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 24
Mari Shirato
Japanese actress
Yutaka Asō
Japanese entrepreneur
Takamasa Matsui
Japanese baseball player
Yūsuke Karino
Japanese basketball player
Yōichi Fukuzawa
Japanese baseball player
Yoshimasa Minato
Japanese teacher
Hifumi Katō
Japanese professional shogi player
Masurao Hiroo
Japanese sumo wrestler
Azusa Ohara
Japanese actor
Hiroyuki Kano
Japanese art historian
Ryuji Ichioka
Baseball player
Mariko Shinoda
Japanese singer
Mako Yamada
Japanese kickboxer
Saki Hayashi
Japanese professional basketball player
Shogo Noda
Japanese baseball player
Takanori Takeyama
Japanese tarento
Wataru Murata
Coach
Kôhei Tsuka
Japanese playwright
Masakuni Murakami
Japanese Politician
Hideo Mizoshita
Koji Seto
YouTuber
Mari Hoshino
Japanese actress
Aoi Hiiragi
Japanese manga artist
Hiroshi Narahara
Japanese baseball player
Hikari Ōta
Japanese comedian
Sawako Kitahara
Actress
Toyonobori
Professional wrestler
Reiko Shiota
Japanese badminton player
Yoshito Ōkubo
Japanese football player
Toshiya Sugiuchi
Japanese baseball player
Yasuo Nagaike
Baseball player
Yūki Uemura
Japanese radio personality
Haruki Yoshitake
Japanese baseball player
Kotokasuga Keigo
Sumo wrestler
Kumiko Sakamoto
Volleyball player
Mitsunori Furusawa
Masashi Aoyagi
Japanese professional wrestler
Yu Matsumoto
Baseball player
Hikari Hirata
Japanese football player
Jun'ya Kototsurugi
Japanese manga artist
Shunsuke Fujikawa
Baseball outfielder
Suguru Hamanaka
Jockey
Yuji Ueda
Japanese actor
Tomohiro Abe
Professional baseball player
Kenji Kimihara
Japanese long-distance runner
Seiko Noda
Member of the Japanese House of Representatives
Makoto Sakurai
