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 34
Emperor Ōjin
Japanese prince
Seiten Nanri
Japanese novelist
ōjin
Japanese prince
Kane Tanaka
Businessperson
Yasuto Honda
Former football player
Ashihei Hino
Japanese writer
Hideyo Amamoto
Japanese actor
Daigo Matsui
Japanese screenwriter
Yoko Ayukawa
Model
Ken Mitsuishi
Japanese actor
Mutsuo Takahashi
Poet
Ōshio Kenji
Former rikishi
Kenta Satake
Japanese professional baseball player
Sanae Ueda
Japanese announcer
Noriko Watanabe
Japanese actress
Suzuki Matsuo
Japanese theatre director
Kosuke Suzuki
Japanese actor
YOSHIAKI OHUCHI
Japanese singer
Rintaro Ogata
Member of the Japanese House of Representatives
Kana Harada
Actress
Yoshinori Suematsu
Japanese Politician
Takamitsu Io
Baseball player
Kenichi Nakata
Baseball pitcher
Yasuhide Saeki
Japanese novelist
Yoshiaki Harada
Former Minister of the Environment of Japan
Kenryū Taketora
Rikishi
Takafumi Horie
Japanese entrepreneur
Yasuyuki Eda
Former Member of the House of Representatives of Japan
Yukari Baba
Japanese professional golfer
Yudai Furukawa
Baseball player
Akiko Adachi
Kenshi Kawaguchi
Baseball player
Kuniyoshi Noda
Japanese Politician
Yoshihisa Baba
Hiroyuki Itsuki
Japanese novelist
Hideaki Tokunaga
Japanese singer-songwriter
Takeshi Kitayama
Enka singer
Kotoshōgiku Kazuhiro
Japanese rikishi
Tomishige Rihei
Japanese photographer
Yudai Koga
Baseball player
Shigenori Kuroda
Military personnel
Kaba-chan
Japanese tarento
Iwata Nakayama
Japanese photographer
Naoko Hirakawa
Japanese announcer
Kitayama Takeshi
Enka singer
Ren Omagari
Baseball player
Hiroshi Uchiyamada
