Fukuoka is the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture.
Fukuoka may also refer to:
Places
edit- 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
edit- Fukuoka Castle, an Edo-age castle on Fukuzaki Hill in Fukuoka, Japan
- Fukuoka Convention Center, a convention center complex in Fukuoka, Japan
- Fukuoka Dome, currently named as Fukuoka Yahoo! Japan Dome by naming rights, a baseball field located in Fukuoka, Japan, the home stadium of Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
- Fukuoka Japan Temple, a temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Fukuoka, Japan
- Fukuoka Kokusai Center
- Fukuoka Municipal Zoo and Botanical Garden, a zoo and botanical garden in Fukuoka, Japan
- Fukuoka Tower, a 234-metre tall tower located in the Momochihama area of Fukuoka, Japan
- Sky Dream Fukuoka, a Ferris wheel in Fukuoka, Japan
Business
edit- Fukuoka Broadcasting System, a TV station broadcasting in Fukuoka Prefecture
- Fukuoka Futures Exchange, a former futures exchange based in Fukuoka, Japan
Education
edit- Fukuoka College of Health Sciences, a private junior college in Fukuoka, Japan
- Fukuoka Dental College, a private university in Fukuoka, Japan
- Fukuoka Institute of Technology, a private university in Fukuoka, Japan
- Fukuoka International University, a private university in Dazaifu, Fukuoka, Japan
- Fukuoka Jo Gakuin University, a private women's college in Fukuoka, Japan
- Fukuoka Junior College for Kindergarten Teachers, a private junior college in Dazaifu, Fukuoka, Japan
- Fukuoka Prefectural Fukuoka High School, a public senior high school located in Fukuoka, Japan
- Fukuoka Prefectural University, a public university in Tagawa, Fukuoka, Japan
- Fukuoka Social Medical Welfare University, a private university in Dazaifu, Fukuoka, Japan
- Fukuoka University, a private university in Fukuoka, Japan
- Fukuoka University of Economics, a private university in Dazaifu, Fukuoka, Japan
- Fukuoka University of Education, a national university in Munakata, Fukuoka, Japan
- Fukuoka Women's University, a public women's university in Fukuoka, Japan
Sports
edit- 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
edit- Fukuoka Airport, an international airport in Fukuoka, Japan
- Fukuoka City Subway, a subway line in Fukuoka, Japan consisting of the Kūkō (Airport) Line, the Hakozaki Line, and the Nanakuma Line
- Fukuoka Subway 1000 series, an electric multiple unit operated by the Fukuoka City Subway on the Hakozaki Kūkō Lines in Fukuoka, Japan
- Fukuoka Subway 2000 series, an electric multiple unit operated by the Fukuoka City Subway on the Hakozaki Kūkō Lines in Fukuoka, Japan
- Fukuoka Subway 3000 series, an electric multiple unit operated by the Fukuoka City Subway on the Hakozaki Kūkō Lines in Fukuoka, Japan
- Fukuokakūkō Station, a Fukuoka City Subway station serving Fukuoka Airport in Fukuoka, Japan
- Fukuoka Station, a train station in Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture, Japan
- Kami-Fukuoka Station, a railway station on the Tōbu Tōjō Line in Fujimino, Saitama, Japan
- Minami-Fukuoka Station, a train station on the Kagoshima Main Line in Hakata, Fukuoka, Japan
- Nishitetsu Fukuoka (Tenjin) Station, a train station located in Chūō-ku, Fukuoka, Japan
Other uses
edit- Fukuoka (surname)
- Fukuoka clan, the feudal clan who owned the Chikuzen country
- Fukuoka (film), a 2019 film by Zhang Lü
- 8159 Fukuoka, a Main-belt Asteroid discovered in 1990
- FM Fukuoka, an FM radio station broadcasting in Fukuoka Prefecture
- Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize, a series of prizes established in 1990 by Fukuoka, Japan and the Yokatopia Foundation
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Fukuoka, a diocese located in Fukuoka, Japan