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What Fukuoka is

Fukuoka, with a population of 1.4 million, has two major urben centers Fukuoka City and Kitakyushu City and serves as a major international and domestic gateway to the island. On the northern coastod Kyushu, it lies closer to Seoul, Korea, than Tokyo.
Fukuoka was the historical important city as not only the government of Kyushu, but also as the diffencive city from the invation. In the 13th century, Fukuoka faced to the fear of the invation from Mongol forces. They were able to repel the first attack by their own. But, Japanese safed Mongol's second attack by a Typhoon. This gift from heaven was called "divine wind" or kamikaze.
Today, Fukuoka is a modern, internationally oriented commercial and business center with a highly developed port and coast area. Fukuoka presents no shortage of urban pleasures such as great shopping, diverse and cultural experience, and wonderful entertainment.

Access To Fukuoka

Most Access infomation is the same as KYUSHU Access Infomation. Because Fukuoka is a major international and domestic gateway to the island.

By Air

Fukuoka air terminal is One of Japan's busiest international hub and has excellent connections throughout Asia and Japan.

INTERNATIONAL
TO FROM TIMES
FUKUOKA SEOUL 1 HOUR
SHANGHAI 1 HOUR 40 MINS
TAIPEI 2 HOURS
DOMESTIC
FUKUOKA
HANEDA 1 HOUR 40 MINS
OSAKA 1 HOUR
SAPPORO 2 HOURS 30 MINS

By Shinkansen (Bullet train)

The Sanyo Shinkansen line from Hiroshima, Osaka and beyond serves Kokura Station in Kitakyushu and terminates at Hakata Station in Fukuoka. The Tokai Shinkansen "Nozomi" line a trip of all the way from Tokyo to Fukuoka.

FROM TIMES COSTS
TOKYO 5 HOURS 40 MINS 21,210 YEN ~
OSAKA 2 HOURS 30 MINS 14,890 YEN ~

By bus

Some bus trip companies provides daily night time bus services between Tokyo and Kyushu, Osaka and Kyushu.

FROM TIMES COSTS
TOKYO 14 HOURS 9,000 YEN ~
OSAKA 8 HOURS 3,000 YEN ~

By boat (ferry)

Fukuoka is also the gateway to South Korea via Busan by ferry, and a few ferry companies (including JR) operate the route.
Also, some ferry companies operate daily night and day ferry servecies Tokyo and Kyushu, Osaka and Kyushu.
The journey between Tokyo and Kyushu takes 2 days, and costs from 7,000 to 20,000.



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