Fukuoka
Fukuoka, capital of Fukuoka Prefecture, sits on the northern shore of Japan's Kyushu Island. It's known for ancient temples, beaches and modern shopping malls, including Canal City. Maizuru Park contains ruins of 17th-century Fukuoka Castle. The central Hakata district contains Tōchō-ji Temple, home to a 10m wooden Buddha and the Hakata Machiya Folk Museum, with displays on daily life in the Meiji and Taishō eras.
People born in Fukuoka (First 49 people) - Page 1
Ai Shibata
Japanese swimmer
Motoko Fujimoto
Olympic athlete
Ryoma Nogami
Baseball pitcher
Takuma Okazaki
Rui Abiru
Ikko
Japanese make-up artist
Rokusuke Tanaka
Japanese Politician
Masaaki Shirakawa
Former Governor of the Bank of Japan
Jirō Akagawa
Japanese novelist
Sonny Chiba
Japanese actor
Reina Tanaka
Japanese singer
Tsuyoshi Shinjo
Japanese baseball manager
Mizuki Yamamoto
Japanese actress
Ayumi Hamasaki
Japanese singer
Yoko Shono
Announcer
Keita Tachibana
Japanese singer
Kiyoshi Hikawa
Japanese singer
Yumeno Kyūsaku
Japanese author
Kazuo Zaitsu
Singer-songwriter
Makoto Ayukawa
Japanese actor
Kaito Toba
Japanese motorcycle racer
Hiroya Oku
Japanese manga artist
Yoshinori Kobayashi
Japanese manga artist
Yoshinori Ohsumi
Japanese biologist
Mio Imada
Japanese actress
Ayumu Goromaru
Japanese rugby union player
Yusuke Muta
Japanese football player
Kiyoteru Hanada
Japanese literary critic
Sakura Fujiwara
Japanese singer-songwriter
Takeshi Itoh
Japanese saxophonist
Mariya Nishiuchi
Japanese model
Nana Iwasaka
Japanese volleyball player
Yoshio Inoue
Japanese actor
Mayumi Kurata
Japanese manga artist
Mari Torigoe
Actress
Mio Tachibana
Model
Yoshiko Tokoshima
Japanese movie actress
Toshiyuki Abe
Former football player
Noriko Sakai
Japanese singer
Satoko Miyata
Japanese fashion model
Kazuki Mishima
Baseball player
Ikuko Harada
Singer-songwriter
Kappei Yamaguchi
Japanese actor
Kuni Kawachi
Japanese keyboardist
Makoto Hiejima
Japanese professional basketball player
Takenobu Mitsuyoshi
Japanese composer
Ryutaro Nakahara
Japanese record producer
