Fukuoka

Japan's easiest city to love.

The Fukuoka index
feeling safe at night93
serious eating90
life on foot80
Japan · 33.59° N / 130.40° E2.6M people · $$ · GMT+9
energy50
safety93
transit75
food90
culture60
nightlife60
affordability65
nature60
slow living60
0–100, relative to the other 100 cities on WHERE. Some scores are measured, some are our judgment. How we score →

Fukuoka is great if you want

✓Feeling safe at night
✓Serious eating

Think twice if you need

×An international crowd
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