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	Encyclopedia: Fukuoka Prefecture
		Hakata (博多区;; -ku) is a ward in Fukuoka, Japan with a population of 176,585.
		Tobata (戸畑区; -ku) is the smallest ward of Kitakyushu city.
		Wakamatsu is one of the wards of Kitakyushu city.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Fukuoka-Prefecture (3761 words)

	Fukuoka, Fukuoka - TheBestLinks.com - Fukuoka City, April 1, Auckland, Atlanta, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Fukuoka (福岡市; -shi) is the capital city of Fukuoka prefecture on the northern tip of the island of Kyushu in Japan.
		Fukuoka was formerly the residence of the powerful daimyo of Chikuzen, and played a conspicuous part in the medieval history of Japan; the renowned temple of Ieiyasu in the district was destroyed by fire during the revolution of 1868.
		The modern city was formed on April 1, 1889 with the merger of the former cities of Hakata and Fukuoka.
	www.thebestlinks.com /Fukuoka_City.html (1124 words)

	Fukuoka Prefecture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Fukuoka Prefecture faces the sea on three sides, bordering on Saga, Oita, and Kumamoto prefectures and facing Yamaguchi Prefecture across the Kanmon Straits.
		On January 24, 2005 the former towns of Fukuma and Tsuyazaki (from Munakata District) merged, forming the city of Fukutsu.
		Fukuoka is not well-known as a tourist center.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fukuoka_Prefecture (231 words)

	Onojo, Fukuoka (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Category:Cities in Fukuoka prefecture\n Onojo (大野城市;; -shi) is a city located in Fukuoka, Japan.It is in effect a southern suburb of Fukuoka City,and has a border to the northwest with the Hakata Ku area of the city.It also shares borders with Dazaifu city,Kasuga city,Umi machi,Chikushino city,Nakagawa machi and Shime machi.
		As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 92,175 and the density of 3,429.13 persons per km².
		The city was founded on April 1, 1972.The city flower is the kikyou or Chinese Bellflower.(Campanula)
	encyclopedia.codeboy.net /wikipedia/o/on/onojo__fukuoka.html (121 words)

	Sister Cities
		Fukuoka is a vibrant city, located on the northern coast of the island of Kyushu, Japan, just 113km from the Korean Peninsular.
		Fukuoka is the closest major Japanese city to the Korean Peninsula and Chinese mainland.
		Fukuoka is the founder of the summit and acts as the secretariat.
	www.aucklandcity.govt.nz /auckland/introduction/sister/fukuoka.asp (466 words)

	Fukuoka Airport -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		It is connected to the rest of the city by subway and road, and a subway from the airport to the business district takes less than ten minutes.
		Fukuoka Airport was the site of an aircraft accident on July 13, 1996 when a (additional info and facts about Garuda Indonesia Airways) Garuda Indonesia Airways (additional info and facts about DC-10) DC-10 crashed on take-off, killing 3 passengers.
		With Fukuoka's expanding role as a hub for business and travel in (additional info and facts about East Asia) East Asia, (additional info and facts about Fukuoka City) Fukuoka City is considering moving the airport further inland or to an offshore (additional info and facts about artificial island) artificial island to accommodate increased traffic.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/f/fu/fukuoka_airport.htm (743 words)

	About Fukuoka City: Genki Japanese and Culture School
		Fukuoka Prefecture is part of Kyushu, a large island to the south of Honshu, Japan's main island.
		Fukuoka City is the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture, and has a population of approximately 1.3 million people.
		Fukuoka is also unparalleled in convenience - the international airport is a mere 10 minutes from the center of the city by subway, and from there it is only another 10 minutes by bus or bicycle to the nearest beach.
	www.genkijacs.com /fukuoka.htm (454 words)

	About Kyushu/Yamaguchi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Fukuoka City, capital of Fukuoka Prefecture, is the cultural, economic, and educational center of Kyushu.
		Fukuoka City is also the heart of Kyushu's dynamic hi-tech research and development sector, which is noted as a leading world center for research in advanced computer chips, nuclear fusion, and robotics.
		Fukuoka City's universities are highly active in expanding student and cultural exchanges, particularly with Asia.
	japan.usembassy.gov /fukuoka/wwwh4kyushu.html (781 words)

	Public Transportation in Fukuoka (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		However, it is common, especially in highly urbanized sections of Fukuoka, to spend in excess of six to eight hundred yen, or approximately five to seven dollars, to travel an average distance within Fukuoka.
		Fukuoka’s public transportation network has been developed to a level consistent with the rest of Japan.
		These systems are also being developed for the city’s bus network and a system similar in concept to an automated trolley system might be introduced and implemented as early as 2008.
	pigseye.kennesaw.edu /~qxc1637/fukuoka.htm (1309 words)

