Guide to Fukuoka City’s
Facility Visit and Training Programs

About Fukuoka City
Fukuoka City has developed as a base for international trade to continental Asia andbeyond. Today, Fukuoka continues to grow as the hub of the western Japan, with theestablishment of a United Nations agency, as well as national government organizations,branches of major corporations, foreign diplomatic missions, and financial and service
businesses.
In addition, Fukuoka Airport, major conference venues, and the downtown area are all
located within a 2.5 km radius, and shrines, temples, seaside resorts, and state-of-the-art
shopping facilities are compactly located in the urban heart of Fukuoka. Fukuoka is acaptivating city that is perfectly harmonized with Japanese traditions and contemporaryculture.

Fukuoka City

[Area]343 km2[Population] About 1.64 million[Mayor] TAKASHIMA Soichiro[Average annual temperature] 18.5℃

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Program Overview
With the input of many residents, Fukuoka City has created the Fukuoka City
Comprehensive Plan, a document laying out the city’s strategic vision to achieve a virtuous
cycle that balances improving residents’ quality of life and urban growth. The city is aiming
to become the leading city in Asia and has been promoting urban development thatachieves harmony among people, the environment and urban vitality.
As a result, more than 98% of Fukuoka residents praise the city for its livability. At theAsia-Pacific Urban Forum, Fukuoka was selected as a model example for cities withpopulations of 500,000 to 1 million, being described as “compact, dynamic, and livable”.
Fukuoka City is highly rated both in Japan and abroad as easy to live in and energetic.
To introduce Fukuoka’s city development, we offer Visit and Lecture programs in thefollowing fields; urban landscapes, welfare, water resources, environment, disastermanagement, and others.
We have opened the entries for onsite programs as well as online lecture.

[Examples of training and onsite facility visits in 2023]
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The tour included visits to the SupportCenter for People with Disabilities andDisability Employment Support Center.
The centers were moved to the current
locations in July 2023 to provide better
service. The tour participants learned
about Fukuoka City’s initiatives tosupport individuals with disabilities andtheir families, and care providers.

The participants visited the Sanno
Rainwater Regulating Pond which
is one of the main facilities built as
part of the Storm Water
Management Rainbow Plan
Hakata. An official from the Roadand Sewerage Bureau presented
an overview of the area as well as
explained the city’s measuresagainst flood damage.

At the Tatara Purification Plant, anofficial from the Fukuoka City
Waterworks Bureau gave apresentation on the plant’s water
treatment process, followed by atour of its advanced water
treatment facility, designed todeal with the characteristics of theplant’s water source.

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Urban Development
Urban Landscapes

Urban development with city design in mind
Fukuoka is a city developing itself with attention to design.
The urban development projects in the city not only utilize its
historical resources to their full potential, but we also
combine the strengths of residents, businesses, and thegovernment. The Island City, newly created by land
reclamation, promotes environmentally friendly urbandevelopment, while giving due consideration to the urban
landscape.

WelfareCreating a livable city for all
Fukuoka City continues to promote barrier-free development
in renovated and newly built buildings, passenger facilities,and more, so all residents can use the facilities with ease. Also,
the city promotes a totally barrier-free system that utilizes
both tangible and intangible elements as a comprehensiveunit. In anticipation of the era of the 100-year life, Fukuoka
City is promoting the Fukuoka 100 project, a project made up
of 100 goals that work towards achieving a model city ofadvanced health where everyone can actively participate.

Water Resources

City with water conservation
The city promotes using water reclaimed from treatedwastewater to create a water-conservative environment. Inaddition, the city maintains the world's lowest leakage rate
through systematic leakage surveys, renewal of distribution
pipes, and efficient water operations using a water
distribution control system. Furthermore, in order to deliversafe and delicious tap water, we have also set our own
quality targets that are actually stricter than Japan’s nationalstandards, ensuring thorough quality management.

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Environment

Environmentally-friendly development
Fukuoka City ensures proper management of waste disposal by
enforcing measures on unlawful dumping, efficient waste
collection during the night and maintaining disposal plants. Thecity also encourages international cooperation and supports
other regions as a wider activity to introduce Fukuoka’s own
original environmental technology centered on the Fukuoka
Method, semi-aerobic landfill technique.

Disaster Management

Creating a safe and secure city
To cope with natural disasters, which are occurring more
frequently and intensely in recent years, the city strives tostrengthen the functions of the newly established Disaster
Response Headquarters by conducting training and workshopswith the related departments throughout Fukuoka City. Thecity also holds evacuation drills and lectures related to disastermanagement and mitigation, which are popular among its
citizens, as well as seminars on fire management of fire anddisaster mitigation.

For contact us if you are interested in areas not included in this information pack.
See the next page for our contact details.

4Applications and Inquiries
Fukuoka Asian Urban Research Center(URC)
URL：https://urc.or.jp/E-mail：training@urc.or.jp
TEL：+81(0)92 - 710 – 6441
FAX：+81(0)92 - 710 – 6433
Address:
10th floor, Fukuoka City Hakata
Ward Office,2-8-1 Hakata Ekimae, Hakataward, Fukuoka City, 812 - 0011

URC Visit and Training•To apply, e-mail or post your application to the URC via the contact addressprovided above at least one month prior to your desired date. (If you wish toapply for a program less than one month before the date of your desired
visit/training, please consult us.)•The URC will customize the visit and training program to suit your needs andschedule, including visit destinations and lecture contents.

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We will discuss the details of the visit, lecture contents, and date and time after
your request.

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You can apply for onsite facility visit as well as training online.

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The lectures of the training will be given in Japanese, so you will need toarrange an interpreter if necessary.
Also please organize your own transport method for the facility visit.

•Please contact us for details if you have any other requests that are not includedin this guide.

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