Located on the northern tip of Kyushu facing Honshu across the Kanmon Straits with the Sea of Japan on its left side and the Pacific Ocean on its right side, Fukuoka Prefecture is one of Japan's major economic and industrial centers with a population of 5.1 million. The capital, Fukuoka City is home to much of this economic activity while much of its industry can be found in the adjacent Kitakyushu City (formerly Kokura), both cities having populations over a million. In addition to being the most populated and developed of the prefectures in Kyushu, it also serves as a gateway to these other prefectures.
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