	Search Results for Fukuoka - Encyclopædia Britannica
		Fukuoka faces the Inland Sea on the northwest, Shimonoseki Strait (on the north), the Tsushima Strait, or Eastern Channel (west), and the Ariake Sea (south).
		It incorporates the former city of Hakata and is located on the southern coast of Hakata Bay.
		The city developed as a mining centre with the opening of the Chikuho Coalfield and a railway from Wakamatsu in the 1890s.
	www.britannica.com /search?query=Fukuoka&submit=Find&source=MWTEXT (353 words)

	Photo Gallery Japan - Fukuoka (W.Pietsch) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Fukuoka, with the largest population in Kyushu (~ 1,300,000) and the 8th largest in Japan, is the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture, located in the northern part of Kyushu Island, and the southernmost of the japanese four main islands.
		The city is divided by the Naka River into two parts - the "Hakata" Area on the east side of the river and "Fukuoka" proper on its west side.
		On the other hand, Fukuoka was a castle town of the feudal lord Kuroda in the "Edo Period" (1603-1867) and functioned as a center of politics, foreign diplomacy and military affairs in western Japan at this time.
	wpxx02.toxi.uni-wuerzburg.de /~winstel/walter/fuku.html (315 words)

	CityIndex Travel: Accommodation: Hotel accomodation in Fukuoka Japan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Fukuoka: 1-2-20 Sumiyoshi, Hakata-Ku Fukuoka City has studied the lessons of history in a bold attempt to balance the beauty of nature with the convienence of a metropolitan area.
		Fukuoka originally developed as a samurai town on the west side (Fukuoka), and a marketplace for tradesmen and artisans on the east side (Hakata).
		Fukuoka: 1-2-82 Sumiyosh,Hakata-Ku The Grand Hyatt Fukuoka is part of the Canal City Hakata complex, a multi-purpose centre fronting the Naka River, in the city centre, and next to Nakasu, the entertainment and business district.
	cityindex.com /travel/japan/fukuoka (1064 words)

	Fukuoka - Wikitravel
		Fukuoka (福岡), part of which is also known by its traditional name Hakata (博多), is the largest city by population (though not by area, which is nearby Kitakyushu) on the Japanese island of Kyushu and the capital of Fukuoka prefecture.
		Historically,it was divided into Hakata and Fukuoka, two separate cities divided by the central river, but although the main Japan Railways station is located in Hakata, and is called JR Hakata, Hakata-ku is now merely one ward of Fukuoka city.
		Fukuoka airport (IATA code FUK) is located to the east of the city at the end of one branch of the subway.
	wikitravel.org /en/Fukuoka (1277 words)

	Fukuoka Travel Guide
		Fukuoka is Kyushu's largest and one of Japan's ten most populated cities.
		Because of its closeness to the Asian mainland (closer to Seoul than to Tokyo), Fukuoka has been an important harbor city for many centuries and was chosen by the Mongol invasion forces as their landing point in the 12th century.
		Today's Fukuoka is the product of the fusion of two cities in the year 1889, when the port city of Hakata and the former castle town of Fukuoka were united into one city called Fukuoka.
	www.japan-guide.com /e/e2161.html (126 words)

	World Habitat Day 2001\| Cities Without Slums
		The message, which was on this year’s theme of Cities without Slums, pointed out that millions of men and women are converging on cities each year in search of jobs and a better life for their children but “ for all too many of them, that dream has yet to become a reality.”
		The organization of WHD was supported by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Japan, the Fukuoka Prefecture and the Fukuoka City Governments.
		Fukuoka City received an award for creating the most livable city in Asia while the Chairperson and the Cooperating Committee for UNCHS (Habitat) Fukuoka Office were also given a special citation for building an effective partnership between UNCHS (Habitat) and private corporations in Japan.
	www.unhabitat.org /whd/press03.htm (851 words)

	City of Atlanta Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		With a population of 1.4 million, Fukuoka is located in the northern part of the Kyushu region in West Japan, close to the Korean Peninsula and facing Sea of Japan.
		Fukuoka City has the geographical advantage of being close to the Chinese Continent and has played an important role as a gateway through which culture and knowledge from China and other Asian countries were introduced to Japan since olden times.
		Fukuoka has the second largest number of university students per capita among the major cities in Japan.
	www.atlantaga.gov /international/fukuoka.aspx (725 words)

	The Delights of Fukuoka !!
		Canal City is one of the most recent developments in Fukuoka -- it is based on an American shopping mall and while limited due to tight land restrictions it has a large array of shops, cinemas, restaurants, and things outlandish.
		Nakasu is the red-light district of the city.
		This is Fukuoka Tower, which is one of the biggest landmarks of the city.
	www.geocities.com /ohorikoen/fukpic.html (1215 words)

