Fukuoka–Kitakyushu

Fukuoka-Kitakyushu Greater Metropolitan Region (福岡・北九州大都市圏, Fukuoka Kitakyūshū Daitoshiken) is the most common name given to the region comprising the metropolitan areas of the cities of Fukuoka and Kitakyushu in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan and in between.^[1] Alternate names are many, including Kitakyushu-Fukuoka Greater Metropolitan Region (北九州・福岡大都市圏),^[2] Northern Part of Kyushu Greater Metropolitan Region (北部九州大都市圏)^[3]

One reason for complications in naming is because the whole region itself was once referred to as "Kitakyushu", which had become ambiguous after the city merger in 1963 which created the city by the same name.

These cities may be referred to separately, but often are lumped together since they are close and lie in the same prefecture. Furthermore, their economic spheres, infrastructure, and transport links overlap. Note that the metro areas include the tip of Honshu island (Shimonoseki on Honshu is a significant suburb of Kitakyushu), as well as the northern part of Kyushu. The definition of Northern Kyushu is not a superset of Fukuoka–Kitakyushu; among the ways it differs: it generally does not include any cities on Honshu island.

Definition

The region consists of the following areas:

Administrative division	Population
Fukuoka-Kurume-Saga within Greater Fukuoka (福岡都市圏)	2,868,977 (Oct 2006)^[4]
Greater Kitakyushu (北九州都市圏)/Kanmon Metropolitan Area (関門都市圏) including Shimonoseki (下関都市圏)	2,400,000 (2005 Census)^[5]
Iizuka region (飯塚都市圏)	200,000 (2005 Census)
Ube region (宇部都市圏)	270,000 (Nov 2006)^[6]
Fukuoka–Kitakyushu	5,738,977

The Ube region may or may not be considered part of this region, depending on definition
Note: The cities of Ōita, Sasebo, Kumamoto are never included as being part of Fukuoka–Kitakyushu, despite their relative proximity to Fukuoka and Kitakyushu, rather, they are part of Northern Kyūshū.

Transport

Main article: Transport in Fukuoka-Kitakyushu

References

Mass transit in Fukuoka–Kitakyushu area

Fukuoka City Subway lines	Hakozaki Kūkō (Airport) Nanakuma

JR Kyushu lines	Chikuhi Chikuhō Main Fukuhoku Yutaka Haruda Wakamatsu Gotōji Hitahikosan Kagoshima Main Karatsu Kashii Nippō Sasaguri

Nishitetsu Rail lines	Amagi Dazaifu Kaizuka Tenjin Ōmuta

Other Railways and cablecars	Kitakyushu Monorail Amatetsu Amagi Line Chikutetsu Heichiku Ita Line Itoda Line Tagawa Line Mojikō Retro Kankō Line Sarakurayama Cable Car

Terminals	Rail Hakata Kashii Kokura Kurosaki Nakasu-Kawabata Nishitetsu Fukuoka Orio Tenjin Tenjin-Minami Airports Kitakyushu Airport Fukuoka Airport Saga Airport Kokura Airport Ports Kokura Hakata Shimonoseki

Ferry	Domestic Kanmon Straits Ferry Suonada Ferry International Camelia Line Pukwan Ferry Beetle Fast Ferry Kobee Ferry List of ferry operators in Japan

Miscellaneous	Cards Hayakaken nimoca SUGOCA Rail transport in Japan Transport in Fukuoka-Kitakyushu

Japan transit: Tokyo Osaka Nagoya Fukuoka Hakone Fuji Izu Hokkaido Toyama Okayama Shikoku Sendai Hiroden Metro systems Shinkansen trams (list) aerial lifts (list)

Coordinates: 33°35′00″N 130°24′00″E / 33.5833°N 130.4000°E / 33.5833; 130.4000

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