福岡市
alternative words: Fukuokashi city, Fukuokashi, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka shi, Hakata, Fukuoka
keywords:
g8
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harbor
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kyushu
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town
related topics:
Fukuoka Prefecture
,
Fukuoka airport
related web sites:
http://www.city.fukuoka.jp
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http://www.yado.co.jp/kankou/fukuoka/fukudai/fudaiindex.htm
,
http://www.hikyaku.com/summit/fukuokag.html
explanation: Capital of Fukuoka Prefecture and one of the major cities of Kyushu region. Historically the city is composed of 2 sectors: Hakata had been a harbor and merchant town which commanded the communication between Japan and the continent since the 7th century while Fukuoka proper had developed as a castle town of seignior Kuroda during Edo period. The actual Fukuoka comes from a merger of these 2 towns. The population is about 1.3 million.
French version
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