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 31
Shin'ya Fujiwara
Japanese photographer
Iroha Nagata
Olympic athlete
Hideya Sugio
Member of the House of Councillors of Japan
Takashi Hiraide
Japanese poet
Takashi Kii
Member of the House of Representatives of Japan
Teruaki Tanaka
Basketball player
Keita Takahashi
Japanese game designer
Kazumasa Kōra
Actor
Tsuyoshi Fukui
Tennis player
Shihomi Fukushima
Japanese fencer
Kiyoshi Miura
Japanese businessman
Kohei Shimizu
Japanese football player
Nakamura Rui
Japanese singer
Sazō Idemitsu
Japanese businessman
Kenji Shirasawa
Volleyball player
Toru Abe
Japanese film actor
Ryutaro Umeno
Baseball catcher
Yukinaga Maeda
Baseball player
Nanako Fujii
Olympic athlete
Ken Takakura
Japanese actor
Akira Ohgi
Baseball player
Ito Ôno
Japanese actress
Tsutomu Tomioka
Former Member of the House of Representatives of Japan
Junji Nakamura
Katsu Aki
Japanese manga artist
Masumi Hamachi
Japanese baseball player
Shosei Koda
Masato Irie
Japanese movie actor
Kusuo Oshima
Japanese Politician
Hiromi Kojima
Former football player
Yasuko Kuwata
Japanese singer
Kaiō Hiroyuki
Rikishi
Kenji Yonekura
Japanese boxer
Kōhei Mitomo
Japanese basketball player
Haruko Iida
Mangaka
Masayoshi Sukita
Cinematographer
Akitaka Tanaka
Actor
Masahiro Nakatani
Baseball outfielder
Hikaru Naomoto
Football player
Misa Eguchi
Japanese tennis player
Kazuyuki Hoashi
Baseball pitcher
Shogo Nakashima
Baseball player
Shigeharu Tada
Japanese literary critic
Anna Ishibashi
Japanese actress
Shintaro Ikeda
Badminton player
Takanori Jinnai
Japanese actor
Eisaku Okawa Musician
Japanese enka singer
