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Fukuoka City is the world's leading bicycle city!? Top in Japan, 4th in Asia, 48th in the world
Popular for its livability, Fukuoka City is also highly rated internationally for its bicycle transportation, ranking first in Fukuoka City in a global ranking of bicycle-friendly cities.
Kyushu's largest outlet park, Mitsui Outlet Park Fukuoka, with approximately 200 stores, is set to open in spring 2027 (Fukuoka City, Nishi Ward)
In the spring of 2027, an outlet mall with the largest number of stores in Kyushu will open. The Mitsui Outlet Park Fukuoka (tentative name), currently under construction on the former site of Marinoa City Fukuoka, is currently attracting a lot of attention.
Island City celebrates its 20th anniversary. The "future course" of urban development continues
Spreading out before us is Fukuoka City, a city that has expanded and grown by reclaiming Hakata. The largest reclamation project in Fukuoka City is the Island City Development Project. This autumn, 2025, marks the 20th anniversary of the opening of the Island City housing project. This time, we will focus on Island City, which floats in Hakata.
Fukuoka Airport 'International Terminal building will undergo expansion and renovation work to double its size. Completion is scheduled for December 2025.
Construction work on the Fukuoka Airport International Terminal Building and other facilities, which began in May 2022, will be completed with the reopening of the boarding lounge in December 2025. The scale of the facility has doubled as a result of this series of construction work.
![Floor area ratios will be relaxed by up to 200% for a 7.6-hectare area around Kasugabara Station, and subsidies will be provided for up to three years [Kasuga City, Fukuoka Prefecture]](https://fukuoka-leapup.jp/app/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2760409a4aed4eddd23c8ba247ea4237.jpg)
Urban development around Kasugabara Station is progressing! Kasuga City Center Area Reconstruction Promotion Project [Kasuga City, Fukuoka Prefecture]
There is a new movement for urban development in the area around Nishitetsu Kasugabara Station, a major hub in the southern part of the Fukuoka metropolitan area. In October 2025, Kasuga City announced the "Kasuga Downtown Area Reconstruction Promotion Project."
The new Fukuoka Budokan will open on January 5, 2026. The opening ceremony will be held on December 20, 2025. [ Hakata Ward, Fukuoka City ]
The Shin-Fukuoka Budokan will open on January 5, 2026 as a "new base for promoting martial arts by blending the spirit of martial arts with Fukuoka's culture." What kind of facility is the Shin-Fukuoka Budokan?
Kyushu National Museum celebrates 20th anniversary, total number of visitors reaches 20 million
The Kyushu National Museum , located in Dazaifu City, Fukuoka Prefecture , will celebrate its 20th anniversary on October 16, 2025. The Kyushu National Museum in 108 years since the Kyoto National Museum. How did it come into being? And why was it located in Dazaifu City? This time, we will take a look at the Kyushu National Museum.
Creating the future through school festivals: The power of reflection fostered by entrepreneurial experience programs
The "Startup Experience Program" has been running for 14 years, taking place at Fukuoka University's Nanakuma Festival. Students from Tobita's seminar design and operate mock stores as "company management," and experience everything from accounting and audits to shareholders' meetings. Rather than just achieving numerical targets, students also gain practical experience through thorough reflection, fostering entrepreneurship—the ability to plan and accomplish things.
Fukuoka Prefecture tops the list of couples with the most pocket money at 46,212 yen, surpassing Tokyo and Osaka Prefectures.
A survey of couples who use an allowance system revealed that the average monthly allowance for couples in Fukuoka Prefecture is the highest in the country. Fukuoka Prefecture is also a regular top-ranking prefecture in various rankings of money-related aspects of daily life.
Four universities from the prefecture, Kyushu University, Kyudai University, Kyushu Institute of Technology, and University of Occupation and Medicine, were included in the 2026 World University Rankings
The British education magazine publishes its world university rankings every autumn. Four universities in Fukuoka Prefecture were ranked in the 2026 edition of the THE World University Rankings, which was released on October 9, 2025.
