Fukuoka

Fukuoka is Kyushu's largest and one of Japan's ten most populated cities.

Fukuoka is close to the Asian mainland, and for this reason has been an important harbor city for many centuries.

It was also the reason that it was chosen in the 12th century by the Mongol invasion forces as their landing point.

Today's Fukuoka is the product of the fusion of two cities in the year 1889, when the port city of Hakata and the former castle town of Fukuoka were united into one city called Fukuoka. Hakata remains the name of Fukuoka's central district and main railway station.