Fukuoka-Kitakyūshū

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Fukuoka-Kitakyūshū (北九州・福岡大都市圏 Kitakyushu Fukuoka Daitoshiken?) is one name given to the area of land that is centered on the cities of Fukuoka and Kitakyushu in Fukuoka prefecture, Japan. Usually these cities are referred to separately,but since they are close, their economic areas sometimes overlap. Transportation links tend to overlap in the region as well.

The whole region consists of 3 metropolitan regions:

  • Fukuoka-Kurume-Saga within Greater Fukuoka (2.7 million)
  • Metropolitan Iizuka area which some regard as a suburb of both Fukuoka or Kitakyushu with (220,000) people.

with sometimes:

  • Metropolitan Shimonoseki (下関都市圏) may be considered a separate or integral part of Greater Kitakyushu/Kanmon (700,000), including Ube, Yamaguchi City.

Ōita, Sasebo, Kumamoto are never included in any above estimates, despite their relative proximity to Fukuoka and Kitakyushu.

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Mass transit in Fukuoka-Kitakyūshū area
Fukuoka Subway lines
■Hakozaki • ■Kūkō • ■Nanakuma
JR Kyūshū lines
Chikuhi • Chikuhō (Fukuhoku Yutaka • Haruda • Wakamatsu) • Gotōji • Hitahikosan • Kagoshima • Karatsu • Kashii • Nippō • Sasaguri (Fukuhoku Yutaka)
Nishitetsu lines
Amagi • Dazaifu • Kaizuka • Tenjin Ōmuta
Other lines
Terminals
Hakata • Kashii • Kokura • Kurosaki • Nakasu-Kawabata • Nishitetsu Fukuoka • Orio • Tenjin • Tenjin-Minami
Miscellaneous
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