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Timeline of Fukuoka

The following is a timeline of the history of Fukuoka City, Japan.

Contents

Prior to 20th century

  • 1601 - Fukuoka Castle construction begins.
  • 1877 - Tsukushi Shimbun (newspaper) begins publication.
  • 1880 - Fukuoka Nichinichi Shimbun (newspaper) in publication.
  • 1881 - Genyōsha political group founded.
  • 1885 - Fukuoka Prefectural Shuyukan (school) active.
  • 1887 - Population: 50,442.
  • 1889 - Hakata becomes part of Fukuoka city.
  • 1899 - Foreign commerce begins.

    • 20th century

  • 1909 - Population: 82,106.
  • 1910 - Kyushu Imperial University established.
  • 1917 - Fukuoka Prefectural Fukuoka High School established.
  • 1928 - Heiwadai Stadium opens.
  • 1929 - Ōhori Park opens.
  • 1940 - Population: 306,763.
  • 1941 - Mitsubishi Trust branch opens.
  • 1943 - Military Mushiroda Airfield built.
  • 1945
  • City bombed during World War II.
  • US military occupation of Itazuke Air Base begins.
  • 1947
  • Fukuoka Marathon begins.
  • Population: 328,548.
  • 1949 - Fukuoka Stock Exchange established.
  • 1953 - Fukuoka Municipal Zoo and Botanical Garden founded.
  • 1956 - Fukuoka Daiichi High School established.
  • 1957 - Grand Sumo tournament begins.
  • 1960 - Population: 749,800.
  • 1963 - Fukuoka Institute of Technology active.
  • 1972
  • Fukuoka designated a government ordinance city.
  • US military occupation of Itazuke Air Base ends.
  • Hirokawa Bosai Dam is completed
  • 1975 - March: Sanyō Shinkansen (hi-speed train) begins operating.
  • 1979 - Fukuoka Art Museum established.[1]
  • 1981
  • Kūkō Line (Fukuoka City Subway) begins operating.
  • Fukuoka Kokusai Center opens.
  • 1982
  • Subway Hakozaki Line begins operating.
  • Fukuoka City Archaeology Center established.
  • 1983 - Subway Gion Station opens.
  • 1989
  • Fukuoka Tower built.
  • Fukuoka Hawks baseball team active.
  • 1990
  • Fukuoka City Museum established.
  • Population: 1,221,600.
  • 1993 - Fukuoka Dome (stadium) opens.
  • 1995 - Hakatanomori Football Stadium opens.
  • 1996 - Canal City Hakata (shopping mall) in business.
  • 1999
  • Fukuoka Asian Art Museum opens.
  • Fukuoka Asian Art Triennale exhibit begins.[2]

    • 21st century

  • 2000 - Population: 1,341,489.
  • 2001 - Sky Dream Fukuoka (ferris wheel) erected.
  • 2003 - Fukuoka International Congress Center opens.
  • 2005
  • February: Subway Nanakuma Line begins operating.
  • March 20: 2005 Fukuoka earthquake occurs.
  • 2010
  • Soichiro Takashima elected mayor.
  • Population: 1,463,743.
  • 2011 - Hakata Station rebuilt.

    • References

    Timeline of Fukuoka Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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