Fukuoka is a city in Japan, the capital of the province of the same name (Fukuoka Prefecture), located in Northeast Island
Kyushu (at the far south of the Japanese mainland), also overlooking Fukuoka Bay. It has a population of about 1,494,172.
In 2012 it was ranked 12th in the best city to live in Monosil magazine, due to its green spaces
In the trendy city. Fukuoka is the largest city in Kyushu Island and the sixth largest city in Japan.
Fukuoka is the largest city in Kyushu and one of the 10 most densely populated cities in Japan. Because it is the closest to the Asian continent (the closest to Seoul from Tokyo), the port city of Fukuoka was considered the most important for centuries, By the Mongol invasion forces in the thirteenth century as a landing and launching point.
In 1889 the port city of Hakata and Fukuoka prefecture were combined to form one town, Fukuoka, while Hakata remained the name of one of Fukuoka's central districts and a name for the city's main railway station.
Fukuoka is the oldest city in Japan since it is the closest to Korea and China. The surrounding areas of Fukuoka are of the oldest
Settlements in the Jomon period in Japan.
