Fukuoka
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Fukuoka can refer to several locations in Japan:
- Fukuoka Prefecture (福岡県)
- Fukuoka, Fukuoka (福岡市), a city in Fukuoka Prefecture
- Fukuoka-Kitakyushu metropolitan area
- Fukuoka, Toyama (福岡町), a town in Toyama Prefecture
- Fukuoka, Gifu (福岡町), a town in Gifu Prefecture
- Fukuoka Castle (福岡城), Edo age castle on Fukuzaki Hill in Fukuoka City
- Fukuoka POW Camp, a prison camp during World War II
Fukuoka (福岡) in people's names:
- Masanobu Fukuoka, author of "The One Straw Revolution," pioneer of no-till farming
- Fukuoka feudal clan (福岡藩), the feudal clan who owned the Chikuzen country