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Fukuoka is the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture.

Fukuoka may also refer to:

Places

  • Fukuoka, Gifu, a town in Gifu Prefecture, Japan
  • Fukuoka, Toyama, a town in Toyama Prefecture, Japan
  • Fukuoka 17, a World War II-era Japanese POW camp at the Mitsui Kozan Miike Kogyo-Sho coal mine and Mitsui Zinc Foundry in Shinminato, Omuta, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
  • Fukuoka Domain, a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Hizen Province (in modern-day Fukuoka Prefecture)
  • Fukuoka Prefecture, one of the 47 prefectures in Japan
  • Fukuoka–Kitakyushu, a metropolitan area encompassing the cities of Fukuoka and Kitakyushu in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

Buildings and attractions

Business

Education

Sports

  • Avispa Fukuoka, a Japanese professional football (soccer) club in Hakata, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
  • Fukuoka Marathon, an international marathon race established in 1947 held in Fukuoka, Japan
  • Fukuoka Red Warblers, a semi-professional baseball team in the Shikoku-Kyūshū Island League of Japan
  • Fukuoka Sanix Blues, a Japanese rugby union team based in Munakata, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
  • Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, a Japanese baseball team based in Fukuoka, Japan

Transportation

Other uses