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    Fukuoka (Japanese: 福岡市, Fukuoka-shi, [ɸɯ̥kɯoka ꜜɕi] ) is the sixth-largest city in Japan and the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The city is...
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  • sorts all cities (including towns and villages) in the Japanese prefecture of Fukuoka with a population of more than 10,000 according to the 2020 Census...
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    Tagawa (田川郡, Tagawa-gun) is a district located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 2020, the district has an estimated population of 71,755 and a density...
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  • Avispa Fukuoka (アビスパ福岡, Abisupa Fukuoka) is a Japanese professional football club based in Hakata, Fukuoka. They currently compete in the J1 League, which...
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    Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of June 1, 2019, Kitakyushu has an estimated population of 940,978, making it the second-largest city in both Fukuoka Prefecture...
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  • Zephyr Fukuoka is a Japanese professional basketball team, playing in the second division of the B.League. They are based in Fukuoka Prefecture and were...
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    Okinoshima (沖ノ島, Okinoshima) is an island off the coast of Munakata, Fukuoka, Japan. It is considered sacred land by the local Munakata Taisha. The island's...
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    Masanobu Fukuoka (Japanese: 福岡 正信, Hepburn: Fukuoka Masanobu, 2 February 1913 – 16 August 2008) was a Japanese farmer and philosopher celebrated for his...
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    Kyushu (category Islands of Okinawa Prefecture)
    Fukuoka Prefecture Kumamoto Prefecture Nagasaki Prefecture Ōita Prefecture Saga Prefecture Southern Kyūshū Kagoshima Prefecture Miyazaki Prefecture Okinawa...
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    Sophia Fukuoka Junior and Senior High School (上智福岡中学高等学校, Jōchi Fukuoka chūgaku kōtō gakkō) is located in Chūō-ku, Fukuoka. Founded by the Catholic diocese...
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    The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (福岡ソフトバンクホークス, Fukuoka Sofutobanku Hōkusu) are a Japanese professional baseball team based in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture. They...
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    Mizuma-ken. Mizuma-ken was split and annexed to Nagasaki- and Fukuoka-ken, while small part of Fukuoka-ken was annexed to Ōita-ken on August 21, 1876. Saga-ken...
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    The Fukuoka International Marathon (福岡国際マラソン, Fukuoka Kokusai Marason) is an IAAF Gold Label international men's marathon race held in Fukuoka, Japan....
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    Ōkawa (大川市, Ōkawa-shi) is a city located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 February 2024[update], the city had an estimated population of 31,605 in...
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    Fukuoka Domain (福岡藩, Fukuoka han) was a Japanese domain of the Edo period. It was associated with Chikuzen Province in modern-day Fukuoka Prefecture on...
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    Fukuoka Castle (福岡城, Fukuoka-jō) is a Japanese castle located in Chūō-ku, Fukuoka, Japan. It is also known as Maizuru Castle (舞鶴城 Maizuru-jō) or Seki...
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    HKT48 (category Culture in Fukuoka Prefecture)
    produced by Yasushi Akimoto. HKT48 is named after the Hakata-ku, Fukuoka city of Fukuoka Prefecture, where Akimoto originally intended to base the group. The...
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  • Inunaki Village (category Culture in Fukuoka Prefecture)
    urban legend dating back to the 1990s, about a supposed village in Fukuoka Prefecture, whose aggressive residents refuse to follow the rules of the Japanese...
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    Kitanagoya, Aichi Prefecture; Kashima, Saga Prefecture; Beppu, Ōita Prefecture; and the "town tree" of Yoshitomi, Fukuoka Prefecture. The genus name Osmanthus...
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    Chikugo River (category Rivers of Fukuoka Prefecture)
    Chikugo River (筑後川, Chikugo-gawa) flows through Kumamoto, Ōita, Fukuoka and Saga prefectures in Japan. With a total length of 143 kilometres (89 mi), it is...
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  • Etsuro Sotoo (category Artists from Fukuoka Prefecture)
    Etsuro Sotoo (外尾悦郎, born 1953 in Fukuoka Prefecture) is a Japanese sculptor strongly influenced by Antoni Gaudí. His interest in Gaudí led him to convert...
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    Tenjin districts in Fukuoka City of Fukuoka Prefecture. As yatai regulations were implemented at the local level across Japan, Fukuoka's yatai operators created...
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    of the United States, Fukuoka (Japanese: 在福岡米国領事館) is a consular post of the United States in Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The consulate has...
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    Okayama Hiroshima Yamaguchi Shikoku Tokushima Kagawa Ehime Kōchi Kyūshū Fukuoka Saga Nagasaki Kumamoto Ōita Miyazaki Kagoshima Ryūkyū Islands Okinawa The...
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    (Takamatsu Kotohira Electric Railroad) Kotohira Line Nagao Line Shido Line Fukuoka Kokura Station Hakata Station Tenjin Station Hachioji Hiroshima Kansai...
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    Masao Adachi (category People from Fukuoka Prefecture)
    member who was most active in the 1960s and 1970s. He was born in Fukuoka Prefecture. Best known for his writing collaborations with directors Kōji Wakamatsu...
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    United States Forces Japan (category United States Armed Forces in Okinawa Prefecture)
    Chuo-ku, Fukuoka Itami Air Base, Itami, Hyogo Itazuke Administration Annex (Kasugabaru DHA), Kasuga, Fukuoka Itazuke Air Base, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka Johnson...
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    is the megalopolis in Japan extending from Ibaraki Prefecture in the northeast to Fukuoka Prefecture in the southwest, running for almost 1,200 km (750 mi)...
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    1879, it became part of the Fukuoka Prefectural Fukuoka Medical School, later continuing as the Fukuoka Prefectural Fukuoka Hospital. The push for an imperial...
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  • 2024 Japan Series (category Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks postseason)
    was a best-of-seven playoff between the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of the Central League (CL) and the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of the Pacific League (PL). The...
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