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Fukuoka: Kyūshū’s Asian Gateway Adds Fresh Layers to a Long History

  • The remains of Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE–300 CE) rice paddies were discovered at the Itazuke ruins. (© City of Fukuoka)

    The remains of Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE–300 CE) rice paddies were discovered at the Itazuke ruins. (© City of Fukuoka)

  • The King of Nakoku Gold Seal was discovered in 1784 in Shikanoshima. (© Fukuoka City Museum)

    The King of Nakoku Gold Seal was discovered in 1784 in Shikanoshima. (© Fukuoka City Museum)

  • Porcelain unearthed from the Hakata ruins. These pieces were fired during the late Southern Song dynasty, in the kilns of Longquan, from the latter half of the thirteenth century through the first half of the fourteenth century. (© Fukuoka City Archaeology Center)

    Porcelain unearthed from the Hakata ruins. These pieces were fired during the late Southern Song dynasty, in the kilns of Longquan, from the latter half of the thirteenth century through the first half of the fourteenth century. (© Fukuoka City Archaeology Center)

  • This broken white porcelain was excavated from a Hakata dig site and is believed to have dumped by traders upon landing. (© Fukuoka City Archaeology Center)

    This broken white porcelain was excavated from a Hakata dig site and is believed to have dumped by traders upon landing. (© Fukuoka City Archaeology Center)

  • Part of the anti-Mongolian bulwark standing in Iki no Matsubara. (© City of Fukuoka)

    Part of the anti-Mongolian bulwark standing in Iki no Matsubara. (© City of Fukuoka)

  • The remains of Fukuoka Castle. The remains of the Kōrokan are also on the grounds. (© City of Fukuoka)

    The remains of Fukuoka Castle. The remains of the Kōrokan are also on the grounds. (© City of Fukuoka)

  • The Hakata Gion Yamakasa festival. This procession, known as the oiyama, begins in the small hours of the morning and climaxes with a finale. Taken on July 15, 2019. (© Jiji)

    The Hakata Gion Yamakasa festival. This procession, known as the oiyama, begins in the small hours of the morning and climaxes with a finale. Taken on July 15, 2019. (© Jiji)

  • Yoshida Hatsuzaburō’s Hakata kankō chōkan zu (Bird’s-Eye View of Destinations in Hakata) was commissioned by the Hakata Chamber of Commerce for a 1936 exhibition on the construction of Hakata Harbor. (© Fukuoka City Museum)

    Yoshida Hatsuzaburō’s Hakata kankō chōkan zu (Bird’s-Eye View of Destinations in Hakata) was commissioned by the Hakata Chamber of Commerce for a 1936 exhibition on the construction of Hakata Harbor. (© Fukuoka City Museum)

  • In an archaeological survey of this city-center site, layers corresponding to the early modern period down through the middle ages were excavated. (© Fukuoka City Archaeology Center)

    In an archaeological survey of this city-center site, layers corresponding to the early modern period down through the middle ages were excavated. (© Fukuoka City Archaeology Center)

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