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  • A city that people want to live in and preserve forever, Fukuoka
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  • A Comfortable and Convenient City
  • Transportation System and City Planning
  • City Landscape
  • City Development Incorporating the Sea and History
  • Urban Greening and Environmental Protection
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  • Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery
  • Tourism and Knowledge Creation Industries
  • Hakata’s Attractions
  • Revitalization of Culture and Art
  • Sports ＆ Recreation
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  • Children in Fukuoka
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  • Universal Designs
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  • The Cultural Exchange Center of Asia
  • Business and Tourism Center in Asia
  • The Gateway of Asia
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  • A Walk Through History
  • Overview of Fukuoka
  • Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize Winners
  • Events in the History of Fukuoka City

One sign of a successful modern city is a well-planned landscape. Fukuoka is blessed with natural beauty and historical architecture. The blueprint of Fukuoka of the future is an urban landscape that has promenade gardens scattered throughout the city that perfectly fits with its natural surroundings, whilst boasting an abundance of history and tradition. To achieve this goal, Fukuoka has taken a series of steps, among them enacting the Urban Landscape Ordinance in 1987, establishing the Fukuoka Urban Beautification Award to recognize architecture and activities that contribute to a better urban landscape, opening up public spaces for art shows, and setting up sculptures on the streets in order to become a city of sculptures. Moreover, in order to arouse the next generation’s interests and awareness in urban landscape planning, Fukuoka also promotes landscape education to children – related extracurricular reading materials have been published for senior students in elementary schools which will help them think about beauty and comfort of a city.

1. Picture 1. In order to become a city of sculptures, public art was brought to the streets of Fukuoka, especially in major public spaces.
2. Picture 2. Fukuoka’s Urban Beautification Award, started in 1987, honors architecture and activities that enhances the city’s charms. To date, many architecture and organizations have been awarded.
3. Picture 3. Buses with wrap advertisements – we encourage ads with designs that will add color and vibrancy to the city.
4. Picture 4. Citizens lend a hand in eliminating illegal ads in order to protect their city environment and landscape.
5. Picture 5. As the generation of the future, senior students in elementary schools are given the chance to receive lessons on landscape.

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