Fukuoka 福岡

Fukuoka (福岡市 Fukuoka-shi), is the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture, situated on the northern shore of Japanese island Kyushu. It is the most popular city on the island, followed by Kitakyushu. As of November 2018, the city had an estimated population of 1,581,5272.5 million people, is part of the heavily industrialized Fukuoka-Kitakyushu zone. 

As of 2015, Fukuoka is Japan's sixth largest city, Fukuoka is Japan's youngest major city and has Japan's fastest growing population. Between December, 2012 and December, 2017, the proportion of foreign-born residents increased faster than any other major city in Japan, including Tokyo.