Flag of Fukuoka
Officially Fukuoka Prefecture
Locally Fukuoka-ken · 福岡県
What the flag looks like
A white plum blossom on a blue field, drawn from the hiragana ふく (fuku).
What it means
The plum is the prefectural flower, and ふく begins the prefecture's name; together they stand for peace and growth.
How to remember it
Fukuoka's
white plum blossom on blue is woven from ふく (fuku).
Fun facts
- Dazaifu Tenmangū shrine in Fukuoka is famous for its thousands of plum trees.
- Fukuoka City, home of Hakata ramen, is the largest city in Kyūshū.
Fukuoka at a glance
- Type
- Prefecture (ken)
- Island
- Kyūshū
- Capital
- Fukuoka
- Region
- Kyūshū
- Population
- 5.1 million
- Area
- 4,987 km²
- Languages
- Japanese
- Currency
- Japanese yen (¥)
- Flag adopted
- 1966