Fukuoka Prefectur (福岡県 , Fukuoka-ken ) is aprefectur oJapan locatit onKyushu Island .[ 1] Fukuoka .[ 2]
Fukuoka Prefecture includes theumwhile provinces ofChikugo ,Chikuzen , anBuzen .[ 3]
Kōra taisha Sumiyoshi-jinja Hakosagi-gū Usa jinjū Shinto shrines (ichinomiya [ 4]
Fukuoka Prefectur faces the sea on three sides, borderin onSaga ,Ōita , anKumamoto prefecturs an facinYamaguchi Prefectur athort theKanmon Straits .
Fukuoka includes the twa lairgest ceeties onKyūshū ,Fukuoka anKitakyushu , an much o Kyūshū's industrie. It includes a nummer o smawislands near the north coast o Kyūshū.
Twinty-aicht ceeties are locatit in Fukuoka Prefectur:
Cairt o Fukuoka Prefectur. Thir are the touns an veelages in eachdestrict .
Fukuoka 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 manufacturerBridgestone [1] Archived 2013-10-27 at theWayback Machine an consumer electronics chainBest Denki wur foondit.
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 The sports teams leetit belaw are based in Fukuoka.
Fitbaa (soccer) Basebaa Basketbaa Rugby The prefectur haes twa significant annualathletics events: theFukuoka International Cross Country an theFukuoka 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]
Fukuoka Prefectur haes the lairgest nummer odesignatit yakuza groups amang aw o the prefecturs, at 5; theKudo-kai , theTaishu-kai , theFukuhaku-kai , theDojin-kai an theKyushu Seido-kai .[ 6] [ 7] [ 8] Kudo-kai , theDojin-kai an theKyushu Seido-kai .[ 7]
Fukuoka Prefectur haes haed the heichest frequency oyouth creeme amang aw o the prefecturs o Japan syne 2003.[ 9]
The maist popular place for tourism isFukuoka Ceety , especially at the time o the Dontaku festival, an Dazaifu, awthoKitakyūshū haes tree'd tae attract tourists an aw.
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↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Fukuoka-ken" inJapan Encyclopedia, p. 218 atGoogle Books . ↑ Nussbaum, "Fukuoka" inp. 218 Google Books . ↑ Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" inp. 780 Google Books . ↑ "Nationwide List ofIchinomiya ," p. 3 Archived 2013-05-17 at theWayback 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 theWayback 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 atArchive.today , 23 June 2011,Nishinippon Shimbun (in Japanese) ↑ "Fukuoka yakuza groups tackle police pressure in all-out war" , 4 May 2010,The Tokyo Reporter , fromFriday (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)
