Fukuoka Prefecture (Fukuoka-ken) is located on Kyushu island, Japan. The
capital is the city of Fukuoka. Fukuoka includes the two largest cities
on Kyushu, Fukuoka and Kitakyushu, and much of Kyushu's industry. It also
includes a number of small islands near the north coast of Kyushu. Fukuoka
is bordered on three sides by mountains and opens, on the north, to the
Sea of Genkai. Much of the city is now built on reclaimed land, with ongoing
developments in Higashi-ku building more artificial islands.
Prefectural Symbols
Fukuoka Flower is Ume blossom (Prunus mume)
Fukuoka Tree is Azalea (Rhododendron tsutsusi)
Fukuoka Bird is Japanese Bush Warbler (Cettia diphone)
SGI practice Soka Gakkai's particular form of Nichiren Buddhism. Butsudan
Buddhist altar Nichiren taught that by chanting "Nam Myoho Renge Kyo"
to the Gohonzon. SGI practitioners call this process a "human revolution."