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Fukuoka FULL CITY JAPAN

Fukuoka (福岡市) is the sixth-largest city in Japan 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 ancient times. The area has long been considered the gateway to the country, as it is the nearest point among Japan’s main islands to the Asian mainland. Although humans occupied the area since the Jomon period, some of the earliest settlers of the Yayoi period arrived in the Fukuoka area. The city rose to prominence during the Yamato period. Because of the cross-cultural exposure, and the relatively great distance from the social and political centers of Kyoto, Osaka, and later, Edo (Tokyo), Fukuoka gained a distinctive local culture and dialect that has persisted to the present.

Fukuoka is the most populous city on Kyūshū island, followed by Kitakyushu. It is the largest city and metropolitan area west of Keihanshin. The city was designated by government ordinance on April 1, 1972. Greater Fukuoka, with a population of 2.5 million people (2005 census), is part of the heavily industrialized Fukuoka–Kitakyushu zone.

Shimonoseki JAPAN

Shimonoseki (下関市) is a city located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. As of 30 June 2023, the city had an estimated population of 248,193 in 128762 households and a population density of 350 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 716.18 square kilometres (276.52 sq mi). It is the largest city in Yamaguchi Prefecture and the fifth-largest city in the Chūgoku region in terms of population. It is nicknamed the “Fugu Capital” for the locally caught pufferfish, and is the largest harvester of the pufferfish in Japan

MALTA FULL ISLAND

Malta is an island country in Europe forming an archipelago in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, between Sicily and North Africa. The island of Malta is relatively flat. The highest point is Ta’Dmejrek at 253m (near the Dingli Cliffs). The terrain is dry and rocky with little cultivation.

The coast is made up of cliffs and small sheltered bays. The beaches are rather in the north of the island.