is a

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located in Kasuya District,

Fukuoka Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Fukuoka Prefecture has a population of 5,109,323 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,986 Square kilometre, km2 (1,925 sq mi). Fukuoka Prefecture borders S ...

, Japan, between

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and Higashi Ward of Fukuoka City. As of 2016, the town has an estimated

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of 31,236 and a

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of 1,700 persons per km². The total area is 18.93 km² and includes the island Ainoshima. A JR station opened in March 2010.

Famous people

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, stylized as YUI or yui was born in Kasuya.

References

External links

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Shingū official website
Towns in Fukuoka Prefecture {{Fukuoka-geo-stub