Where is Fukuoka Prefecture located in Japan?

Fukuoka Prefecture is located in the northern part of Kyushu Island, Japan, in the center of the Fukuoka Plain, about 880km from Tokyo, about 890km from Shanghai, and about 450km from Seoul.

Fukuoka Prefecture is very close to the Korean Peninsula and mainland China. It is a transportation hub connecting Kyushu Island and Honshu Island, and it is also a transportation hub from Japan to the Korean Peninsula and mainland China.

Fukuoka Prefecture is opposite to Yamaguchi Prefecture in the east across the surrounding beach. Part of the mountains with the Yamakuni River and Hidehiko Mountain as the main peaks are bordering Oita Prefecture. The back mountain range and the lower reaches of the Chikugo River in the west are adjacent to Saga Prefecture. Part of it faces the Ariake Sea. The connection line from Omuta and Arao cities to Mt. Mikuni is connected with Kumamoto Prefecture in the south, and it faces the mainland across Hibikidan and Gennada in the north.

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Japan’s zoning history:

Japan’s cities, prefectures, prefectures and counties are parallel first-level administrative regions, directly under the central government, and all have autonomy. The country is divided into 1 metropolis (Tokyo), 1 province (Hokkaido), 2 prefectures (Osaka Prefecture, Kyoto Prefecture) and 43 prefectures (Japanese central government departments are called "provinces", such as "Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare", etc.), with City, town, village.

The offices are called "Ting", which means "Total Hall", "Road Hall", "Fu Hall" and "County Hall", and the chief executive is called "Governor". A first-level administrative district consists of several cities, towns, and villages. Its offices are called "yakusho", which means "city hall", "town hall" and "village hall", and the chief executive is called "mayor", "town chief" and "village chief".

As of December 2019, Japan has 791 cities, 744 towns, and 183 villages, totaling 1,718 cities, towns, and villages. Including the 23 administrative wards of Tokyo, the number reaches 1,741 cities, towns and villages. In addition, there are 47 prefecture-level units, namely 1 metropolitan area (Tokyo), 1 prefecture (Hokkaido), 2 prefectures (Osaka Prefecture and Kyoto Prefecture), and 43 prefectures (Japanese: prefecture).

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