)
- Fukuoka Sanix Blues (Munakata)
- Kyuden Voltex
- Sanix World Rugby Youth Tournament
The prefectur haes twa significant annual athletics events: the Fukuoka International Cross Country an the Fukuoka International Open Marathon Championship. The marathon race haes been held in Fukuoka syne 1959 an haes seen a nummer o warld records breuken durin its history.[5]
Creeme an safety
eeditFukuoka Prefectur haes the lairgest nummer o designatit yakuza groups amang aw o the prefecturs, at 5; the Kudo-kai, the Taishu-kai, the Fukuhaku-kai, the Dojin-kai an the Kyushu Seido-kai.[6] Atween 2004 an 2009, an in early 2011,[7] Fukuoka Prefectur leads the naition in gun-relatit incidents.[8] Thir incidents wur maistly relatit tae the local yakuza syndicates, specifically the Kudo-kai, the Dojin-kai an the Kyushu Seido-kai.[7]
Fukuoka Prefectur haes haed the heichest frequency o youth creeme amang aw o the prefecturs o Japan syne 2003.[9]
Tourism
eeditThe maist popular place for tourism is Fukuoka Ceety, especially at the time o the Dontaku festival, an Dazaifu, awtho Kitakyūshū haes tree'd tae attract tourists an aw.
Transportation
eeditTrain
Sister regions
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Notes
eedit- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Fukuoka-ken" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 218 at Google Books.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Fukuoka" in p. 218 at Google Books.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" in p. 780 at Google Books.
- ↑ "Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 3 Archived 2013-05-17 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-10-26.
- ↑ Nakamura, Ken. Marathon - A history of the Fukuoka International Marathon Championships by K. Ken Nakamura - Part 1 1947-1966. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-02-28.
- ↑ "Retrospection and Outlook of Crime Measure", p.15 Archived 2011-09-27 at the Wayback Machine, Masahiro Tamura, 2009, National Police Agency (in Japanese)
- ↑ a b "Gunfire, The worst in the nation, None has been solved" Archived 2012-09-05 at Archive.today, 23 June 2011, Nishinippon Shimbun (in Japanese)
- ↑ "Fukuoka yakuza groups tackle police pressure in all-out war", 4 May 2010, The Tokyo Reporter, from Friday May 14, p.22-23 (in Japanese)
- ↑ 非行防げ、捜査員奮闘…少年犯罪全国ワースト１の福岡 - Yomiuri Shimbun (in Japanese)
References
eedit- Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric an Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. 10-ISBN 0-674-01753-6; 13-ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5; OCLC 58053128
Freemit airtins
eedit| Wikimedia Commons haes media relatit tae Fukuoka Prefectur. |
Fukuoka Prefectur travel guide frae Wikivoyage- Offeecial Fukuoka Prefectur wabsteid Archived 2013-07-02 at the Wayback Machine (in Inglis)
- Offeecial Fukuoka Tourism Association wabsteid Archived 2005-11-22 at the Wayback Machine (in Inglis)
- Fukuoka information hamepage Archived 2005-02-03 at the Wayback Machine (in Inglis)
- Fukuoka Talk (in Inglis)
- Inglis labelled map o Fukuoka Prefectur Archived 2013-01-31 at the Wayback Machine (in Inglis)
- Naitional Archives of Japan ... Fukuoka map (1891) Archived 2009-02-14 at the Wayback Machine
