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 0
Yone Minagawa
Makoto Ueno
Japanese teacher
Yoshiie Gouda
Writer
Masao Kato
Japanese go player
Suu Minazuki
Japanese manga artist
Aki Asakura
Japanese actress
Umegatani Tōtarō I
Japanese rikishi
Masato Sakata
Baseball player
Michiko Kichise
Japanese actress
Hina Kumamoto
Athlete
Yoshio Toyoshima
Japanese author
Mieko Kamimoto
Japanese Politician
Sunao Yoshida
Japanese novelist
Chieko Nakanishi
Japanese volleyball player
Denjiro Okochi
Japanese film actor
Mariko Ōe
Announcer
Kengo Takeda
Baseball player
Ken Tanaka
Toshiya Nakashima
Baseball outfielder
Mika Omori
Screenwriter
Shōhōzan
Japanese rikishi
Tomoyo Shibata
Announcer
Kohmi Hirose
Japanese singer-songwriter
Takehiko Fukunaga
Japanese poet
Yukichi Chuganji
Businessperson
Takayuki Shimizu
Baseball player
Denden
Japanese actor
Mai Taguchi
Japanese announcer
Leo Vendrame
Japanese professional basketball player
Koichi Yamauchi
Japanese Politician
Daizo Kusuda
Japanese Politician
Tadashi Nishimoto
Cinematographer
Shun Obu
Japanese footballer
Tatsuhiko Kubo
Former football player
Ryoichi Koga
Manga artist
Yoshihiro Kai Musician
Author
Kozo Inoue
Japanese reporter
Fumi Saitou
Radio personality
Kōki Hirota
Former Prime Minister of Japan
Noriko Uemura
Japanese voice actress
Hirano Kuniomi
Eitarō Shindō
Japanese film actor
Taichi Saotome
Japanese actor
Tatsuya Oishi
Baseball pitcher
Kōshi Rikudō
Japanese manga artist
Nana Onoguchi
Japanese announcer
Reiko Tokunaga
Japanese actor