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 26
Hina Sugita
Japanese football player
Hiroshi Shibahara
Japanese baseball player
Hitoshi Tanimura
Japanese manga artist
Kenji Tominaga
Japanese suit actor
Kohei Shibata
Baseball outfielder
Kōhei Uchimura
Japanese gymnast
Kyo Takigawa
Novelist
Luchino Fujisaki
Japanese movie actress
Michiyo Takagi
Former Member of the Japanese House of Representatives
Ryoji Moriyama
Baseball player
Satomi Miki
Former basketball player
Seiya Kishikawa
Japanese table tennis player
Shinji Koh
Baseball player
Isakick
Musical artist
Sōta Hirayama
Former football player
Tetsuzō Fukuzawa
Japanese author
Toshimitsu Kokido
Actor
Yuji Nakamura
Comedian
Yuji Miyahara
Former football player
Yuki Irie
Olympic athlete
Yūya Onaka
Baseball player
Hanae Shibata
Football player
Kayza
Musician
Yoshiaki Musician
Musician
Yasushi Haga
Kōsuke Morita
Japanese physicist
Mami Yasukochi
Art dealer
Hiroyuki Takeuchi
Announcer
Yoshifumi Kuwahara
Basketball player
引田香織
Japanese singer
Akihiro Nishimura
Former football player
Tsubasa Kitatsuru
Japanese cyclist
Satoshi Kutsuna
Physician
Masaaki Terada
Painter
Takeshi Seto
Japanese entrepreneur
Hidetoshi Fukagawa
Author
Yatsunori Shimaya
Japanese footballer
Megumi Hamada
Actress
Tomoki Ikemoto
Japanese footballer
Miho Hayashi
Actress
Toshiya Sueyoshi
Japanese former football player
Taeko Higashi
Screenwriter
Mutsuki Iwanaka
Voice actor
Keizo Morishita
Japanese painter
Shinichiro Takada
Manga artist
Katsumi Yamaguchi
Japanese manga artist
Ryō Maekawa
Japanese manga artist
