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Fukuoka, livable city with a rich food culture and environment
Fukuoka at a glance!
Promotional video of Fukuoka City「Fukuoka Heartbeat」
POINT 1 Energetic City where Ancient and Modern Times Are Mixed Together
Fukuoka is a key city in West Japan with a population of 1.5 million. Fukuoka Prefecture is populated by 5 million residents. Its history dates back over 2,000 years, older than Kyoto or Tokyo. The iconic festival of Fukuoka is the, "Yamakasa" and aboasts the history of over 750 years.
Fukuoka City is also one of the leading commercial cities in Japan. It is known as a town for computer game and other software industes. Fukuoka Prefecture is the home of automotive industry following Aichi Prefecture.
Fukuoka City is one of the four cities in Japan alongside Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya where professional sports matches, baseball gamesl, sumo, football and basketball are held.
POINT 2 7th Position as the Most Livable Cities in the World
| 1 | Tokyo (Japan) | 6 | Melbourne (Australia) |
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| 2 | Berlin (Germany) | 7 | Fukuoka (Japan) |
| 3 | Vienna (Austria) | 8 | Sydney (Australia) |
| 4 | Copenhagen (Denmark) | 9 | Kyoto (Japan) |
| 5 | Munich (Germany) | 10 | Stockholm (Sweden) |
As the entrance to Kyushu and Asia, Fukuoka is visited by and bustling with a large number of tourists every year. It is listed as the seventh "most livable cities in the world" by the British global information journal Monocle (2016), and currently gathering international attention.
POINT 3 Living Cost is Friendly to Your Budget
One of the factors which makes Fukuoka a livable city is its low cost of living. The chart indicates that the food prices are lower than other cities.
The rent is relatively low on national average, contributing also to less living expenses.
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- Areas where Food Prices Are the Lowest
(Source: Ministry of General Affairs, 2016 Annual report on the retail price survey(structural survey))
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- Average rent (one-room apartment)
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- Fukuoka Prefecture
- JPY 45,652
- All Japan
- JPY 50,266
- Tokyo
- JPY 67,735
(Reference: "National rent trend (September 2017)" by National Rental Property Management Business Association)
POINT 4 The City is Livable for Students
Fukuoka is the home to a great number of universities, vocational schools, and other educational institutions. The number of international students in 2011 was 10,635, second only to Tokyo in Japan.
- Numbers of Schools and Students in Fukuoka Prefecture in 2011
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Number of schools Number of students Universities 35 123,738 Junior Colleges 20 8,811 Vocational Schools 168 36,237
- Number of International Students in 2011
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Number of students Tokyo 48,188 Fukuoka 10,635 Osaka 10,325
(Source: JASSO)
POINT 5 City of Gourmet
Fukuoka is known as one of the top gourmet cities in Japan. Among the famous food items of Fukuoka are tonkotsu (pork bone broth) ramen, mizutaki (chicken stock pot), fugu (blow fish) dishes, mentaiko (cod roe), motsunabe (giblet hotpot) and sushi. There are a number of top-class Western confectionery shops in Japan.
Ramen
Mentaiko
Fugu dish