	Fukuoka Now English News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Both Mitsukoshi in Fukuoka City and Isetan in Kitakyushu opened their yearend gift centers on the 15th, heralding the start of their holiday sales campaigns.
		A chorus of about 60 students at a nearby kindergarten sang such seasonal songs as Jingle Bells during the ceremony, which was followed by the lighting of the green and blue lights hung on the tree.
		JR Kyushu, operators of the high-speed jetfoil Beetle on the route between Fukuoka City and Busan, South Korea, and Miraejet Co., operators of similar ships called the Goby, announced they will add a 500-yen surcharge to their fares effective December 1 to cover increased fuel costs.
	www.fukuoka-now.com /news/index.php (1414 words)

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		The city raise the temperature of one of the six carriages of a subway train by two degrees to 27 degrees.
		Fukuoka City announced yesterday that bicycle lanes will be introduced into two major parts of the city in an attempt to reduce chronic traffic congestion.
		At a Fukuoka City school, one teacher noted that even though parents have repeatedly complained about the cost of trips, the school continues to use trains for travel instead of buses which are cheaper and more convenient.
	www.davidbarber.org /japan/oldnews.html (6615 words)

	Bloomberg.com: Japan
		Shares of Fukuoka City, which was ordered by the government to improve its finances, fell 21 percent on Monday to a two-decade low, while Nishi-Nippon declined 11 percent.
		Ashikaga and Fukuoka City were among 10 regional banks told by regulators to improve earnings or risk ceding control to the government, which spent $87 billion supporting banks after a decade of economic stagnation left borrowers unable to pay debt.
		Fukuoka City's capital-adequacy ratio was 5.40 percent as of September 30, compared with 5.21 percent six months earlier.
	quote.bloomberg.com /apps/news?pid=10000101&sid=azxuDRTIFhws&refer=japan (669 words)

	SailorChibiMoon.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Fukuoka City is on the north coast of Kyushu.
		Fukuoka has been a center of trade since ancient time, because it is the closest port to Korea, China, and mainland Asia.
		Due to Fukuoka's affluence throughout much of its history, it has even more shrines and temple than the average city, though not as many as Tokyo or Kyoto.
	www.sailorchibimoon.com /info/exploringjapan/fukuoka.htm (179 words)

	CNN.com - Southern banks merging in Japan - April 19, 2002
		The two banks are both based in the city of Fukuoka.
		One of the banks, Fukuoka City Bank, is backing out of a deal to link its computer systems to the Bank of Fukuoka, the largest in Japan's southerly prefecture of Kyushu.
		Fukuoka City Bank is up 9.16 percent toward the close of Tokyo trade on Friday, at 286 yen.
	archives.cnn.com /2002/BUSINESS/asia/04/19/japan.banks (383 words)

	Fukuoka 2006 - 20th IPSA World Congress (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The city of Fukuoka is located in the Kyushu Island, the southern-most of the islands of Japan, by Genkai Sea.
		Fukuoka, also called Hakata, has served as a gateway to Asian continental cultures since ancient times.
		Founded in 1889, it is one of the important cities of Japan with a population of more than 1,366,000.
	www.fukuoka2006.com /en/congress/city.asp (74 words)

	UrbanRail.Net > Asia > Japan > FUKUOKA Subway
		Fukuoka lies in the north of Japan's southernmost island Kyushu and has 1.2 million inhabitants.
		While all urban tramway lines were closed during the late 1970's, construction of the subway began in 1975.
		Stations can be identified by a symbol (like in Mexico City) and by a colour; all are accessible via elevators and have toilets.
	www.urbanrail.net /as/fuku/fukuoka.htm (278 words)

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	www.city-travel-guide.co.uk /travel-guide/fukuoka-travel-guide.html (1236 words)

	Bangkok Post Jun 14, 2001 - Fukuoka, the comfortable city More to see than just Tokyo and Osaka (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Fukuoka Prefecture, with a population of approximately of 4.2 million, is located on the northern coast of Kyushu Island and is a thriving hub of culture, economics and administration for Kyushu Island.
		Fukuoka is a city which hosts many different festivals throughout the year such as Hakata Dontaku Festival and the famous Hakata Gion Yamakasa Festival.
		Mr Aosa adds that there are a multitude of compelling reasons to visit Fukuoka this year, not the least of which is the centennial year celebrations for Japan's first national steel mill in Kitakyushu, which played a major role in Japan's modernisation.
	www.bangkokpost.com /horizons/140601_Horizons11.html (436 words)

	Canal City Fukuoka Washington Hotel. Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan - Discounted rates at lists.bookings.nl
		Fukuoka City has studied the lessons of history in a bold attempt to balance the beauty of nature with the convienence of a metropolitan area.
		As one of the liveliest cities in Japan, Fukuoka is an ideal base for international conferences and tourism.
		It is an innovative new form for a town center that promises to re-define urban planning for Asia's increasingly dense and concentrated cities.
	lists.bookings.nl /hotel/jp/washington-fukuoka.html (543 words)

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