Fukuoka

• “When the two merged in 1889, the label Fukuoka was applied to both towns, but subsequent development has mainly been in Hakata and many residents still refer to the town that way.”

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• “I was in Fukuoka when the entire ending of the book fell into place.”

  A message from Lian Hearn — the writing of Across the Nightingale Floor

• “Equal parts farmer and philosopher, Fukuoka is recognized as a pioneer of the natural farming and Permaculture movements.”

  A Different Stripe:

• “In Japan, I spent one day in Fukuoka, before returning to Korea.”

  State Meme

• “She was warmly welcomed and met me in Fukuoka the next day after flying up from Australia.”

  Never Forgotten Newsletter

• “Pat Matsueda was born in Fukuoka Prefecture in Japan, the daughter of a Japanese woman and a Japanese American soldier.”

  Fallen World – Pat Matsueda

• “The same thing happened two years ago at the worlds in Fukuoka, Japan, when the Spanish anthem didn't play after a gold in water polo.”

  USATODAY.com - Thompson anchors U.S. team to gold

• “The Japanese eclipsed the record of 59.94 set by Roman Sloudnov of Russia in Fukuoka in 2001.”

  USATODAY.com - Three swimming world records fall; Thompson wins again

• “His previous mark of 1: 54.58 was set July 24, 2001, in Fukuoka, Japan.”

  USATODAY.com - Phelps sets two more world swimming records

• “A small rice shop in Fukuoka, southern Japan, has been swamped with orders for “Dakigokochi” rice-filled bags shaped like a bundled baby and printed with the new-born’s face and name.”

  Newborns visit relatives as cuddly rice bags « Isegoria

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