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Fukuoka

Fukuoka (福岡) is the capital of Fukuoka prefecture and the largest city on the island of Kyushu. Fukuoka is a good starting point for first-time visitors to Japan. Wikivoyage

Population 1,603,043 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Japan

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Japan

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. Hakata Dontaku

    May

    Japan's largest festival, drawing well over 2 million people during the Golden Week holidays. The name "Dontaku" comes from Dutch "zondag" meaning Sunday. The festival features traditional dance

    Official site

  2. Hakata Gion Yamakasa Festival

    July

    Hakata Gion Yamakasa (博多祇園山笠) is a Japanese festival celebrated from the 1st until the 15th of July in Hakata, Fukuoka. The festivities are centred on the Kushida Jinja.

    Official site Wikipedia

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Fukuoka); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Markets

  • 福岡市中央卸売市場 鮮魚市場

    No hours mapped

    1.6 km from the centre

Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.

Eating nearby

All 92 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

More train stations: Fukuoka (Tenjin) 660 m, Nishitetsu Hirao 1.2 km, Hakata 2.0 km, Takamiya 2.2 km, Takeshita 3.3 km, Yoshizuka 3.4 km, Ohashi 3.6 km, Hakozaki 4.6 km, Ijiri 5.3 km, Yusu 5.3 km, Fukuoka Cargo Terminal 5.5 km, Sasabaru 5.7 km

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