is one of the seven wards of

Fukuoka City is the sixth-largest city in Japan, the second-largest port city after Yokohama, and the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The city is built along the shores of Hakata Bay, and has been a center of international commerce since ancie ...

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. Meaning literally "west ward," it is bordered to the east by

Sawara-ku is one of the wards in Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka-ken, Kyūshū, Japan. Data *Population: 213,178 people (as of January 1, 2012) *Area: 95.88 square kilometers (the largest in Fukuoka-shi) History On April 1, 1889, Fukuoka-shi was founded. The n ...

, and to the west by Itoshima. As of 2003, it has a

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of 173,813 people and an area of 83.81 km². As of 2016, its population had increased to 206,000 people. It has recently gained additional infrastructure in the form of the

Nanakuma Line The is a subway line, part of the Fukuoka City Subway system in Fukuoka, Japan. It runs from Hashimoto Station in Nishi Ward to Tenjin-Minami Station in Chūō Ward, all within Fukuoka. The line's color on maps is green. Officially, the lin ...

, in addition to the Fukuoka City Subway and the

Chikuhi Line The is a railway line in Kyushu, Japan, connecting Meinohama Station in Fukuoka, Fukuoka (and via a subway through service, Fukuoka itself) to Karatsu Station in Karatsu, Saga, and from Yamamoto Station in Karatsu to Imari Station in Imari, Sag ...

. At the time of Fukuoka City's official designation as a City in 1972, Nishi-ku covered an area larger than it does today. On May 1, 1982, Nishi-ku was subdivided into the three smaller wards of Nishi-ku, Sawara-ku and Jōnan-ku.

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Sky Dream Fukuoka was a 120-metre-tall giant Ferris wheel in the city of Fukuoka, Japan, operating from December 2001 until September 2009. It was tall, making it the tallest Ferris wheel in Japan during its years of operation. It was located in the Evergreen Ma ...

Notable people

Yukari Oshima is a Japanese former actress and martial artist. She gained prominence in Hong Kong and became popular in the Philippines as Cynthia Luster. Due to Filipinos' interest in Jackie Chan, she became Chan's pseudo female equivalent. Biography Born ...

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and

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, popular in

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(mainly

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and the

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File:Marinoa City Fukuoka 02.jpg, Marinoa City Fukuoka outlet mall and ''Sky wheel'' Ferris wheel in the background. The scenery of Marinoa City Fukuoka from Skywheel.jpg, Marinoa City Fukuoka outlet mall seen from top of the Sky Ferris wheel. File:Odo Yacht Harbor.jpg, Fukuoka City Odo Yacht Harbor File:View of Nokonoshima Island from Odo Park.jpg, Nokonoshima Island

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Wards of Fukuoka {{Fukuoka-geo-stub

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