Fukuoka

Definition: Fukuoka

Fukuoka

Noun

1. A city in southern Japan on Kyushu.

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References	The Bank of Fukuoka Limited: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference) Fukuoka Chuo Bank, Ltd. (The): International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference) (more reference examples)

Books	Algorithmic Learning Theory: 6th International Workshop, Alt '95 Fukuoka, Japan, October 18-20, 1995: Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer science (reference) BANK OF FUKUOKA, LTD.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis [DOWNLOAD: ADOBE READER] (reference) FUKUOKA CHUO BANK, LTD. (THE): International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis [DOWNLOAD: ADOBE READER] (reference) (more book examples)

Music	Live Phish Vol. 4: 6/14/00, Drum Logos, Fukuoka, Japan [LIVE] (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)
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View of Momochi, Fukuoka. Fukuoka Tower and Fukuoka Dome are visible.

Fukuoka (福岡市; -shi), often referred to as Hakata, is the capital city city of Fukuoka prefecture at the northern tip of the island of Kyushu in Japan, facing Honshu across Kanmon Strait. Fukuoka is the largest city in Kyushu, followed closely by Kitakyushu.

Situated across the Korea Strait from South Korea's Busan, the city has been strongly influenced by Korean cuisine and is attempting to situate itself as a hub for East Asian cultural interchange.

As of July 2003, the city has an estimated population of 1,325,611 and the density of 4,054.18 persons per km². The total area is 339.38 km². With an average age of 38.6 years, Fukuoka is Japan's second youngest major city and with a growth rate of 4.4%, is also Japan's second-fastest growing city (based on 2000 census data).

It is the home of the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks, one of Japan's top professional baseball teams and is served by Fukuoka Airport.

Sky Dream Fukuoka, located in Fukuokoa City's western ward, is the world's second biggest ferris wheel at 120 metres. London's London Eye is the biggest at 135 metres.

History

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. (from 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica)

Hakata (博多) is an older name for the city which is now known as Fukuoka, on Kyushu island in Japan.

The city was founded on April 1, 1889 with the merger of Hakata and Fukuoka. The Hakata area was and remains the main business area. historically Hakata was the port and merchant district, and as such more associated with the area's culture. On the other hand, the name of Fukuoka has been used since Kuroda Nagamasa, who was the first daimyo of Chikushi (Chikuzen), named it after his birthplace in Okayama Prefecture. The Fukuoka area was home to many samurai and is the main shopping area today. When the two areas of Hakata and Fukuoka decided to merge a meeting was held to decide the name for the new city. Hakata was chosen but a group of samurai crashed the meeting and forced those present to choose Fukuoka as the name for the merged cities. For this reason and for the fact that the airport and main staition, Hakata Station, are in Hakata, the city is often referred to as Hakata.

When the two cities merged in 1889, the name Fukuoka was chosen to represent both of them. However, the old name still lives on as the name of an area of the city, as well as the main train station serving the city, Hakata Station. The station is the terminus of the Sanyo Shinkansen.

Universities

Kyushu University
Kyushu Institute of Design
Fukuoka University
Towa University
Kyushu Sangyo University

External Links

Masanobu Fukuoka, author of 'The One Straw Revolution', is the pioneer of 'No Till' grain growing (see also permaculture) Fukuoka is also a town in Toyama, Japan.

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	Private Margaret Fukuoka, W.A.C. / photograph by Ansel Adams. Credit: Library of Congress.
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Children	Japan	In December the Fukuoka District Court ruled that the Jojima Municipal and Fukuoka Prefectural governments had not taken sufficient action in the case of a boy who committed suicide in 1996 after being harassed and beaten by classmates and ordered the governments to pay $79,095 (10 million yen) in compensation to the boy's parents. (references)
Economic History	Japan	Other cities--Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Kobe, Kyoto, Fukuoka. (references)
	Japan	The centers are located in Tokyo, Yokohama, Nagoya, Osaka, Kobe and Fukuoka. (references)
Trade	Japan	It includes the dispatch of long-term Senior Trade Advisors to U.S. state governments, where they offer advice on exporting to Japan; the dispatch of short-term import specialists who identify products with potential in the Japanese market; seminar tours to Japan for U.S. business people to better understand the Japanese market; the establishment of Business Support Centers in Tokyo, Yokohama, Nagoya, Osaka, Kobe, and Fukuoka; and the establishment of permanent imported product exhibition sites (for autos, imported homes, and housing materials) throughout Japan. (references)
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"Fukuoka" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Fukuoka" is used about 9 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (proper)	100%	9	117,287

Country	Name
Japan	Fukuoka Chuo Bank, Ltd. (The)
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1. Fukuoka , Japan
Location: 33.39 North,130.21 East
Population (2000 estimate): 1498980
Time Zone: 9 GMT
Country: Japan

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Expression: Fukuoka

Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "Fukuoka": fukuoka-based.
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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Fukuoka

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
fukuoka japan	291	fact fukuoka sheet	3
fukuoka	91	fukuoka japan mission	3
hotel fukuoka	28	fukuoka accommodation	3
masanobu fukuoka	21	fukuoka university	3
farming fukuoka masanobu natural	15	fukuoka international school	3
fukuoka now	14	fukuoka city	2
airport fukuoka	7	fukuoka japan map	2
fukuoka map	5	fukuoka weather	2
fukuoka daiei hawk	4	airport fukuoka international	2
fukuoka k toom	4	fukuoka hotel ken	2
dome fukuoka	4	grand hyatt fukuoka	2
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Modern Translation: Fukuoka

Language		Translations for "Fukuoka"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Korean		후꾸오까. (various references)

Pig Latin		ukuokafay
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Anagrams: Fukuoka

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-f-k-k-o-u-u"
	-4 letters: auk, fou, kaf, koa, oaf, oak, oka.
	-5 letters: fa, ka, of.
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