Fukuoka Prefecture

Fukuoka Prefecture is an administrative division in northern Kyushu, Japan. Its capital and largest city is Fukuoka.

Fukuoka: Fukuoka is a city in northern Kyushu and the capital of Fukuoka Prefecture. The prefecture’s capital anchors its government, transport, and cultural life.
Kyushu: Kyushu is the southwesternmost of Japan’s four main islands. Fukuoka occupies Kyushu’s northern end and serves as a major regional center.
Dazaifu: Dazaifu was an ancient Japanese regional government center in northern Kyushu. Its institutions made the area a political and diplomatic gateway in early Japan.
Saga Prefecture: Saga Prefecture is a Japanese prefecture west of Fukuoka on Kyushu. The two prefectures share northern Kyushu’s coastal and inland connections.
Kitakyushu: Kitakyushu is an industrial city at the northern tip of Kyushu, Japan. Its heavy industry and strait-side location distinguish the prefecture’s northeastern urban center.
Prefectures of Japan: Prefectures are Japan’s primary subnational administrative divisions. Fukuoka’s government and boundaries follow Japan’s prefectural system.
Dazaifu Government Office: Dazaifu Government Office was the administrative headquarters of Japan’s ancient western regional government. Its ruins preserve evidence of the institutions that governed northern Kyushu.
Kumamoto Prefecture: Kumamoto Prefecture is a prefecture in central Kyushu, Japan. It is a neighboring Kyushu region linked to Fukuoka by transport and commerce.
Hakata-ku: Hakata-ku is a ward of Fukuoka City containing Hakata Station and much of the city’s port district. Hakata’s station and port make it a major gateway within the prefecture.
Kanmon Strait: Kanmon Strait is the narrow waterway separating Honshu and Kyushu. It places Fukuoka’s northern cities beside a key passage between the islands.

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