Fukuoka

Fukuoka is the capital town of Fukuoka Prefecture, located on the northern shore of Japanese island Kyushu. It is the most populous city at the island, accompanied through Kitakyushu. It is the largest city and metropolitan location west of Keihanshin. The metropolis become particular on April 1, 1972, by means of authorities ordinance. Greater Fukuoka, with a population of 2.5 million humans 2005 census, is part of the closely industrialized Fukuoka–Kitakyushu region.

As of 2015, Fukuoka is Japan's 6th biggest city, having handed the population of Kobe. In July 2011, Fukuoka passed the population of Kyoto. Since the founding of Kyoto in 794, this marks the primary time that a city west of the Kinki region has a larger populace than Kyoto. In historic times, however, the location near Fukuoka, the Chikushi vicinity, changed into idea by a few historians to have probable been even extra influential than the Yamato region.